PREFACE

 

 

I've been teaching animation for 12 years. Every day I talk to students about how to put together a demo reel and portfolio package. I write recommendations, do workshops, teach classes and have never been able to refer students to a book on the subject, because one never existed, until now. I am thankful to my publisher, Focal Press, for the opportunity to create this book.

I can't write this book without talking about the digital elephant in the room. The animation and visual effects industries are going through a tense time right now, and hopefully some sort of metamorphosis is going to happen for the better. This isn't anything new, really. Since I've been involved in this industry for the past 14 years, there has been an ebb ...

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