10 essential tips for crafting a successful demo reel
Create the showreel that lands you your next job with Disney and DreamWorks animator Boris Maras's 10 fundamental tips.
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
Demo reel
10 insider tips for crafting a winning animation demo reel
DNEG Animation's Ling Han reveals his expert tips for crafting a killer showreel, using examples from his own student reel.
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
Eye candy: Chaos's 2023 V-Ray VFX & Animation showreel
See the best new visual effects and motion graphics rendered with V-Ray - then check out technical breakdowns of the key projects.
Friday, September 1st, 2023
Eye candy: SideFX's 2023 Houdini Film & TV Reel
See the best motion graphics and VFX created in Houdini, then follow our links to technical breakdowns.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
Check out Maxon's gorgeous 2023 Cinema 4D demo reel
With 70 projects in three minutes, this might be the most eye candy ever crammed into a single reel.
Friday, April 28th, 2023
Eye Candy: the 2022 D5 Render arch viz showreel
See a beautiful round-up of architectural animations created using the GPU-based renderer.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
Eye candy: Chaos's 2022 V-Ray showreels
See the best new VFX and arch viz work created with V-Ray, along with tech breakdowns of key projects.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Eye candy: SideFX's 2022 Houdini games reel
See the games Houdini was used on this year alongside clips of the custom tools used to create them.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
Eye candy: Maxon's 2021 reel
See amazing new motion graphics and VFX created with Cinema 4D and Redshift, then follow our links to breakdowns of the key projects.
Tuesday, April 27th, 2021
Watch Gnomon's amazing 2021 student reel
Watch nine minutes of gorgeous new artwork created by students at the leading international CG school.
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
Eye candy: Chaos Czech's new Corona Renderer showreel
See beautiful new work rendered in Corona, from photorealistic visualisations to animated shorts.
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
Eye candy: the new Unreal Engine next-gen games reel
Check out the gorgeous Unreal Engine 4 and 5 titles due out for PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2021.
Monday, January 4th, 2021
Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2020 V-Ray showreel
See the best VFX and animation work created with V-Ray, plus tech breakdowns of the key projects.
Monday, November 2nd, 2020