Music for Showreel

The point of music within the showreel is to try and draw the viewer in, but not take the attention away from what is happening in the performance. For this i have looked up several soothing and modern songs which could give my work some life :)

Mario Galaxy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2kxFCQ_mQ&feature=related

This song is quiet upbeat if i wanted a happy fast paced showreel. I think that under the reight conditions, this song could be used incredibly effectivly

Skyward Sword:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaLOMAW_jzo&feature=related

This music is quite slow but upbeat. This makes a good back track for a showreel. It isnt incredibly overpowering but has a nice happy beat to it which draws in the viewer!

Banjo Kazooie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXoaTcf_3vo

This music is really simplistic and happy. It would fit an animation showreel perfectly. Its not to distracting, just a couple of instruments with an upbeat melody


Mario 64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4TOM5Mitps

This one is really happy. I think that you need a certain showreel for this to fit with though. It would have to be used with more silent animations i think because it is a tiny bit distracting but good none the less


Little Big planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SRVtE7iibY&feature=related

This one is very soothing and chilled. It is very similar to many backing tracks that people use in thier showreels online. So this may be a safe choice


Out of all of the above i am going to use the music featured in little big planet. It fits almost perfectly for the upbeat music of an animation showreel but it doesnt dominant the reel. I will most likely use this for my final showreel as well as the block out one in which i am creating! :)

Showreel Practice 1

Here is what i am going to put in my showreel. This is just the random clips with no annotations, or music. Just a rough block out :)

Planning of Showreel

For the sake of the showreel blockout i am using other peoples work that i cna find online to create it, and once more work is finished i can just slot my work over the top of the timed scenes.

I have been researching the kind of scenes that i want to create and have found scenes similar to what my final pieces will look like from various videos. Below is links and the scenes i will be using :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcZhdzWgAyM

For this i will be using the run and jump animation cycles and the scene with the teddy bear to show that i can understand how an inanimate object would be able to move.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8xk3klCiI&feature=related

I love the introduction to this showreel! it is amazing! its eyecatching, interesting and also demonstrates an understanding of animation. It would be perfect to create a showreel with this intro!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bklPD7U9XIw

i will use this for an example of a push and pull. The reason i like this, is because they have used both a push and pull in the same little scene and its been created incredibly well! This is what i aim my push and pull to be like (I will probably use this as my first point of reference)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzaOVkijAQA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzEX8zYuxK8&feature=related

These iare what i want my walk cycles to look like. I like how they show three seperate perspectives, so that you can really see how the walk cycle works. It also demonstrates a human and other type of animation which shows more knowledge and understanding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTQSY0fTIOY

I love the starwars fake light sabre scene in this! its perfect for something i want to create. Its quite complex, well timed and shows incredibly good knowledge of anatomy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9G6t4yaLt4&feature=related

This final one i like the scene at the start because it shows good lip syncing and good camera angels. I want to show this so i can demonstrate a wide variety of skills so i am more attractive to prospective employers!