Comments on: Just say NO to DVD Demo Reels http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/ Cinema 4D And After Effects Training, Tutorials, and Plugins for Motion Graphic Designers Wed, 23 May 2012 05:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tweets that mention Just say NO to DVD Demo Reels | greyscalegorilla/blog -- Topsy.com http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-21620 Tweets that mention Just say NO to DVD Demo Reels | greyscalegorilla/blog -- Topsy.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:44:16 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-21620 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Brant Collins, Brant Collins, Brant Collins, Brad Chmielewski, Chad Danford and others. Chad Danford said: RT @beerad - "Just say NO to DVD Demo Reels" http://bit.ly/cf3T6a (via @nickvegas) [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Brant Collins, Brant Collins, Brant Collins, Brad Chmielewski, Chad Danford and others. Chad Danford said: RT @beerad – "Just say NO to DVD Demo Reels" http://bit.ly/cf3T6a (via @nickvegas) [...]

]]> By: The Gorilla http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-17862 The Gorilla Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:07:10 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-17862 Business card's don't really work either. All of these tools are useless unless you make a connection. Make connections with a people and show them your great work and you will do just fine. Business card’s don’t really work either. All of these tools are useless unless you make a connection. Make connections with a people and show them your great work and you will do just fine.

]]> By: Andrew Wild http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-17845 Andrew Wild Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:13:55 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-17845 Nick man I totally agree, a website is the way to go as opposed to a DVD reel. My response though is in the form of a question to you and the community here, is a business card alone enough? I want to break into the market, so I need to be able to cold facilitate a conversation with prospective customers or employers. It takes a lot of faith for me to think that people will see my plain looking card and jump onto my website without some sort of teaser to grease the wheels. Otherwise it just becomes a stack of business cards that no one looks at instead of dvd cases. Nick man I totally agree, a website is the way to go as opposed to a DVD reel. My response though is in the form of a question to you and the community here, is a business card alone enough? I want to break into the market, so I need to be able to cold facilitate a conversation with prospective customers or employers. It takes a lot of faith for me to think that people will see my plain looking card and jump onto my website without some sort of teaser to grease the wheels. Otherwise it just becomes a stack of business cards that no one looks at instead of dvd cases.

]]> By: John http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-16337 John Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:57:59 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-16337 I have even received full portfolio websites burned to a DVD/CD. It's crazy. I have gotten pretty good at guessing people's ages by the type of portfolio package I receive at my work. Great article! It needed to be said. I hope a lot of professors/Instructors will find this one. Also great comment by Aharon Rabinowitz. Sometimes it's about being in the right place at the right time. I have even received full portfolio websites burned to a DVD/CD. It’s crazy. I have gotten pretty good at guessing people’s ages by the type of portfolio package I receive at my work. Great article! It needed to be said. I hope a lot of professors/Instructors will find this one. Also great comment by Aharon Rabinowitz. Sometimes it’s about being in the right place at the right time.

]]> By: Gary S. http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-15962 Gary S. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:06:49 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-15962 The last position my news station filled had a stack of DVD's and VHS's. Who still thinks VHS is even an acceptable format anymore? I can tell you that the people slow enough to send a format that nobody uses anymore found their reels in the trash (followed shortly by hysteric laughter at their expense). I got my job with an emailed resume and a vimeo link, no physical media at all. I also saved 15% on my car insurance at the same time! The last position my news station filled had a stack of DVD’s and VHS’s. Who still thinks VHS is even an acceptable format anymore? I can tell you that the people slow enough to send a format that nobody uses anymore found their reels in the trash (followed shortly by hysteric laughter at their expense).

I got my job with an emailed resume and a vimeo link, no physical media at all. I also saved 15% on my car insurance at the same time!

]]> By: Jean-Charles http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-15910 Jean-Charles Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:43:42 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-15910 Ho this is so true and very helpless, thank you gorilla man. Ho this is so true and very helpless, thank you gorilla man.

]]> By: Joe Barone http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-15612 Joe Barone Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:21:43 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-15612 I might have seemed a little brash in my original comment, and don't get me wrong, I had some TREMENDOUS teachers there (not to mention some of the raw talent I was surrounded by). Those are the merits to going to an art school... however, for Pete's sake, take your gen-eds at a community college and NOT at your art school... I'll never make that mistake again... My stats class cost me something like $2000...the same as my Advanced Compositing class. I'm not saying the education is bad, it's just the business-driven collective mentality of EDMC, AI's parent company. From what I have seen and from what I have heard from faculty, there is always an elevated sense of tension between what the teachers want and what the board will let them have. The school was also always lagging behind in technology, citing cost as the main reason for not getting video DSLRs, or at least a Nikon lens adaptor kit for our Panasonic HD cameras. But, they're fine spending thousands on new signs for the building, and flat screens in every hallway showing the school schedule. Bottom line is the education was great, my teachers were/are pros in the field, but the company as a whole is rotten from the core. I might have seemed a little brash in my original comment, and don’t get me wrong, I had some TREMENDOUS teachers there (not to mention some of the raw talent I was surrounded by). Those are the merits to going to an art school… however, for Pete’s sake, take your gen-eds at a community college and NOT at your art school… I’ll never make that mistake again… My stats class cost me something like $2000…the same as my Advanced Compositing class. I’m not saying the education is bad, it’s just the business-driven collective mentality of EDMC, AI’s parent company.

From what I have seen and from what I have heard from faculty, there is always an elevated sense of tension between what the teachers want and what the board will let them have.

The school was also always lagging behind in technology, citing cost as the main reason for not getting video DSLRs, or at least a Nikon lens adaptor kit for our Panasonic HD cameras. But, they’re fine spending thousands on new signs for the building, and flat screens in every hallway showing the school schedule.

Bottom line is the education was great, my teachers were/are pros in the field, but the company as a whole is rotten from the core.

]]> By: Cathy http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-15611 Cathy Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:19:48 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-15611 Tonnes of marketing companies sell flash drives for super cheap - with your logo on them.... Not a fail in my opinion.... You people are too negative... Marshall looks even younger than us! We should listen to him... Tonnes of marketing companies sell flash drives for super cheap – with your logo on them….

Not a fail in my opinion…. You people are too negative… Marshall looks even younger than us! We should listen to him…

]]> By: Roman Rütten http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-15609 Roman Rütten Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:31:36 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-15609 Thank you really much again Nick. You doing a really great job for us students. And in fact I am in the same position. I just relaunched my website in a clean straight forward look. All my videos are on vimeo, because I think its really the best platform to share your videos. But I would still recommend even if you have your website you should still go for others community sites like behance. Yes I guess nothing to new for you guys :). Have a good day. If you get bored check out mine at http://www.ruetten.tv/reel.html Ah one thing do you think it makes sense to apply at studios even if they are not hiring at their website at the moment? And how strict do you distinguish between designers and animators? Because at the moment i can see myself as both (doing boards and animate) ? best regards roman Thank you really much again Nick. You doing a really great job for us students. And in fact I am in the same position. I just relaunched my website in a clean straight forward look. All my videos are on vimeo, because I think its really the best platform to share your videos. But I would still recommend even if you have your website you should still go for others community sites like behance. Yes I guess nothing to new for you guys :) . Have a good day. If you get bored check out mine at http://www.ruetten.tv/reel.html

Ah one thing do you think it makes sense to apply at studios even if they are not hiring at their website at the moment? And how strict do you distinguish between designers and animators? Because at the moment i can see myself as both (doing boards and animate) ?

best regards roman

]]> By: Mattski http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/just-say-no-to-dvd-demo-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-15608 Mattski Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:17:49 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/?p=5569#comment-15608 You are so right, Nick! DVD demo reels are PERFECT to use as coffee mats. :) Good work with the tips, mate! You are so right, Nick! DVD demo reels are PERFECT to use as coffee mats.

:)

Good work with the tips, mate!

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