mishaohara Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hi everyone, sorry to bother you and I hope this is the right place to ask. I'm a student who will be graduating in spring with a 3D animation degree, although ever since I first really got into Houdini a little over half a year ago it's become my main program and I've absolutely fallen in love with it, even if it makes me feel like an absolute fool at times. That being said, I've learned most of what I know through online tutorials, scouring these forums, and personal projects rather than guided assignments. This means that I have no idea what I should be attempting to showcase as I make a reel in attempting to find my first job. I've messed around with most basic systems in Houdini (Pyro, RBD, FLIP, particles) and know some VEX, but I don't think any of my work is particularly ground breaking. I've asked around a few other places but figured that here would be a good place to ask as well because there are a lot of very experienced people who might be able to give me some insight. So what does a good student reel look like for an FX Simulation artist? (Also, if anyone has done the SideFX Toronto Internship and has some advice that would be amazing. I've been wanting to apply for it for a while but I'm beyond terrified/unsure if my work is up to snuff yet.) Thank you for your time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flcc Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) I'm not specifically an FX artist so I can't advise you on what an FX demo tape should look like. But what I can tell you : - you should must only show the best. It's better to have an impressive thirty second demo reel, than two boring minutes where we feel like you're trying to fill in the blanks. - You should show us some of you works, it will be much easier to help you. Edited December 30, 2019 by flcc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrettwalter Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 i feel a good student reel should show fx work with reference footage that the artist has matched / attempts to match / working from as reference, as this is good practice for working on the floor. Sometimes you might get lucky and be briefed "go for it, jam something out and lets see what we get", but far more often than that, your brief will include matching real world reference. If your work is more artistically driven then try placing your effects into shots and trying to sell the shot. If you can make an effect appear to exist within a world then that will catch attention also. But again, the brief is quite often, add something natural(ish) that they couldn't capture in camera. don't be afraid of contacting recruiters or sidefx, just apply / find a way to try strike up a conversation expressing your interest. At the very least they would may give you something to aim towards through advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwungsau Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 please no break Down's ! nobody wants to know, if you was able to find aov botton for the specluar pass or how change the gamma on the renderpass. good Artist should able to get raw beauty pass out which is pretty close to reference. in worst case it shows you was not able to get the details from the playblast into your rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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