Demo Reels: If Yours Don’t Work Neither Do You
Yesterday afternoon three of us caught the course Resumes and Demo Reels: If Yours Don’t Work, Neither Do You taught by Pamela Thomson.
It was a good little course. A lot of it I was pretty familiar with from personal research and from the guidance of RMCAD’s career counselor, VA Hayman.
Pamela talked about guidelines to follow for writing a resume (contact info at the top, make it clear, make sure it copies well on a fax or xerox machine, etc, etc.) She also discussed cover letters, how important they are as a marketing tool and as a way to develop personal connections (address them to someone specific).
And to wrap up we spent a good deal of time discussing do’s and don’ts for demo reels. She focused a lot on including a breakdown of the reel, making sure your contact info is included ont the reel, and how its important to show your best looking work at the front.
She also discussed the importance of keeping our information and demo reel current, review everything every 6 months at least.
But her biggest theme was the importance of the Invisible Resume. The invisible resume is essentially your reputation. She talked about how its important to leave a positive reputation behind you wherever you go. Don’t burn bridges!!
I’m sure most of this is old news for alot of you, especially any seasoned animators. But there where alot of students there that seemed very interested in what she was talking about. So I think it was a really good course for a lot of people.