Critiques

• Remark:
  
  
  • This is an advanced animation course that utilizes the knowledge and skills acquired in previous animation classes to create a masterpiece - your ultimate achievement - showcasing your accumulated skills.
    
    
  • One of our main goals is to submit the work created in this course to film and animation festivals. Festival participation is crucial for animators, as it provides opportunities to showcase your work, network with industry professionals, and learn about the latest trends and technologies.
    
  
  
  
  
• The following are the materials you need to prepare and submit before each critique. Compressed them before submitting to Bb.
  
  
  • 1st critique
    • Project info in a pdf or a doc
    • Storyboard template
      
      
      
  • 2nd critique
    • 3D models
      
      
      
  • 3rd critique
    • Models & textures
    • Camera & lighting
    • Rigging
    • Rendered stills
      
      
      
  • 4th critique
    • Rendered stills & movie files
      
      
      
  • 5th critique
    • rough cuts
      
      
    • draft of demo reel
      • A demo reel typically comprises of one or more your best animated films you have created.
    • Focus on finishing a few high-quality clips for your demo reel rather than many unpolished rough drafts. It is important to remember that quality is much more important than quantity.
    • It should be no more than one minute long and should highlight only your best work.
      
      
      • Check these out.
        • How to Make a Demo Reel
          
          
      • A number of demo reel samples can be viewed at YouTube.
      • Demos by WKU students
      
      
      
      
  • Final critique
    
    
  1. The completed animation file in mp4.
     
     
  2. Three stills from your animation in jpg.
     
     
  3. Infomation in pdf
  • Title:
  • Brief synopsis (description):
  • URL: (publish your animation on either Vimeo/YouTube then copy and paste the URL here)
    Password: (if applicable)
  • Name of artist:
  • Music/Sounds: (if applicable)
  • Runtime: xx minute xx seconds
  • Completion Date: xx/xx/2026
  • Film Color: Color or Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker: Yes or No
    
    
  4. The final demo reel in mp4.
     
     
  5. Submission packets of the festival(s) you plan to participate in. You'll need to prepare a comprehensive package that includes various materials, including the animation itself, supporting documents, and information about you, etc.
     
     
     • Submit the entire of the packets of the festivals in pdf.

     * Compress all files into a zip file then turn it in onto Bb.