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Field Placement Preparation

1. Demo Reel

1. Demo Reel - Due Class 3 25%

To go with online portfolio.
Must include: your name and contact at beginning and end of reel.

Guide for Animation Demo Reel

9 steps to creating a great Animation Reel

Adobe Premiere Tutorials:

Create a Project

Import and Preview Clips

Add Clips to your Sequence

Create an animated title graphic

The complete Adobe Premiere Tutorial List

2. Cover Letters

3. - Create a cover Letter for your targeted Company - Due Class 66 10%

Cover Letter 1 | Cover Letter 2 | Cover Letter Samples (Special Cover Letter for Covid-19)

Guide for Cover letters (McGill University)

Following up Follow up letter before an interview

3. Online Portfolio

2. Online Portfolio - Due Class 5 30%

Provide link for live online portfolio.
Must include: Gallery, Reel, Bio and Contact info.

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Portfolio Production Process

Examples:

Animation Portfolios

More Great Animation Portfolios

Sample Portfolios

4. Resume

4. Resume Assignment Outline - Due in class 7 15%

Resumes for Animators

Cool Resume Examples

5. Internship / Placement - Internship discussion

3 - 4 weeks - 140 hours.

5. - Download and print these documents: Download Placement Documents

5a. Branding - Business Card

5a. - Business Card - Due in class 8 10%

cool ideas | more cool ideas

card printer specs | printer templates

Criteria:
Business card
1. Standard Cards are 2 x 3.25 "

Hand in printed copy & Digital file To Canvas

6. Research/ Resources - Top 5 Job Leads

6. - Top 5 Research Exercise: Document - Due in class 9 10 %

7a. Interview Guide Complete Interview Guide 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Download and read these.

8- 10. Pitching employers for placements.

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Deliverables and Due Dates

Completed Reel - 25% Due class 3
Cover Letter - 10% - Due class 5
Online Portfolio - 30% - Due class 6
Branded Resume - 15% - Due class7
Business Card - 10% Due class 8
Top 5 Research Exercise - 10% Due class 9

Upload work / links to Canvas

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Webacor (Canadian & completely free)

Or build it from scratch using Dreamweaver
and hosting it on the college server.
(The college server can only be accessed on campus for FTP)

Employers who've previously hired interns

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Download Placement Documents

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