New Show reel

FX Reel - 11/05/2010 from Dave Spooner on Vimeo.

New show reel for this year, a compilation of things I have worked on so far in 2010. There's more motion graphics this time than visual effects, which is a first. And I was able to fill up a reel with work done only in this year, which is also a first. This year has also marked the conclusion of a great trilogy and a film that won 2 awards which is showcased in my VFX Breakdowns part of the video.

It's not the end of the year yet, but it might as well be. November and December months I don't normally have a lot of free time, mostly spending it with family and whatnot. But its a great time to sit back and relax.

The biggest change to this year's reel is the separation of Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, and I decided to show breakdowns of visual effects. Sometimes the art is lost if the viewer doesn't realize the blank canvas that you started with, and sometimes a new appreciation can be discovered.

I remember how this passion all started for me, it was The Mummy (1999) that really opened my eyes. Before I even saw the movie for the first time, they showed a behind the scenes feature one night and the showed the breakdown of the scene where the mummy was gaining his powers after he'd just consumed the blind guy, and Brendan Frasier started shooting at him causing bits and pieces to tear off. I was hooked!