wow good job Steven Hawthorne you got some solid basic foundation there  and also good mentoring by cosmicfool .. oh i mean matthew Finch

Looks great, Steve!
There are just a few additions I would recommend:
put your contact details on the title card and in the end titles.
Cut a few frames from the end of the stork shot, the non-moving stork seems to be halting the flow of your reel, imho.

Other than that, get rocking characters!

I respect you!

thank you everyone.

I must also say that I have received a very detailed email from eric scheur with notes I plan to address. Just in a few weeks time. I need some breathing space first.

@Wolfor. Characters are a little way off. I have plans though. But that's what I believe is the beauty of producing such a reel. Animation basics are not simple. So many things to be thought about and if anything, this reel has deepened my appreciation of what the top professionals make look so simple.

p.s. I think I have also learnt the difference in trying to study alone. Its definitely not advisable. Thankfully, other than me, so many other people have helped (Dapoon, Wolfor, Eric Swymer, Stina Boberg). I have learnt from these and others. I have come along way in a short space of time and couldnt have done it without them.

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Some day, I hope enough people see this and realize that a good reel with simple animations that display solid fundamentals looks a HELLUVA LOT BETTER than the ones that try to tackle "cool" scenes like combat and comedy, but without the skills to do it convincingly.

I applaud your determination to get your foundations right before trying to take on Darth Vader in Cloud City. You just saved yourself a hand!

Good job, dude!