Creating Successful Animation Reels with Sonia Beckwith
Date/Time: Thursday, March 28 , 2024, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Location: CEAD, 115 McCaul St., 3rd Floor
RSVP: https://bit.ly/ReelsWorkshop-SoniaBeckwith
Join animator and filmmaker Sonia Beckwith in this interactive workshop designed to help you create a distinguished and successful demo reel and help demystify the process of taking your first steps into the animation industry.
The event will cover:
- A brief presentation on preparing a demo reel that stands out, and discussing ways to tailor your reel for industry recruiters, freelance clients, or to enhance your online presence.
- Analyzing the overlying structures for a successful reel using real world examples
- Small, supportive group critique sessions to share your demo reel and receive tailored feedback
- Engage in conversations about professionalization in the animation industry
- A group goal setting activity to inspire and give you confidence for the next steps of your animation journey.
About Sonia:
Sonia Beckwith is an animation artist specializing in 2D character based animation. Since graduating from OCAD University she has worked in the TV industry on shows such as Bubble Guppies (Nick Jr.), Clone High Season 2 (HBO Max), The Casagrande's (Nickelodeon), Inside Job (Netflix), and others. She is currently working on Let's Go Bananas (CBC) at Brown Bag Films in Toronto. Sonia also maintains a personal art practice in which she creates and directs independent animations, music videos, experimental mixed media video art, and digital/mixed media paintings.
Sonia has directed videos for artists such as Bernice (Arts and Crafts), Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies (True North Records) and Luka Kuplowsky (Outside Music, Mama Bird).
She appeared on CBC arts for the Arts Exhibitionist with her short film, The Bathers. She participated in the DRAKE AV video art residency, and her films have been officially selected by international film festivals such as the Los Angeles Animation festival, Micro film festival in Madrid, The Ottawa International Animation Festival, The Panama Animation Festival, The Toronto Animated Image Society Film Festival and several others.
About the program:
The OCAD U Creative Professionals-In-Residence program is back once again! This mentorship initiative is created to support the career success of current OCAD U students and recent alumni. This semester’s resident is animation artist Sonia Beckwith.
The program invites professional guests from a variety of different art and design related disciplines to join us at the CEAD on a regularly scheduled basis for the course of the academic semester. We invite students to book a casual chat session with our residents to talk about their projects, goals and questions.