Cole Schantel - Animation Demo Reel Breakdown
Wacky West – Team Project
Blender, Substance Painter
Responsible for Animation (shots 5 – 13/credits), Gooby Model/Rig, Procedural Materials and Simulations, Lighting, Cinematography, and Modeling Assistance.
Created for Texas A&M’s SIGGRAPH Chapter’s annual GigaJam animation jam event on a team with Steve Leal, Sohpia Guzman, and Anthony Le.
It won the most competitive category of “Best in Time-Based Media”
Featured in the curated Viz-A-GoGo 2024 show
Let Me Break It Down For You – Team Project
Blender
Responsible for all visual aspects
Voice acting and audio design by Anthony Le. Project created for the Higher Goblin Fiend Collective Youtube project
Buttonwillow Man – Independent Project
Blender
Responsible for all visual aspects
Voice acting and audio design credited in video description per episode. Passion project created for Hydraulic Beanbag
Cinovile – Independent Project
zBrush, Blender
Responsible for all aspects apart from audio, and additional voice acting by Anthony Le.
Personal Project Created over spring break (~9 days)
Featured in the curated Viz-A-GoGo 2024 show
Animation Practice – Independent Project
Blender
Responsible for Animation
Animation practice segment made during a mentorship session with Joshua Mckimmey.
Bossfight Community Challenge – Independent Project
Blender
Responsible for all aspects
Created for the Pwnisher ‘Bossfight’ community challenge, it was featured in the top 100 entries out of over 3000.