show reels

Since I know that the third years are starting to think about showreels this one is worth a look

http://vimeo.com/19368587

Ok, it is very funny and if you look at his other videos he clearly knows what he is doing but this has gone massively viral around the VFX communitiy, I have been mailed it by about 15 people. If he doesn't already have one it would not surprise me to hear he gets a job off this. Nice way to do something different

A good post to read for those who think you can learn everything from online tutorials

http://gennyx.blogspot.com/2011/02/newbie-trials.html

I tell people this as well, so it is good to hear it from another source