Editor's Choice: VFX Reels That Will Inspire All The Animators Out There

Everybody needs to be inspired sometimes. Especially when one is doing such hard and intensive work as animation or VFX. Well, lucky for you, we have editors scouring internet for the tastiest morsels of inspiration. We present to you the editor's choice of VFX reels that will inspire you to reach new heights in your craft!

Axis 2016 Animation Reel by Axis Animation

Featuring clips from Halo and many other AAA games, this reel is a treat!

Call of Duty: Black Ops III by Method Studios

Method weren't the ones to make Black Ops III, but they did work on producing the fabulous cutscenes for the game!

2016 Lighting/Compositing/DMP Show Reel by Daving Luong

"It's been almost 4 years since I made a show reel of my work, figured it was time to update it again! I I also combined my light/comp plus DMP work into one reel for easier access. Over 9 years of Blizzard Animation Cinematics work in this reel as well as some of my personal works. It's not your traditional short edits reel, as it was meant to be a video to show what I've been up to, enjoyed with the music of respective franchises shown in full length per shot on screen. TRT of about 8 minutes. It's been an honor getting to work on all of this content, and here's to many more in the coming years!"

2016 AICP Sponsor Reel - Dir Cut by Method Studios

"Deluxe's Method Studios was tapped by production company RSA to concept and create this year’s AICP Sponsor Reel. The AICP awards celebrate global creativity within commercial production. The Method team wanted to create an entertaining piece of design that encapsulates the innovative and prolific nature of this industry. Our aim was to showcase the AICP sponsors as various dancing avatars, which playfully reference the visual effects used throughout production. Motion capture, procedural animation and dynamic simulations combine to create a milieu of iconic pop dance moves that become an explosion of colorful fur, feathers, particles and more."

The Mill 2015 VFX Reel by The Mill

Hearthstone, Halo, Titanfall - you'll see more VFX of different genres here than anywhere else!

YELL Reel 2016 by Yell

"We are an award-winning team with a strong voice on motion design & animation. Our work is a mix of pure reality and loud journeys to the most insane worlds. We shout out our passion for creating motion graphics not just sharp and progressive but also meaningful and significant. Pictures are like written words. They remain in time. That’s why we are strongly committed to designing truly unique and long lasting styles."

VFX Reel 2016 by PyroVFX

This studio is showing off all of the VFX they did for many, many different videos!

ScanlineVFX FX Reel 2016 by ScanlineVFX

"Scanline VFX reel utilizing Flowline and thinkingParticles."