Alex Acklin | Lighting and Compositing Animation Demo Reel

Demo Reel

This is my current demo reel I created in the last few months while networking with various artists, and getting critiques at the Academy of Animated Art.

Grogs Rage Revamped - Before and After

For this shot I worked on the shaders, lighting, and compositing. The main reference I used for the lighting of this shot was God of War. The character textures and armor textures were done by Daniel Rodriguez Cadena and Brian Bellamy. The layout and updated environment were made by Bipul Timsina. The voice actor is Travis Willingham in, The Legend of Vox Machina.

Rob The Spaceman - Before and After

For this shot I worked on the lighting and compositing. The main reference I used for the lighting of this shot was Star Wars and Pixar's Lightyear. This scene was animated by Jean Moreno. This is a modified Rob rig created by AnimWorkshop.

Doorman Sequence - Before and After

For these shots I worked on the lighting, compositing, and some minor modeling adjustments. The main reference I used for the lighting of these shot was a color script and some stock images of hotels. These shots are apart of a greater animated short film, that I am apart of. These shots were reviewed and approved by Julio Illanes.

Young King -Before and After

For this shot I worked on the lighting and compositing. The main reference I used for the lighting of this shot was the film Moonlight and street lights that come on at night in Brazil. The modeling, textures, and groom were done by Brendon Souza. Brendon had originally created this shot as a day scene, but after talking with him he allowed me to turn it into a beautifully empowering night scene.