Demoreel: Dono

Bart · February 2, 2011

In this totally awesome demoreel, Dono shows off the power of Blender and his amazing CG skills.

Dono writes:

I am very proud to present you my demoreel 2011.
I sent it to ILM and Pixar, I hope I will have some answers and I have a job…

Indeed: they must be MAD not to hire him!

Author Bart

I have a LONG history with Blender - I wrote some of the earliest Blender tutorials, worked for Not a Number and helped run the crowdfunding campaign that open sourced Blender (the first one on the internet!). I founded BlenderNation in 2006 and have been editing it every single day since then ;-) I also run the Blender Artists forum and I'm Community Lead at n8n.

140 responses

Wim

2 February 2011 at 20:25

Great one , LOL

ZareOne

2 February 2011 at 20:27

LOL! Really funny. It’s a nice parody of some modern trailers and demo reels. Some people think that by putting epic music and making fast cuts in the edit, it looks more professional…

Navarro

2 February 2011 at 20:30

Amazing, LOL

Terrachild

2 February 2011 at 20:37

I live and work in Hollywood.
Based on that demo, I’d hire you right now!…as a comedy writer.

wlldm

2 February 2011 at 20:41

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwww
Very impressive!
i mean, perfec, no other words

¬¬

P.S.: FIRRRRRRRRRRRRST!

endi

2 February 2011 at 20:44

Hahaha, this is very good.

Do you need some new features? :D:D:D

anonabus

2 February 2011 at 20:51

symphony

2 February 2011 at 20:52

lo/

shonny3D

2 February 2011 at 20:56

……………………..BEST!!!

Holmen

2 February 2011 at 20:58

made me smile

Clouclou

2 February 2011 at 21:01

I want to hire him now !
You should see his work with toilet paper, it’s really impressive!

iulian

2 February 2011 at 21:03

hi hi that’s really funny :D

Martín Eschoyez

2 February 2011 at 21:07

The job is yours!!!!! We’ll call you right now!!!!
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

2 February 2011 at 21:23

Awesome skills!
Request tutorial about hi-poly modeling…

DITB

2 February 2011 at 21:24

Amazing reel lol

Christian Lehmann

2 February 2011 at 21:26

Very nice. Thanks. Creativity is one thing you cant learn.

comeinandburn

2 February 2011 at 21:36

EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!

ShoePie

2 February 2011 at 21:44

Haha, Brilliant!

Tim

2 February 2011 at 21:58

That was great! I would hire you now if I were them!!!!

Luis

2 February 2011 at 21:58

I had tears on my eyes, this is way funny!

Timing is pefect!

Congratulations Dono!

Zelen3d

2 February 2011 at 22:03

Modeling…Cube….

valentijn

2 February 2011 at 22:04

Nice! Great skillz….. Tutorial please.:)

Broqui-Broqui

2 February 2011 at 22:12

Ha ha ha This is very cool. It took me almost half of video to realize of this Joke !

The intro and subtitles though, look very good indeed !

maxdudik

2 February 2011 at 22:15

looks like demoscene :)

WAYLOW

2 February 2011 at 22:16

Nice DemoReel, however you should avoid Copyrighted Material, you could end up in Jail !

Ahmad

2 February 2011 at 22:17

hilarious!

Robbie Losee

2 February 2011 at 22:20

I can do better than that. I can model a monkey head! :-)
This video made my day.

Thomas Eldredge

2 February 2011 at 22:29

Truly outstanding CG talent!
How did you make that cube look so lifelike?
It’s almost like I’m looking at a real cube.
Hilarious, thanks!

Sqorck

2 February 2011 at 22:33

Truly amazing! I Laughed so hard when I saw the “low poly model 6 faces” part, then it just got better and better.

Some how I think this actually could get you a job, these days there are tons of great artists it’s hard to find one that stands out. And you sir certainly do.

Scott

2 February 2011 at 22:41

We need Tutorials on this!!!

Jacob

2 February 2011 at 22:51

Ha ha ha! That was great!

Jimmyon

2 February 2011 at 22:55

Epic WIN

Dennis F.

2 February 2011 at 23:02

Looks like done in 3DMagix and IllusionMage … Hope you paid the software!!!

Riko (vfx'n'3d)

2 February 2011 at 23:02

hahahahha!
too funny!!!

TLOZ

2 February 2011 at 23:16

For sure one of the most awesome reels I’ver ever seen…
I mean it.
Seriously.

Tynach

2 February 2011 at 23:17

Actually, the text in the titles and everything is kinda cheesy, and the animation is rough.

The modeling is ok, but needs improvement (the cube is not subdivided enough to apply good-looking displacement mapping to it).

But the lighting, and especially the scene setup… Brilliant! Wonderful, and inspiring!

tyc

2 February 2011 at 23:18

the job is yours,
if not, I will hire you man!

Piiichan

2 February 2011 at 23:27

Excellent !!! :D
I like the bold titles trying to look impressive, they’re so cheap, and the epic music, and the “1D artist” …. and … haha!!

ronbravo

2 February 2011 at 23:33

Wow. Just too awesome for words. I tell all my students to strive for this kind of perfection.

Thank you for the humorous post and making my day. Good luck with the job search. ;)

souloxide

2 February 2011 at 23:53

Hahahahaha you’re a genius! On a side note, I was reading about IllusionMage and 3DMagix… I think they should use this as their demo reel… hehehe

blendtuts

2 February 2011 at 23:54

Epic xDDD

cmw

3 February 2011 at 00:29

Not what I was expecting …

I lol’ed.

blendercomp

3 February 2011 at 00:36

I was not impressed by the artist’s skills but the cuts and the visual and audio combo was superb.
Don’t know if it was meant as a parody but it was utterly cool.

Karlis

3 February 2011 at 00:47

haha

Kudos

3 February 2011 at 00:59

We are not so far from what BlenderGuru is doing.

Mike

3 February 2011 at 01:00

Amazing – the super-long single-compositing chain was the best! I kept thinking “Oh, now here’s the end, oh now wait, it keeps going!”

acro

3 February 2011 at 01:20

that’s just the funniest thing I’ve seen in ages. Merely thinking about that compositor noodle is painful. a masterclass of epic! xD

grafixsuz

3 February 2011 at 01:22

Can you tell me how you got the animation SOOO SMOOOOTH? I mean I never thought there was any bones attached. You are my CG MASTER *(>0<)v

Steve

3 February 2011 at 01:41

You need to publish tutorials sometime!

SaphireS

3 February 2011 at 01:41

I adore you!

NRK

3 February 2011 at 02:25

NollieFlipX

3 February 2011 at 02:30

wow that super high poly cube was sooooo awesome. You can get a job wherever you want, I bet producers will start calling you day and night now.

Nice work for a parody XD

I loved that 1mile long compositor node XDDDDDDD

rorkimaru

3 February 2011 at 02:44

That was pretty funny =D

RNS

3 February 2011 at 02:46

Blender Pro theme…

richard burns

3 February 2011 at 02:47

the texturing and animation looks so realistic :P

Mitch

3 February 2011 at 03:02

That’s some real talent there.

Zecc

3 February 2011 at 03:11

First time I visited, the embedded video player was giving me only a black screen, which made it even better.

toontje

3 February 2011 at 03:27

The intro title was kind of cheesy, but the rest is the stuff that legends are made from. 5 stars!

claas

3 February 2011 at 03:37

Can I get a copy please ???

PLEASE !!!

yoff

3 February 2011 at 03:38

kijja

3 February 2011 at 03:41

Superb… I think All done in blender, We are so proud of you Blender boy!!!

mr.Me

3 February 2011 at 04:28

The Blender community is demanding a Tutorial..The high poly cube was mind-blowing..

jikz

3 February 2011 at 04:40

did you UV unwrap the cube? I think I almost peed myself at the composite MASTER node!!

Michael

3 February 2011 at 05:21

HAHAHAHA… Speechless for your demo reel.

ANAXIS3

3 February 2011 at 06:03

Did you use a normal map for the low poly cube?
Because it matched the detail of the hi poly perfectly!

Omar_Ramirez

3 February 2011 at 06:26

XD funny thing is, I’ve actually seen reels that have less and are actually meant to be taken seriously XD.

Awesome job!

nash88

3 February 2011 at 06:30

LOL! the best demo reel i’ve ever see…
Hope you find a job on ILM or Pixar, congratz mate… :D

kABHIr

3 February 2011 at 06:31

Wow! that is freaking awesome you must be god of CG truly 1D/2D/3D/4D/5D

haiblender

3 February 2011 at 07:01

…………..amazing work……………..
y u avoid 7D,8D,9D,10D…………….etc….
…………….try next time……………….EEEEEE

??????

3 February 2011 at 07:04

You need to be art director of Pixar !!!!!!!!

smick

3 February 2011 at 07:35

As soon as I heard the music, I was like “blech, not another one!” Of course now I feel like a kindred spirit to the creator of this. Great job!

thembisile

3 February 2011 at 07:36

You just need to improve on the intro and the music next time, otherwise I’ve never seen any demo reel that matches yours. You make it all look so easy. I’d appreciate a comprehensive video tutorial on the low poly modeling though.

Marimba

3 February 2011 at 07:46

I am his career manager. At this moment Pixar and Dreamworks are in a bidding war to get Dono. More news to follow.

andrew sharp

3 February 2011 at 08:22

that ROCkS!!!!!!!1d2d3d4d5d all bases covered

blenderhead

3 February 2011 at 08:43

hahaha great one :-D

miaou

3 February 2011 at 09:37

Lee Unkrich (director of Toy Story 3) tweet it !!!!! Win !!

http://twitter.com/leeunkrich

JeroenM

3 February 2011 at 10:05

@miaou: Yay, he DID get noticed. Awsome.

Love the demo. Good laugh at breakfast

Charon

3 February 2011 at 10:23

I like your highpoly and composite part. Very funny.

JeroenM

3 February 2011 at 10:23

Catherine Hicks, Animator at Pixar tweet it as well

http://twitter.com/cathicks

“We need to hire this guy, stat. http://vimeo.com/19368587
about 8 hours ago via web”

MiikaH

3 February 2011 at 10:25

Grats for even being noticed by Pixar folks!

Brilliant reel btw! Couldn’t help laughing when I saw the rigging part! xD

Slobodan

3 February 2011 at 10:32

I’ve used all the kind of brushes available in sculpt mode and still I can’t get even close in making the high poly cube!…so…yes!…hats off to you!:-)

TomsT

3 February 2011 at 10:32

Which version of Blender did you use?

danpb

3 February 2011 at 10:46

I watched this over and over for more than 5 times and I’m still deeply impressed by the beauty of the picture and the complexity of this reel. I can’t believe this to be made by just one person. This is simply incredible good.

Picture and Music work brilliant together, and the fast cuts prove dono as an experienced xD-Artist. Especially his pioneer work on 4D and 5D will be a key reason for Pixar, Dreamworks or even Autodesk and Maya to hire him.

danpb

3 February 2011 at 10:57

@TomsT He probably used Pixar’s Renderman or Maya, maybe Illusionmage

Colezero

3 February 2011 at 11:13

There is more creativity behind this reel than meets the eye.

Great Work :D Sometimes less is more :D

GIKKI(O

3 February 2011 at 11:21

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL :D :D :D :D

danpb He probably used Pixar’s Renderman or Maya

superloool!

troubled

3 February 2011 at 11:42

Epic. :)

nolanea

3 February 2011 at 11:46

Unlike other commenters, I was not so impressed by this reel. It did give a good overview of the different stages in of a 3D project, but maybe the choice of model could have been a bit more ambitious. Also, the fluid simulation was a bit “jerky” but I do appreciate the effort that went into making it. More subtle lighting would have made all the difference. B+

joeri67

3 February 2011 at 12:01

hahaha.

I hope to become this good someday.

Kinshuk

3 February 2011 at 12:06

Some constructive crits from my side- frames at 00:20 and 00:52 don’t look much photorealistic. Everything else is is just awesome! Initially I got confused and started thinking “how does this unedited video relate to Blender?”

3 February 2011 at 12:24

Wow, I haven’t seen anything as impressive as this one for ages!
my favorite! :D

Colin Levy

3 February 2011 at 13:58

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

yoga

3 February 2011 at 14:19

SUPERB!! :D

petergk

3 February 2011 at 14:23

If it works as reel, please let us know.

Brian Lockett

3 February 2011 at 14:26

That, sir, was awesome! LOL

psy-fi

3 February 2011 at 14:36

Novo is a victim of the Aperture Science Companion Cube syndrome :)
This really kept me laughing for 5 minutes straight! Thank you soooooo much!

Y_Ernst

3 February 2011 at 16:07

FAKE RAGE !!!
This was totally done with 3d studio max.

The animations and simulations are to complex for a free software!!

BTW: Great Work

Russ

3 February 2011 at 16:15

Ha ha! I can tell you are a quality artist because everything was rendered with anti-aliasing turned on!

julius

3 February 2011 at 16:39

hi hi, bit funny, isnt it …

julius

3 February 2011 at 16:42

1 to 5D …. Awesome.

Ah, the Text Animation was terrible. ;)

Joey

3 February 2011 at 17:27

Ahh not even 2.5D skills? :(

You should work for minecraft with your current skills!
They could use a talented artist like you.

You could even do CG work for them :D

forestdino

3 February 2011 at 17:34

Make an e-book or making of DVD.

lowlander

3 February 2011 at 19:00

HAAAAhAHAHAaaaaa, this rocks!
quite a cool demoreel indeed.

Ivan Paulos Tomé

3 February 2011 at 20:45

He forgot to model the Crazy Frog Motorcycle and put in this…. ops (no word sounds anymore)….:P

The Fatsnacker

3 February 2011 at 20:53

There was always something missing from the team making Sintel and until now I just couldn’t put my finger on it.

Ton…you now know the whereabouts of your first and possibly last employee for the next Blender Project.

Like the ‘A’ Team, I love it when a plan comes together.

TFS

jeo

3 February 2011 at 21:16

inspiring!
thanks for sharing

Blempis

3 February 2011 at 22:30

C’mon folks, it was just a cube.

bojo600

3 February 2011 at 23:19

OHMAIGOSH THIS GUY IS A PRO AUGHHHH I WANT HIS SKILLZ. IF I COULD ACCOMPLISH WHAT HE DID WITH THAT DEFAULT CUBE I WOULD BREAK THROUGH MY NEIGHBORS FENCE AND JUMP IN THEIR HALF FROZEN POOL OMGOMGOMGOMG ZOOOMMMGG

Youngapprentice

4 February 2011 at 00:25

I’ll hire you!

Hey! Did you use that top-of-the-line software 3D magix?

BigWings

4 February 2011 at 00:46

In all seriousness, that was better than most show reels I see.

Nice choice of music, great editing, overall very well executed. I’d hire you. As an editor.

waylow

4 February 2011 at 02:11

6 faces

Very funny Donno

@WAYLOW – nice try Armando, you have already stolen other peoples work, don’t add identity theft to the list.

zaniocz

4 February 2011 at 02:58

Jajajajaja so LOL, this demo reel really made me smile, jajaja, when I listen the music from the intro, I think, “this will be awesome” …. and …. i was no wrong, good luck ¡¡¡

trekker

4 February 2011 at 03:05

This totally knocked me off of my rocker!

Please consider a how-to video!!

reyn

4 February 2011 at 03:30

THE BEST demoreel I have seen yet in my entire life! Pixar and all the big studios should be drooling over this by now. I almost fell off my seat watching this. Totally incredible! Magnifico! Superb! Brilliant! Amazing! Genius! Funny???

^_^

This definitely made my day. Haha!

gaurav

4 February 2011 at 04:58

Completely Pro!!

Aaron Newton

4 February 2011 at 05:53

Wow. Who are your influences? What’s your process?

Hekox

4 February 2011 at 06:24

You are a crazy boy, but i like it !
Good luke for ILM and Pixar !
;-)

bah

4 February 2011 at 08:44

The huge block letters are AWESOME. I hope Blenderguru.com makes a tutorial simulating your effects.

kamalx

4 February 2011 at 10:24

Haha! Awesome work! Definitely made my day! Thanks for the good laugh! :D

Fredrik Larsson

4 February 2011 at 11:19

lolz, hugh poly cube wuz only subdiv with normal bake but plz make tutorial on rig. How u make it roll?

Digitalita

4 February 2011 at 16:51

Hahahaha, by far the best parody! I honestly would hire you if I owned a company based off this alone. It’s so tough these days to get any type of attention with all the A+ artists floating around.

Hope you get the job!

CGEffex

5 February 2011 at 00:44

For something so goofy that was epic.. I was expecting dragons and sci-fi girls and spaceships…
You SO win! Great job! (I loved the low poly/hi poly modeling!)

CGIgen

5 February 2011 at 01:57

Nice one!!!
If I was looking to hire someone, i would hire him!
And thats because i saw this one, thought that his other work could be fun also, and than saw was he created already! Nice way of taking someones attraction!

Jorge Guerra

5 February 2011 at 09:09

Thank you this definitely made my day :)

Mark

5 February 2011 at 10:43

Impressive work! Although I do feel the animation of the cube is a little stiff, failing to properly capture the natural grace and beauty of solid geometry when seen in the wild. It’s still a lot better than anything I’ve produced, my last attempt at animating a octahedron ended up looking like something slapped together during a coffee-break by what’s-his-name and all those other armatures at Paxo.

Keep up the good work.

awase

5 February 2011 at 11:17

OMG

i guess everyone who is laughing is a virgin

Lydorn

5 February 2011 at 21:49

That was hilarious.
The only limit as an artist is your own imagination.

DarthBartus

6 February 2011 at 00:09

Man, I just LOVE his compositing! It’s so complex, yet gives subtle, wonderful effect. This reel truly shows how powerful Blender is!

benjaru2

6 February 2011 at 08:23

Made me laugh! totally awesome!

Extrudeface

6 February 2011 at 19:07

HAHA
Big LOL.

ROUBAL

6 February 2011 at 19:55

Really funny ! The only problem is that it will be difficult to find something better for the first of april !o)

bolanksy

7 February 2011 at 05:41

ILM !!! take that!!!!

MikeR

7 February 2011 at 23:10

I felt the “karma” coming from this magnificent work of artistry. But the karma was of entirely the wrong color. It should have been blue. Or mauve. Green?

But anyhow, I look forward to seeing “your name in lights.” The next time we need pixels, or existential geometric shapes, we shall now know of their Sole Source.