Level Design/Environment Artist Demo Reel Examples?

Oh wow, the return of the prodigal man. Good to see you're still around and kicking some levels.

I'd simply use a few of our top portfolios (insta's, philipk's, skdr's, etc) and follow that as a baseline. Your screenshots just simply speak volumes already.

http://level-design.org/?page_id=56

In my experience, the only people in games using demo reels are VFX artists and Animators (that need to show their stuff moving). For Level Design, I wouldn't sweat it.

If you aren't using a demo reel you would want to use a layouts though? Coz from the modding scene Ive got one view that you can just use images, literally everyone in the industry I know thinks that is no where near enough as it shows no actual design skill.

Perhaps images with a download link to a map or two would be good?

A download link is far from ideal though, it requires a reader/employer to have the game mentioned and requires a lot of effort to actually appraise your design work. That's why im pretty stumped on this issue. I can see the advantages to both. Just images keeps your portfolio simple and looks nice, but it doesn't really display any understanding of design.

I also don't seem to see many portfolios with layout stuff at all, atleast not on any of the modding sites.

I think Filip did a good job using videos to explain the thought process behind his work. Of course, this isn't something that can be achieved by everyone but I think that dedicating a page to each of your levels explaining why you did certain things would be good to do.

Thanks. I already made a start on writing my thought process for each item on my portfolio but unfortunately I'm making slow progress due to other commitments.

The reason I don't explain everything is to keep things to say for the phone interviews or onsite interviews. I think your text should inform the reader than you know enough, give him material to ask interesting questions, and then wow him by answering them with all your knowledge

Here's a good demoreel: http://vimeo.com/19368587

Stop dreamin' and start doin' yo

Was just talking about that vid with my friend...would be a kind of original/funny way to apply for a position lol. You send that hilariously bad demo, it being kinda viral, everyone sees it, but at the end you're like, just kidding, then you link to your real kick-ass demo. Would probably piss off some people though =P.

That Magnar "insta" Janssen guy strikes me as the kind of individual that would actually do that.