Bryan Salter: Animation Demo Reel (Spring 2024)

This is a collection of clips from across my career as an animator! In my six years of industry experience, I've become proficient in a wide variety of animation styles and methods. In addition to personal projects, I’ve worked on productions such as "Helluva Boss," "Hazbin Hotel," "Lu & the Bally Bunch," "Hit Monkey,” “America: The Motion Picture,” and “Cow Attack.”
0:03 The first three clips are from musical numbers in Season 2: Episode 7 of "Helluva Boss," and I'm especially proud of my work on them. Every shot in this reel is typically animated on top of background layouts, which are drawn by a separate department.
0:12 This shot from the Season 1 finale of "Hazbin Hotel" was animated by me, with clean-up and compositing by other departments at Spindlehorse Toons.
0:15 This is a quick action-oriented shot from a recent episode of "Helluva Boss." This is the kind of animation work that I tend to enjoy the most.
0:18 The next clip was a short personal project animated frame-by-frame in Clip Studio Paint. It was done purely for fun, and to practice staying on-model with Sonic the Hedgehog, one of my favorite characters.
0:22 What follows is a shot from "America: The Motion Picture." This project relied on advanced character rigs (all using master controllers), which were animated on top of a loose rough pass with a focus on solid posing and character silhouette. I carried this shot all the way from roughs to cleans for the main character, George Washington. Also included is a video of myself that I filmed for acting reference.
0:28 Here's a shot from "Lu & the Bally Bunch," a children's show in which I animated from start to finish with complex character rigs. It was especially fun to create the effect of Lu completely spinning around, which is notoriously difficult to do, with rigs.
0:35 A slow-paced shot from a special "Helluva Boss" music video, focusing on delicate movements.
0:40 This was a quick turnaround animation (and cleanup) of a character named "Mathilda," created as a gift for my friend Jacob Vatnhamar, who designed her.
0:41 Another quick shot from "Hazbin Hotel," which was often shown in promotional material for the series! As with the previous shot from the same show, I only handled rough animation, and cleanup/effects/compositing were done by other members of Spindlehorse.
0:42 From Marvel's "Hit Monkey," this shot is rather brief, but also quite technically demanding. It was completely animated and cleaned up by me, from start to finish.
0:43: This sequence comes from "America: The Motion Picture," and is inspired by giant robot transformations in Japanese anime. I was approached by my supervisor to plan and animate these four shots of "Big Ben" converting into villainous beast, all from the ground up. I handled both storyboarding and animation, as well as using a rig for the final cleanup. Backgrounds and compositing were handled by their respective departments at Floyd County Productions.
0:52: Two additional shots from "Helluva Boss."
0:55: These four clips are from "Cow Attack," and were part of an action/battle sequence. I'm thrilled to have been a part of the project, given that it is action-focused and anime-influenced.
1:01: The final shot is one of the most difficult, yet rewarding scenes I've ever done for "Helluva Boss," depicting a brawl between several characters all at once. I'm extremely proud and thankful to have been given the opportunity to bring this sequence to life!
All clips shown were created in Toon Boom Harmony (with the exception of the Sonic the Hedgehog animation, which was made in Clip Studio Paint).

[@valmid5069]

Cant wait for more content!

[@thomas1rye]

This is awesome. I actually have a portfolio review next week on Monday. So glad it was after spring break because it gave me more time😅

[@tavvyprods1275]

As someone who loved the scene you animated for the Spongebob Squarepants Movie Rehydrated, I think you should one day do an animated project of your own.