Rb Reber Layout / Previs Reel 2024

With the recent release of the latest season of Marvel Studios’ What If...?, I figured it would be the perfect time to update my reel. I’m extremely proud to share a compilation of some of my personal favorite sequences from various projects I’ve had the pleasure of working on over the years.

I feel very fortunate and humbled to have worked on these amazing projects, and am forever grateful to the people who gave me the chance to show what I can bring to the table. Huge props to the entire team and everyone involved in making these shows!

*Shot tag details can be found in the video description on Vimeo.

Contact me at rb_reber@yahoo.com

Portfolio Website: Rb Reber Portfolio Website

Rb Reber Layout (Previs/Cinematics) Reel 2019

Comments and critiques are always welcome. Any feedback would be very much appreciated. Thank you and hope you guys enjoy it! :)

Had so much fun and learned a lot by doing these sequences. With each sequence, I made it a point to have a personal goal and attain it. Also researched and studied a lot on different aspects of cinematography, which really helped me finish these sequences.

Contact me at rb_reber@yahoo.com

Portfolio Website: Rb Reber Portfolio Website

You can check out and read more about how I made these individual sequences right here:

Captain America: Captain America

Spider-Man: Spider-Man

Ant-Man: Ant-Man

Responsible for all things concerning cinematography/choreography/layout/staging/composition/camera movement/acting

Responsible for set design/layout/composition

Responsible for character/prop rigging

Rigs used:

Amazing Spider-Man by Kiel Figgins

3D models from P3DM/Free3D/TurboSquid

Audio used:

Extreme Sport by AShamaluevMusic

Avengers: Age of Ultron theme by Danny Elfman

Spider-Man theme by John Paesano

Ant-Man theme by Christophe Beck

All things concerning Captain America, Spider-Man, and Ant-Man copyright to Disney/Marvel

Rb Reber Layout (Previs/Cinematics) Reel 2018

Compiled two of my latest personal layout/previs/cinematic sequences. Comments and critiques are welcome. Any feedback would be very much appreciated. Thank you and hope you guys enjoy it! :)

I've always wanted to dive deeper and get more into doing layout/previs, especially with me being so passionate about storytelling and cinematography. This was really fun to do, and I learned a lot from research and actually doing the work.

Contact me at rb_reber@yahoo.com
Portfolio Website: Rb Reber Portfolio Website

Sequence 1: Invasion (Action) - Action oriented, fast paced cutting, and dynamic compositions.

Sequence 2: No Lies (Conversation/Argument) - Focused mainly on which character is winning/has power/in control of the shot/sequence.

All things concerning layout/staging/composition/camera movement/acting by Rb Reber

All props downloaded from TF3DM/Free3D

Sets designed and composed/layout by Rb Reber

Rigs used:
Amazing Spider-Man by Kiel Figgins
Assault Trooper
Eof Girl by Truong CG Artist
Silver Cyborg by Truong CG Artist
Other characters downloaded from TF3DM/Free3D, and rigged by Rb Reber

Norman Mod Cool Shirt by Firat Can Kiral
Norman Mod Ed by Edward Lucas
Norman Mod John by Edward Lucas

Audio used:
Music from freeplaymusic.com
Avengers theme by Alan Silvestri
Dialogue from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Rb Reber Motion Capture Reel 2017

Made an animation reel containing some of my personal motion capture animations. Please watch in HD 720p for 60fps.

•All works displayed are personal

•Hand keyed facial and finger animation

•Cleaned up raw motion capture data

•Maya nCloth used for cloth/hair dynamics

•Character models from TF3DM/Free3D

•Motion capture data from TurboSquid

•Music from freeplaymusic

Rb Reber Character Animation Reel 2017 Update

Updated my reel and added my latest shots. Wanted to showcase sequences in which I kept the cinematography in mind.

Shot 1: Robbed - Conversation shot with cinematography in mind. You can watch and read all the details about it right here: Robbed

Shot 2: Grossly Inappropriate - Conversation shot between two characters having an argument. You can watch and read all the details about it right here: Grossly Inappropriate

Shot 3: Shake & Bake - Body mechanics shot with cinematography in mind. You can watch and read all the details about it right here: Shake & Bake

Rigs used:

Ray Character Rig by CGTarian

Malcolm 2.0 by AnimSchool

Malcolm 2.0 modified by Rb Reber

Props used:

House props from tf3dm, CGTrader, TurboSquid

Custodian Helmet and Badge modeled by L.A. Doles

Pen and Notepad modeled and rigged by Rb Reber

Office props from tf3dm.com

Office environment modeled by Rb Reber

Ultimate Ball from CGMeetup

Basketball court props from TF3DM/Free3D

Basketball court modeled by Rb Reber

Audio used:

The Dark Knight Rises

Hot Fuzz

Cinematography/Layout by Rb Reber

Music from freeplaymusic.com

Shake & Bake

Been doing this shot on and off whenever I have free time, wanted to brush up on my body mechanics animation more. I've been wanting to animate a basketball sequence for a while now, while keeping the cinematography in mind again.

Malcolm 2.0 by AnimSchool

Ultimate Ball from CGMeetup

Props from TF3DM/Free3D

Basketball Court by Rb Reber

Cinematography/Layout by Rb Reber

Music from freeplaymusic.com

Hope you guys like it! :)

Robbed

Practiced animating another shot with two characters having a conversation, with cinematography in mind.

Ray Character Rig by CGTarian

Malcolm 2.0 by AnimSchool

Props from tf3dm, CGTrader, TurboSquid

Cinematography/Layout by Rb Reber

Audio from the movie "The Dark Knight Rises"

Hope you guys like it! :)

Come of Age

Another one of my animations I never really got to share here on my blog.

Tried out this free tiger rig and practiced on my quadruped animation more. Also wanted to animate the face of the tiger and do a bit more facial acting with it since it had a nice setup. Thought of what better audio to use than the voice of one of the most popular tiger characters ever, Shere Khan from The Jungle Book.

Tiger Rig from CG Spectrum

Trees from tf3dm.com

Audio by Idris Elba as Shere Khan from the 2016 film The Jungle Book

Hope you guys like it! :)

Haircut

I never really got to share this animation here on my blog, so I'm doing so now.

I wanted to test out this free Judy Hopps rig from Zootopia. Creating interesting mouth shapes was a challenge but it was fun overall.

Juddy Hopps Rig by Mahmoud Youssef

Audio from an interview of Ginnifer Goodwin

Hope you guys like it! :)

Rb Reber Character Animation Reel 2017

Here's my latest animation reel where I compiled three of my latest shots.

Shot 1: Blow Your Head Off - Tried out the Will character rig I bought from Long Winter Studios. You can watch and read all the details about it right here: Blow Your Head Off

Shot 2: Grossly Inappropriate - Wanted to practice another conversation shot between two characters. You can watch and read all the details about it right here: Grossly Inappropriate

Shot 3: Waiting Around - Part of a personal weekly animation challenge for self growth. You can watch and read all the details about it right here: Waiting Around

Rigs used:

Will Character Rig bought from Long Winter Studios

Malcolm 2.0 by AnimSchool

Malcolm 2.0 modified by Rb Reber

Ray Character Rig by CGTarian

Props used:

Glock 17 Rig by Carlos Contreras

Wooden Stool from tf3dm.com

Custodian Helmet and Badge modeled by L.A. Doles

Pen and Notepad modeled and rigged by Rb Reber

Office Chairs, Desk Lamps, Computer (Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse) from tf3dm.com

Office environment modeled by Rb Reber

Chair from tf3dm.com

Audio used:
Kong: Skull Island
Hot Fuzz
Domhnall Gleeson interview

Blow Your Head Off

Wanted to try out the Will character rig I bought from Long Winter Studios. I was at the cinema a few weeks back when the trailer for the movie "Kong: Skull Island" played, and I thought a line that was delivered by Samuel L. Jackson during the trailer would be perfect for the shot I wanted to animate.

Will Character Rig bought from Long Winter Studios

Glock 17 Rig by Carlos Contreras

Wooden Stool from tf3dm.com

Audio from the trailer of "Kong: Skull Island"

Here's a breakdown of my "Blow Your Head Off" shot

Block - Blocked the key poses for my animation.

Spline - Tried to get the overall feel and timing of my animation.

Polish - Adjusted and deleted movements for smoother flow of movement. Polished the timing, spacing, and feel of my animation.

Finalizing - Finally I added the facial animation and polished the mechanics more. I also modified the rig a bit as well as animating the stool to give the sense movement.

Hope you guys like it! :)

Grossly Inappropriate

Just finished my latest shot! Been doing this on and off whenever I have free time. Wanted to create another shot with characters having a conversation.

Credits:

Audio from the movie "Hot Fuzz"

Malcolm 2.0 by AnimSchool

Malcolm 2.0 modified by Rb Reber

Custodian Helmet and Badge modeled by L.A. Doles

Pen and Notepad modeled and rigged by Rb Reber

Office Chairs, Desk Lamps, Computer (Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse) from tf3dm.com

Rest of environment modeled by Rb Reber

Staging and Layout by Rb Reber

Here's a breakdown of my "Grossly Inappropriate" shot

Block - Blocked the key poses for my animation.

Spline - Tried to get the overall feel and timing of my animation with a little bit of polishing too.

Polish - Polished the timing, spacing, and feel of my animation.

Finalizing - Finally I added the facial animation, modified the rigs a bit, added environment, and also polished the mechanics more.

Hope you guys like it! :)

Rb Reber Character Animation Reel 2016 Update

Thought about updating my animation reel so I went ahead and added some of my latest animations

Shot 1: Interactive Game Cinematic (Prototype Demo) - A snippet from a real time prototype game demo project animated in Maya and put together in Unity. This shot was originally animated at 30fps but the reel itself is at 24fps. You can watch it in its original 30fps, and read all about the process of this project right here: Interactive Game Cinematic - Prototype Demo
Shot 2: Waiting Around - Part of a personal weekly animation challenge for self growth. You can watch and read all the details about it right here: Waiting Around
Shot 3: Conversation - My goal was to animate two opposing characters conversing and interacting with one another

Rigs used:
Interactive Game Cinematic - Prototype Demo free rigs from the internet
Ray Character Rig by CGTarian
Norman Mod Wrestler by Aymeric Palermo
Norman Mod Cool Sport by Firat Can Kiral

Props used:
Interactive Game Cinematic - Prototype Demo props from the internet
Chair from tf3dm.com

Music from freeplaymusic.com

Character Animation Reel 2016

Hi guys! I've been hard at work honing my skills in animation, and now I've updated my portfolio with my latest animation reel.

I really used this opportunity to study and learn more about the craft of animation. From basic pantomime body mechanics to subtle and broad acting with dialogue. I really tried a lot of stuff that was new to me and I am very happy with the results. I know I can achieve much more and I will never stop aiming to become a better animator than when I was the day before.

Animating is truly my passion and I love doing it!  I hope you all like my work!

3D Animation Reel

Hey guys! I've been wanting to get into 3D animation ever since, it's so fun and it feels so rewarding whenever I finish my animations.

And now I've decided to study and practice the craft more. I've made an animation reel containing some of my 3D animation works. I've still got a long way to go and I hope you all like my reel!