Troika sounds like a place I’d enjoy working. Too bad I don’t really see myself living in California. Maybe I’ll focus instead of doing freelance for them.
I really liked their demo reel. It became a title graphic full of title graphics. It was also timed to the music well, especially at the end. In order to successfully edit and intertwine all of those elements together demonstrates just how creative and skilled their employees are. Anyone could have mashed together a couple of the titles together, back-to-back. Watching the reel was entertaining in itself. I also liked how it started and stopped with the orange K.
All of their work was smooth and flawless. Seeing final products such as their’s illustrates the importance of keeping your focus at the end while you’re finalizing those minor details that separates a project from being good from being great. This is definitely an area I need to work on. I’m hoping this is an element that will be easier in the workplace. Granted, I will have spent way more hours on projects for a boss or client than I have for class, but I know that settling in that component could result in losing a client (or job), whereas the difference between an H- and an P- is not as significant. Not following through won’t just affect you in that regard, so therefore not doing so is not an option.
PS: The one guy looked like Dwight from The Office. I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t take what he was saying seriously.