3D Characters Reel

The 3D Characters Reel gathers Terminal FX’s CG character work into a single cut of just over two minutes, published on the studio’s Vimeo channel in 2025. It draws on characters the studio has built for its commercial work, from stylised cartoon figures to characters that share the frame with live action.

A character reel is judged on performance before polish. The model and rig have to hold up in close-up and deform cleanly through extreme poses, the animation has to give each character a readable intention and a sense of weight, and lighting and compositing have to seat the result in its world — whether that world is fully CG or a photographed plate. Character modeling, rigging, animation and integration are core Terminal FX disciplines, and this reel shows them in one place.