![]() ![]() stack-of-dvds-with-editing-examples-written Put your best material first and consider creating an opening that is an edited version of your work set to music. If you’re not a gifted editor you should probably work with one to create these reels. A producer, director, production coordinator or even a potential client needs to be engaged in the first few moments of viewing. People tend to want to save the best for last, however you really need to catch them in the first few seconds and fight to keep them watching. Unfortunately, most people viewing your material won’t watch your entire reel. You have compiled examples of your work from various sources and now you have to decide what to do with them. It’s also OK to ask more than once if the material isn’t provided in a reasonable time frame. I’m asked for material all the time, and yes, it’s a pain to get the material pulled together, but its part of my responsibility to provide them with a way to find more work. You should offer to provide the medium that you want the examples placed upon by providing blank DVDs, a memory stick or a hard drive. Most production companies or producers understand that you will need examples of the work you’ve done for them. You have the right to ask for examples of services you have provided to others in order to make a demo reel. If you’re an on-screen talent, you can get away with a video résumé that isn’t edited too tightly, but if you’re applying for a shot at an editor’s gig, you better make sure there are no flashframes unless they’re intentional! Are you a lighting expert? Showing different light setups and lovely before and after scenes would be a plus – and don’t focus too much on the shooting of the scene, unless you’re applying for cinematographer. ![]() One thing you need to remember, when applying for a position is to show your own skills, not someone else’s. If you’re submitting to do color correction the entire demo should highlight before and after examples of how you make chicken salad appetizing out of something that didn’t originally look so tasty – not examples of your camera work. If you’re a producer, director, director of photography, writer, professional wedding shooter/producer, editor, or any other production position, you should have a reel for each job you do. It might intimidate the director who is making this decision. If you’re submitting as a possible director of photography to a director you don’t want to send a reel that highlights what a wonderful and experienced director you are. You want to highlight what you do without alienating anyone viewing your reel. Demo Reels – we all know we need one and most of us need multiple versions, but what makes an effective and motivating demo reel? It’s your work but how do you organize it and make it sizzle, jump out and stand above the rest? How do you capture what is unique about you and your video production? Can you do it yourself or do you need an editor?įirst, define what you do and what you have to sell. ![]()
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