cinematography 2012 Cinematography Reel, car crashes and romance

[Gentle]

My 2012 Cinematography reel is finally finished (after many rounds of feedback and constructive criticism)!
2012 Cinematography Reel and Behind the Scenes to the Making of this year's movies I shot.



These are some handpicked impressions (took about 100 hours of selecting footage and chopping a hell load of clips on the editing floor, excluding the time it took to drive all over LA to get the footage from the different filmmakers I worked with) of the projects I shot this year as a Director of Photography.

Length: 2 minutes. Shot on: Canon 7D, Canon 5D MkII, RED Scarlet, Sony F3.
In there, you'll find narrative films, music videos and commercials. In the tags you'll find the directors of each piece.
A 4-minute long version is here: http://vimeo.com/46422185


Some impressions:

Feedback is much appreciated!



Gentle

 

[Zensteve]

What was the location for your western building exteriors?

Reel looks good.

 

[Gentle]

That was "Whitehorse Ranch" in Yucca Valley, about 2.5 hours east of LA!

 

[Zensteve]

Ah, cool. Scouted out Pioneer Town earlier this year, also in Yucca. Great place to shoot, Yucca Valley.

 

[jax_rox]

I wasn't a big fan of the music, but others may like it.

I also feel like the beginning title card being halfway through a dissolve out when the next shot starts seems like a mistake to me. I also don't see the need for two title cards with your info.

But, apart from that, there's some really nice shots in there.

 

[Sweetie]

I agree with Jax. The piano seems to be a bad feel. I'd suggest look at going with string/drums/percussion than the piano to get more of a faster feel to it. To me it loses the feeling using the wrong music.