archived-videos Just finished my director reel. Thoughts?

[KristianHaaskjold]

I just finished my narrative directing work.

What are your thoughts? I'm 25 years old and very curious about the level of my work looks like at first glance?

https://vimeo.com/96517948

Thank you for your time.

Kindest regards,
Kristian

 

[HaloUnionProductions]

I thought it looked good, The second half seemed much better than the first, I thought.

 

[odd1out]

Very well done

 

[WhiteOpus]

Very clean and succinct. Could have used some more varied shots, but perhaps that was the look you were going for. Looks like you do great work.

 

[HIFF]

Impressive.

Was the right length. Too many showreels from newer directors are too long.

You should try it with no dialogue, just the music score - also try peaking the score near the end.

This is a nice example of what I mean:

http://vimeo.com/groups/showreelsdemoreels/videos/96765709

 

[AudioPostExpert]

You should try it with no dialogue, just the music score - also try peaking the score near the end.

This is a nice example of what I mean:

http://vimeo.com/groups/showreelsdemoreels/videos/96765709

That's an OK example of a Cinematographer's showreel. Not such good advice for a director's reel, unless of course the director is only touting for work making silent films or music videos!

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[MissingProductions]

Looked great! Good shots and pacing.

 

[HIFF]

That's an OK example of a Cinematographer's showreel. Not such good advice for a director's reel, unless of course the director is only touting for work making silent films or music videos!

Good catch. I'll defer to the above.

 

[Cracker Funk]

A lot of those shots are kinda noisy in the shadows, but overall, it looks rather nice. But I don't see how this works as a director show reel. Maybe I don't understand, because I'm looking in from the outside? I don't work in the industry, I'm a bartender. Anyway, when I watch this reel, I have no way of knowing that the director did a good job. For that, I'd need to just watch some of his/her work.

 

[Santhem]

A lot of those shots are kinda noisy in the shadows, but overall, it looks rather nice. But I don't see how this works as a director show reel. Maybe I don't understand, because I'm looking in from the outside? I don't work in the industry, I'm a bartender. Anyway, when I watch this reel, I have no way of knowing that the director did a good job. For that, I'd need to just watch some of his/her work.

Well. I suppose the reel works as a first selection method. Does it make you interested enough to really go watch some of the work and see if someone is really a good director?
I guess it's not so much about making a good reel as it is about not making a bad reel .