A few guidelines for showreels:
Short: Take your first edit, cut it shorter, then cut it shorter again. Aim for 2 mins.
Sweet: Only include the best of your best.
Sharp: Keep it snappy and intersting to watch.
Suprising: Well you want to be remembered dont you?
Salient: Is it suitable for the viewer? No point sending something techno wobbly to the history channel.
I hasten to point out my s reel is by no means perfect - I just like it the way it is.
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I have two prejudices - I am anti HDV for consumer camcorders, and I eat mooks who claim to be pro wedding vidders and ask dumb questions. www.zaskarfilms.com You tube channel 'zaskarfilms'
JVC DV5001e (big cam), Sony PC6E (tiny cam), Vinten pro5, PAG light, SM58, Sony ECM50, Sony C-76, 0.5x convertors for sony, Rode video mic, Vegas 7.
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