Showreel Planing

[matty55]

Not sure if this is the right section for this thread but I'm planning my new presenter showreel but I can't really afford to get it done profesionally. Is the picture and sound quality off a camcorder acceptable for a showreel or will I need a more advanced camera?

[Midnight Blue]

I don't think we can give a definative answer to this question. It depends on how well the shot is done, how good the camera work is, the lighting etc... and don't even think of using the on camera mic. For this type of video the sound is as or even more important than the images.

[Bpotter908]

Well...I could spend £60K on just a camera... however I'm not making the next Hollywood movie! ( thankfully. )
I suppose what is your budget? Do you want to make a career out of this? So this is a show-reel of you presenting at..conferences? TV shows? or?...