Hey guys rate my showreel please

[Mark Suszko]

No, wrong; your “personality” should show thru in the point of view communicated by your choice of cuts.

[Adam Taylor]

I’ll apologise in advance because i could only get to 1 minute in before i had to stop.

The comments made by the other guys are spot on.

My own take on it is the reel gave absolutely no clue about your ability as an editor. The shots you chose to show were poor quality. Bad lighting, dull content, lazy composition and as a viewer i was completely detached from it.

You need to engage your audience, so watch it with a critical eye and if something is not the best you can show, then don’t show it.

Well done corporate video is so much more than a flatly lit face square on to camera in a scruffy little cubbyhole of an office. Try avoid those, and certainly don’t show three variations in row!

Edit reels are particularly difficult to do, because most viewers are watching the content, not the edits. Good edits tend to be invisible -personally i think if you notice the edit, you’ve not really done a good job.

So firstly, tell a story,
and secondly, find a way to combine your images and sound so they complement both the story AND the each other – ie a good edit…. and if that means colour correcting the shots – so be it.

If you find you need some shots that you dont already have…find a camera operator in the same situation as you and do a deal, he shoots them, you edit them and then you both have a usable reel as well as a good contact for future jobs.

good luck…all craft takes time to perfect.

adam

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
My YouTube Animations Page

[Jon Fidler]

Thanks again, its obvious ive still got a lot to learn but this has been helpful. Im going to go back to the drawing board and read a lot more on storytelling and editing for a couple of months, and then ill re do the reel and come back again for feedback. Thanks for the excellent advice, its been very straight to the point but immensely helpful!

[Scott Sheriff]

Jon,
Glad to hear you’re taking the comments in the proper spirit, and didn’t think we were harshing on your reel.
In my case, I don’t have a ton of time to beat around the bush, so I tend to just get to the point.

Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com

“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair

Where were you on 6/21?

[Jon Fidler]

Hi

No I agree, if you dont cut to the point no one would ever progress!