OT: You’re the One That I Want (to watch my reel)

[Kevin Monahan]

It’s good quality and a good length. But this isn’t an editing reel at all. Perhaps you should’ve posted this in the AE or Motion forum?

Kevin Monahan
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Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

[Rafael Amador]

Very good Zak.
Good rhythm and lot of different elements.
I’m trying to finish mine too. If I ever got it finished i’ll post it.
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[Walter Biscardi]

[Kevin Monahan] “But this isn’t an editing reel at all. Perhaps you should’ve posted this in the AE or Motion forum?”

Yep, have to agree on that one. Wouldn’t hire you for an editing job based on this reel. Good motion graphics, but no editing.

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[Zak Mussig]

Thanks for the comments, guys. Kevin and Walter, you’re both right that this doesn’t show how I edit. I have a couple editing samples uploaded to Vimeo as well, and links to them pop up at the end of the currently embedded reel.

I guess I’m not quite sure how to put together an editing reel since a lot of the source footage I get handed isn’t terribly high quality (being kind), and a few cuts seem to lose meaning outside of the context of the whole. I guess all of that to say “back to the drawing board”. I’m just not quite sure to get from where I am to where I want to go professionally… which I’m hoping is just par for the course in your early 20’s.

Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment,

Zak

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