My demo reel, opinions wanted. Thanks! at DVinfo.net

Mariano Eckerstrand · September 24th, 2006, 04:50 PM

I just finished my demo reel and would like to get some opinions on it. Let me know what you think! It was all shot with a DVX100B and it was from my most recent work. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

http://www.philly-productions.com/Reel.mov

Gabriel Yeager · September 24th, 2006, 05:45 PM

Great job! Awesome footage! Very nicely done. I was very surprised at how well the low light shots looked.

Keep up the great work!
~Gabriel~

Mariano Eckerstrand · September 25th, 2006, 08:58 PM

Anymore comments? If you watch it leave some feedback if you have time. Thanks!

Ken Diewert · September 26th, 2006, 10:09 AM

Mariano,

Nice Reel, loved the time lapse opening, and through the dancers, baby and massage...you maybe could have used some quicker edits during the 4x4 stuff, and I thouht the two voiceless interviews at the end didn't add anything and should get cut. But hey, that's just me.

I'm putting my reel together, so it's always good to see what others are doing. Check out http://www.doublevisionproductions.com for an interestiong reel that loads immediately in flash. It's faster paced, with a little more dynamic music.

Ken

Sheldon Blais · September 26th, 2006, 01:00 PM

Great work....nice crisp clear video. Good editing...

Gunleik Groven · September 26th, 2006, 01:03 PM

Liked it untill the sequence with the guitar guy came...
And the opening two shots of the 4WD (before actually starting to drive...)

I disagree on the flash thing. Yep it loads instantly, but hey... I cannot really see what kind of images these are...

What kind of cam are you on?

Gunleik

Ken Diewert · September 26th, 2006, 01:17 PM

Gunleik,

It's not my site. But I do remember reading a thread where I think he was using XL2's.

My comment about the site was more to do with the style of the demo. The pacing, the music, the choice of images. While I have seen some better reels, I think it's pretty good as a reference.

Mariano Eckerstrand · September 26th, 2006, 10:33 PM

Thanks for the comments so far. This will give me an idea of what footage to take out. I am waiting for some footage I shoot for another client to put in, so I will just take out some of the stuff people are not liking and replace it with the new footage.

Gunleik,
I use a DVX100B and the opening timelapse was shot with my Canon 20D DSLR.

Meryem Ersoz · September 27th, 2006, 08:14 AM

the whole first half is great, i've watched this several times now, trying to figure out how to give you some useful feedback. at exactly halfway through, the style flattens and the pacing drops off. the first half shows a range of looks and the back half doesn't do that. i'd pick up the pacing, and save something showier or add something with more flair to the end. end on a high note. the talking heads don't work there...they make the reel drift off, instead of ending definitively.

you do nice work. try to sustain the feeling you establish in the first half throughout. faster pacing? more variety of looks? the first half has interesting lighting, the second half flatter, ambient lighting....

some ideas!

Mariano Eckerstrand · September 30th, 2006, 09:42 PM

I just cleaned it up and added some other footage. Take a look here www.philly-productions.com/Reelsmall.mov .

September 24th, 2006, 04:50 PM	#1
Mariano Eckerstrand Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 27	My demo reel, opinions wanted. Thanks! I just finished my demo reel and would like to get some opinions on it. Let me know what you think! It was all shot with a DVX100B and it was from my most recent work. Thanks in advance for your feedback. http://www.philly-productions.com/Reel.mov Last edited by Mariano Eckerstrand; September 24th, 2006 at 05:59 PM.

September 26th, 2006, 10:09 AM	#4
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Mariano, Nice Reel, loved the time lapse opening, and through the dancers, baby and massage...you maybe could have used some quicker edits during the 4x4 stuff, and I thouht the two voiceless interviews at the end didn't add anything and should get cut. But hey, that's just me. I'm putting my reel together, so it's always good to see what others are doing. Check out http://www.doublevisionproductions.com for an interestiong reel that loads immediately in flash. It's faster paced, with a little more dynamic music. Ken __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

September 26th, 2006, 01:03 PM	#6
Gunleik Groven Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Espa - Norway Posts: 151	Liked it untill the sequence with the guitar guy came... And the opening two shots of the 4WD (before actually starting to drive...) I disagree on the flash thing. Yep it loads instantly, but hey... I cannot really see what kind of images these are... What kind of cam are you on? Gunleik __________________ Red? Sure!

September 26th, 2006, 01:17 PM	#7
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Gunleik, It's not my site. But I do remember reading a thread where I think he was using XL2's. My comment about the site was more to do with the style of the demo. The pacing, the music, the choice of images. While I have seen some better reels, I think it's pretty good as a reference. __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

September 24th, 2006, 05:45 PM	#2
Gabriel Yeager Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, NorthWest USA Posts: 788	Great job! Awesome footage! Very nicely done. I was very surprised at how well the low light shots looked. Keep up the great work! ~Gabriel~

September 25th, 2006, 08:58 PM	#3
Mariano Eckerstrand Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 27	Anymore comments? If you watch it leave some feedback if you have time. Thanks!

September 26th, 2006, 01:00 PM	#5
Sheldon Blais Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 114	Great work....nice crisp clear video. Good editing...

September 26th, 2006, 10:33 PM	#8
Mariano Eckerstrand Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 27	Thanks for the comments so far. This will give me an idea of what footage to take out. I am waiting for some footage I shoot for another client to put in, so I will just take out some of the stuff people are not liking and replace it with the new footage. Gunleik, I use a DVX100B and the opening timelapse was shot with my Canon 20D DSLR.

September 27th, 2006, 08:14 AM	#9
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	the whole first half is great, i've watched this several times now, trying to figure out how to give you some useful feedback. at exactly halfway through, the style flattens and the pacing drops off. the first half shows a range of looks and the back half doesn't do that. i'd pick up the pacing, and save something showier or add something with more flair to the end. end on a high note. the talking heads don't work there...they make the reel drift off, instead of ending definitively. you do nice work. try to sustain the feeling you establish in the first half throughout. faster pacing? more variety of looks? the first half has interesting lighting, the second half flatter, ambient lighting.... some ideas!

September 30th, 2006, 09:42 PM	#10
Mariano Eckerstrand Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 27	I just cleaned it up and added some other footage. Take a look here www.philly-productions.com/Reelsmall.mov .