2011 Showreel at DVinfo.net

Jonathan Shaw · July 12th, 2011, 10:54 PM

Open for comments, I really reckon I could do with some advice on mixing audio. I'm just not that happy with it. Any good tips

Steve Siegel · July 24th, 2011, 07:15 AM

I don't see any problems with the audio mixing. I just think your choice of soundtrack is wrong. Too upbeat and bouncy for a film largely about sharks. At any rate, your underwater videography is so good, the soundtrack takes a back seat.

Robert Turchick · July 24th, 2011, 09:44 AM

I think the soundtrack works. In my mind I just want the audio there to set the mood and give something to cut to that reflects a personality. It does the job. There's enough variety of footage to keep it moving and it was obvious what you specialize in. And I must say all the footage looks great! If anything, consider changing to a second piece of music that's faster and make the edits over it fly.
I just went through the torture of putting my own reel together so I know how hard it is to finalize the edit. At some point you just have to trust that you're showing potential clients what they want to see. I think you're right on point.

Jonathan Shaw · July 24th, 2011, 04:19 PM

Thanks both for your comments, regarding the pace of the track I have used slower pieces before and just thought that they lacked a bit of spark.
I actually tried with two different tracks but it did feel a little disjointed, I actually think it could do with a little audio from an interview or something to break it up and then change the track and pace.
Glad you guys liked the underwater footage.

Cheers

Jon

Hubert Hofer · July 30th, 2011, 06:32 PM

Superb filming. Sound, although technically just as good, is not connecting with the footage. It's a little like asking a 90 year old to pose in a g-string.

Jonathan Shaw · July 31st, 2011, 11:39 PM

What an awful image I have in my head Hubert, would you have preferred a more dramatic, instrumental track?

Bill Thesken · August 1st, 2011, 01:05 AM

The part where the guy broke the bricks, the sound was right on. Underwater wildlife and techno somehow doesn't fit, because when you are under water looking at the strange world with the fish and the reefs and everything is moving a little slower, classical seems to be the key, for me anyways, it's like a ballet, but you do have a lot of different shots where it does fit. I was wishing some of the shots were a little longer, like when you were on the side of the ridge underwater with the school of little fish, that was cool. Are the underwater shots with the Canon A1? I've been filming a lot underwater with a little gopro, and need to find a way to get a water housing for my A1. Can't believe you are filming sharks at night, that is a little too rad.

Jonathan Shaw · August 8th, 2011, 12:55 AM

Thanks Bill for the comments, yeah the Bull Sharks at night was a little sketchy!
Yep all the underwater stuff is the Canon A1 in a Gates Housing with SWP44 port.

July 12th, 2011, 10:54 PM	#1
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	2011 Showreel Open for comments, I really reckon I could do with some advice on mixing audio. I'm just not that happy with it. Any good tips ginclearfilm 2011 Show Reel on Vimeo __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm

July 24th, 2011, 07:15 AM	#2
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	Re: 2011 Showreel I don't see any problems with the audio mixing. I just think your choice of soundtrack is wrong. Too upbeat and bouncy for a film largely about sharks. At any rate, your underwater videography is so good, the soundtrack takes a back seat.

July 24th, 2011, 09:44 AM	#3
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	Re: 2011 Showreel I think the soundtrack works. In my mind I just want the audio there to set the mood and give something to cut to that reflects a personality. It does the job. There's enough variety of footage to keep it moving and it was obvious what you specialize in. And I must say all the footage looks great! If anything, consider changing to a second piece of music that's faster and make the edits over it fly. I just went through the torture of putting my own reel together so I know how hard it is to finalize the edit. At some point you just have to trust that you're showing potential clients what they want to see. I think you're right on point. __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

July 24th, 2011, 04:19 PM	#4
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	Re: 2011 Showreel Thanks both for your comments, regarding the pace of the track I have used slower pieces before and just thought that they lacked a bit of spark. I actually tried with two different tracks but it did feel a little disjointed, I actually think it could do with a little audio from an interview or something to break it up and then change the track and pace. Glad you guys liked the underwater footage. Cheers Jon __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm

July 30th, 2011, 06:32 PM	#5
Hubert Hofer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Torres Strait - Australia Posts: 76	Re: 2011 Showreel Superb filming. Sound, although technically just as good, is not connecting with the footage. It's a little like asking a 90 year old to pose in a g-string.

July 31st, 2011, 11:39 PM	#6
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	Re: 2011 Showreel What an awful image I have in my head Hubert, would you have preferred a more dramatic, instrumental track? __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm

August 1st, 2011, 01:05 AM	#7
Bill Thesken Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: HI, USA Posts: 622	Re: 2011 Showreel The part where the guy broke the bricks, the sound was right on. Underwater wildlife and techno somehow doesn't fit, because when you are under water looking at the strange world with the fish and the reefs and everything is moving a little slower, classical seems to be the key, for me anyways, it's like a ballet, but you do have a lot of different shots where it does fit. I was wishing some of the shots were a little longer, like when you were on the side of the ridge underwater with the school of little fish, that was cool. Are the underwater shots with the Canon A1? I've been filming a lot underwater with a little gopro, and need to find a way to get a water housing for my A1. Can't believe you are filming sharks at night, that is a little too rad.

August 8th, 2011, 12:55 AM	#8
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	Re: 2011 Showreel Thanks Bill for the comments, yeah the Bull Sharks at night was a little sketchy! Yep all the underwater stuff is the Canon A1 in a Gates Housing with SWP44 port. __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm