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5D REEL PLEASE CHECK

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Mohamed Younis

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I was asked for a show reel by a client. I never really had a reel and I didn't shoot enough with the Epic to make a full reel. This is all old stuff and to me, it really shows how much I improved over the past year owning RED cameras. Anyway all of this stuff is at least a year old. One scene was shot on RED, try to guess which. I really want feedback to see if I've worked on all the points I tried to improve. All shot,graded,edited,directed by me.
 
I liked it! I thought the car stuff looked great. You've got a lot of variety which is good also. I liked the music too, but there may have been too many full stops for my taste. Also, the 2nd to last shot should be the last. Its beautiful and a fitting end shot. All in all, I think your old reel looks pretty damn good :)
 
Clint Lealos said:
I liked it! I thought the car stuff looked great. You've got a lot of variety which is good also. I liked the music too, but there may have been too many full stops for my taste. Also, the 2nd to last shot should be the last. Its beautiful and a fitting end shot. All in all, I think your old reel looks pretty damn good :)
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Thanks man. I changed the shots and you're right it is a fitting end. Did you figure out which scene was shot on Epic?
 
I think it kind of tapers off toward the end. I agree with the stops in edits - kind of distracting.
What is this reel going to be used for? Mainly for clients doing non-narrative stuff?

I think it's a solid commercial reel, I didn't really see many narrative shots that showed off your skills and ability to control light. (1:21 really liked the dolly shot with the girl's shadow being lit into a silhouette.)
You also go back to a lot of similar shots - the car, for example. I loved those shots but you could probably benefit from cutting down your TRT a good :30s.
 
Brandon J. Garcia said:
I think it kind of tapers off toward the end. I agree with the stops in edits - kind of distracting.
What is this reel going to be used for? Mainly for clients doing non-narrative stuff?

I think it's a solid commercial reel, I didn't really see many narrative shots that showed off your skills and ability to control light. (1:21 really liked the dolly shot with the girl's shadow being lit into a silhouette.)
You also go back to a lot of similar shots - the car, for example. I loved those shots but you could probably benefit from cutting down your TRT a good :30s.
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Well, I didnt go to film school and I hardly got any offers to shoot narrative pieces with my 5D so that's probably why.
Ofcourse this has all changed now.
I did shoot a few shorts with the 5d and I feel I did really well with everything considered ie budgets,locations and whatnot. The thing is i lost a couple of hard drives and that's everything I have right now on my old computer.
Thanks for taking the time to watch.
I think you're right with it dragging on a bit though
 
Mohamed,

I'm pretty much in agreement with everyone regarding the stops, they where disruptive to the flow especially considering the music. Although I like the song I felt it tended to not really match the cutting style (but hey that's quite subjective). I think your car shots should have a money shot appeal but because you use it often it tends to dilute it's impact (personally I'd limit it to 3 shots , 1 interior and to exteriors cut together to show a sequence). Additionally some of your female shots were quite similar and could probably be trimmed out (again quite subjective). On the high note, your 5d footage is some of the most beautifully graded footage I've seen. You made it pop very nicely. I'm really looking forward to your Epic stuff.

Cheers
Sid
 
Sid Idris said:
Mohamed,

I'm pretty much in agreement with everyone regarding the stops, they where disruptive to the flow especially considering the music. Although I like the song I felt it tended to not really match the cutting style (but hey that's quite subjective). I think your car shots should have a money shot appeal but because you use it often it tends to dilute it's impact (personally I'd limit it to 3 shots , 1 interior and to exteriors cut together to show a sequence). Additionally some of your female shots were quite similar and could probably be trimmed out (again quite subjective). On the high note, your 5d footage is some of the most beautifully graded footage I've seen. You made it pop very nicely. I'm really looking forward to your Epic stuff.

Cheers
Sid
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Thanks man, I never really edited a reel so I knew right away that I'd make some mistakes. I pretty much agree on everything you said and I'm waiting to get a bit more feedback and will modify my reel accordingly.
 
The BMW stuff looked rad... Was the really vintage-looking stuff done with RAW stills? It looked like it held up really well even with all the post-processing.
 
Mike P. said:
The BMW stuff looked rad... Was the really vintage-looking stuff done with RAW stills? It looked like it held up really well even with all the post-processing.
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Video, it would've been a hassle shooting that many stills and editing them. I tried a couple of technique and finally figured out the best way to do it was to actually pause certain frames and divide them in groups based on the speed I want those frames to be played at. I think it's a bit filter heavy and sadly the compression I used when making those videos was terrible so O was on the fence to include them on this reel.
 
That was awesome, I thought. I think it's ok if a reel goes on longer than most as long as there is a constant climax in music, scene takes and energy. And as long as you don't go over the climax zone and then just keep going, lol. It's kind of like a song, you know where the song is going by the energy that is ebbing and flowing.
 
Mohamed Younis said:
Well, I didnt go to film school and I hardly got any offers to shoot narrative pieces with my 5D so that's probably why.
Ofcourse this has all changed now.
I did shoot a few shorts with the 5d and I feel I did really well with everything considered ie budgets,locations and whatnot. The thing is i lost a couple of hard drives and that's everything I have right now on my old computer.
Thanks for taking the time to watch.
I think you're right with it dragging on a bit though
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Not having narrative stuff is not a bad thing. Just depends on the jobs you are applying for.
And reels are constantly evolving so over time it's gonna change, but that kind of goes without saying.
Keep up the good work and keep shooting! :)
 
Jon Jones said:
That was awesome, I thought. I think it's ok if a reel goes on longer than most as long as there is a constant climax in music, scene takes and energy. And as long as you don't go over the climax zone and then just keep going, lol. It's kind of like a song, you know where the song is going by the energy that is ebbing and flowing.
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Thanks man, I still think the climax was too dull. I'll work on rearranging the shots and maybe adding a few more.



Did anyone notice the scene on Epic?
 
Hahaha... Nobody wants to be wrong about which scene is Epic footage, so I'll go first. I'd say its either at :45, :50, or 1:41. My gut says its the girl at :50.
 
Dang.
 
Anyone else care to look foolish? Come on guys, don't leave me hanging :)
 
Looks pretty good. ;) I would say the RED footage is either that stuff with the car or from some of those shots at the end. The one of the man walking down the road looked good. Am I close?
 
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