Re: My first reel - please tell me what I'm doing wrong!

Hey Roger,

I saw your reel and I thought it was pretty good. Now Im not an expert per se' as I am relatively new to filming. But people many times take things very critical, especially for demo reels. In my opinion and it is just mine, from the look of the reel you can obviously film, and edit it, and even place music. The camera movements were appropriate for the type of subject and the color seemed to match the footage. Maybe the color could have been adjusted so that the entire reel had the same feel but that is just personal opinion.. If you ask 10 different people you are going to get 10 different answers.. Personally since it is horror type, I think instead of just music, I would have added some sound effects, especially I would have added the door closing shut.. since you ended it that way.. I liked it. But I always look for the entertainment value in films, first, since 90% of the people watching any film look at that only. Very few people want to know how it was made, what type of cameras, lighting, dolly shots, or steadicam shots were used.. People want to be entertained, they want a good story line,they want to be brought into the picture, experience it, see it, feel it, and then think about it abit.. This is entertainment, and that is what film, whether moving or stills are all about.

Just my opinion, but good luck..