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2010 Demo Reel - July 6th, 2010, 11:32 PM

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http://vimeo.com/13146366

Here is my latest Demo Reel. Let me know what you think. I was trying something new with it. Its a little long but I like it. O and it takes a bit to buffer Ill need to encode it at a smaller size.

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July 7th, 2010, 02:54 AM

Meh.... It was OK.







Just kidding!

Amazing work, as usual. One thing I would have liked to see is some breakdowns of those big battle scenes.
  
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July 7th, 2010, 03:20 AM

Awesome stuff dude!
While watching the Pacific, I was thinking how awesome it would be to work on it.
Shotwise anyway, could've been a hellish gig of course
  
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July 7th, 2010, 03:39 AM

Honestly the reel is twice as long as it should be. I got bored after 2 minutes. It's quite nice stuff but by the 2 minute mark there isn't anything new to show. I know you probably spent a lot of time investing into this but you need to take emotional attachment out of the process and cut if for a viewer that doesn't have that attachment.
  
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July 7th, 2010, 03:45 AM

I'm afriad I agree with DudeFest. I didn't make it all the way though to the end.
  
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July 7th, 2010, 03:46 AM

Dudefest has got a point, but I don't think it's too big of a problem.
They're not gonna be like: "this guy's reel is too long...shame i really liked his work, but he's not gonna get the job".
They're just gonna turn the reel off and say, cool this guy can comp.
  
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July 7th, 2010, 03:50 AM

Sorry tommy I disagree.

I personally would skip through it instead of watching it. This potentially misses good shots that can be the deciding factor in getting the job over someone else. A work friend of mine said he didn't even see the boat docking shot with the wharf towards the end of the reel. I felt that was a better shot than others.

To the OP. Remove the first helicopter shot completely. It isn't your best work.

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July 7th, 2010, 07:58 AM

I knew people would hate the length of the reel! Tommy138 ya the show was a bit of a B*tch. That first shot in my reel is the show is almost 2 minutes long. I had to blend 5 different plates together to make it look like one long camera move. Then the tracking was a nightmare haha it was good painful fun.

Marquez-- Ya I wish I could have as well. The break downs I had of them were done by someone else and I I didn't like them very much. And as Dudefest would say the reel was already to long as it is.

Dudefest what about that helicopter shot do you not like so much?
  
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July 7th, 2010, 09:14 AM

It doesn't blend well with the seam at the end of the bluescreen and the city background really feels wrong. The defocus doesn't work. The foreground helicopters aren't integrated into the background enough which makes the shot still feel like it's in a sound stage.

In terms of other work you have done I think you have better work later on in the reel that you could put as the second shot shown.
  
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July 7th, 2010, 10:26 AM

Sheesh, @DudeFest.

@Whelkn - Work looks good. I can tell you wont have problems staying employed.
Cause after all there are two parts to securing a job, being a good artist and not being a jerk. Youre work looks great and you are never a jerk online...

cant say that about everyone...
  
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July 7th, 2010, 11:17 AM

good stuff...enjoyed the reel a ton
  
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July 7th, 2010, 11:36 AM

Thanks guys.
  
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July 8th, 2010, 07:58 PM

Just found out we just got nominated for an Emmy for our work on "The Pacific" cool stuff.
  
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Arrow Demoreel - July 9th, 2010, 01:52 AM

Demo-reel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxRuiUG0OKU

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July 9th, 2010, 01:53 AM

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Sheesh, @DudeFest.

@Whelkn - Work looks good. I can tell you wont have problems staying employed.
Cause after all there are two parts to securing a job, being a good artist and not being a jerk. Youre work looks great and you are never a jerk online...

cant say that about everyone...
Yo donald! He wanted honest feedback. if you want to blow smoke up his arse send him a PM. I never said the rest of the reel was bad.
  
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