Creating a Showreel
Researching into Showreels:
A showreel is a short video showcasing someone's previous projects. It was a way to show their experience, what they specialise in creating, their style of filmmaking and what they are capable of. There are a few key elements of a showreel and they are:
-Keeping it short in order to let your audience want more. you will find that most Showreels are between 1:30 and 3 minutes long.
- Including your best work and present yourself as a professional and experienced filmmaker.
- Using stock footage, visuals, graphics etc. to transition between different different projects.
Analysing existing Showreels:
I think this is a good example of a showreel. Firstly, the clips they show are short, snappy and visually pleasing, most only lasting 1-2 seconds. The use of short clips makes it so the audience can get a lot of different examples of the creator's work. It also lets the creator show more of their work in the limited time frame. This showreel also uses graphics to transition between scenes. This is effective as it helps distinguish between different projects with the use of text which would ruin the flow of the showreel. I also like how this is a collective showreel showing the work of multiple different students. This allows to show the range of skills of everyone on the BA Film Production course at the University of Winchester. However, I think they should have included some of the names of the projects and the students involved. Overall, I think this is a very strong showreel and shows the work of the BA students at a very high standards. I like how a good range of projects are shown and we get to see a wide variety of skills.
This is a showreel for a student at Edinburgh Napier University called Rowen Henderson. Something i like about this showreel is that it is the work of an individual rather than a collective group of people. I like this because it showcases the individual's style of filmmaking and what she specialises in most. Another thing I enjoy about this showreel is that there is a certain scene that reoccurs throughout the whole showreel that plays after every few scenes that gradually progresses and is eventually complete by the end of the video. I also enjoy that there are links in the description of the video that reference all of the included projects that are included in the showreel. In conclusion, I think this is a great showreel that presents Rowen Henderson as a very skilled, professional and polished filmmaker.
My showreel
Initial draft
This is my first draft for my media showreel. I took a few elements of other showreels that I have watched which i liked and wanted to use in my own showreel. I have taken advantage of the use of music to set the tone for the showreel, such as using the beat of the music to time the when the images change. I have tried to do this the best i can but will need to be polished up before i release my final version. I have used stock footage to transition between scenes which was a common feature in most of the examples I watched.
Draft Feedback
The feedback of my draft has helped me realise what i need to change about my showreel. Firstly, I need to find a way to fit the videos in the frame to get rid of all of unused space around the sides. Another thing i plan to add after receiving feedback is video transitions such as fade to black.
My showreel
After receiving feedback on my original draft, i have made some changes to my showreel. Firstly, i have used the free transform tool to make the footage fit the frame. I have done this for all images that are affected to make sure the whole thing is consistent and continuant.
I also went back and polished up the timing of some of the images to make them more on the beat. I did this to make the scene run smoother and more pleasing for the audience.
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