Demo Reels: What Makes a Good Reel?

Blog Post Prompt:

What makes a good DP / Director of Photography / Cinematographer's reel? Search reels online (google, vimeo, youtube, etc) and visit the links below to see what work is out there. Embed or link your favorite and your least favorite reels and explain what is compelling (and not so compelling) in the reels that you viewed.

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Sample DP reel links:

http://reels.creativecow.net/demo_reel/t/1

http://www.poptent.net/assignment/29

http://www.acityofindustry.com/reels/dpreel.html

http://timotholt.com/reel/

http://shootingpeople.org/watch/film.php?film_id=53970

http://www.poptent.net/media/14538

http://www.reelsondemand.com/dp.html

http://www.planetpoint.com/jackmessitt/jack1.html

http://www.foursitestudios.com/reels/DPreel.htm

http://reels.creativecow.net/film/dan-parsons-dp-reel

http://www.vimeo.com/4226637

http://www.vimeo.com/3497766

http://www.vimeo.com/2430560

http://www.rclabaugh.com/reel/index.html

http://www.solarplexusprods.com/DirDPReel.html

http://www.300pix.com/christo/

http://www.productionhub.com/video/view.aspx?item=1800

http://www.imagesbyferrari.com/demo-reel.html

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=50595668

http://www.brentramsey.com/DemoReels/DirectorofPhotographyReel/tabid/374/Default.aspx

http://www.danielpearldp.com/page2.html

http://www.carlososterling.com/video.php

http://www.poptent.net/media/11806

http://reels.creativecow.net/film/2009-demo-peltier-productions-director-of-photography-reel

http://www.helicopterpictures.com/reel.php

http://www.vimeo.com/241039

http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/entertainment/watch/v6998898P4mwg9dE

http://blog.instituteartistmanagement.com/posts/2009/10/shana-hagan-reel.html

http://www.poptent.net/media/11806

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1087248/dp_reel_dan_hertzog/

http://vodpod.com/watch/2165834-dp-reel

http://bradreeb.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loiUGNB35ak

http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/24900409

http://www.igortoch.com/dp_reel

http://onewaytv.blogspot.com/2009/02/jorge-arturo-arzacs-dp-reel.html

Sample Director Reel Links:

http://www.poptent.net/media/14792

http://www.poptent.net/media/15014

http://www.poptent.net/media/15047

http://www.igortoch.com/director_reel

http://www.productionhub.com/video/view.aspx?item=2688

http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/22966653

http://www.dougclevenger.com/reels/dp

http://louweinert.com/

http://nicholasbentgen.com/reel.htm

http://www.ghostmap.com/projects/Reel/reel.html

http://www.alexanderjosephdp.com/dp-reel.html

http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/skip-clarks-dp-reel/3159963911

http://www.commonfilm.org/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&Itemid=66&video_id=37

http://www.newimage.tv/newimage.tv/Films/39C966E2-4731-4FB9-8B8C-663FE4342643.html

http://652productions.com/toshi.dp.reel.html

http://www.timnaylor.com/dp_reel_montage.html

Editor's Reel Links:

http://www.poptent.net/media/15012