Questions tagged [demo-reel]
The demo-reel tag has no usage guidance.
19
questions
7
votes
6
answers
757
views
Referring to Yourself as a "Sound Designer" When Starting Out
Hi All,
A semantics question. I'm a couple of months and a large post-production project away from graduating from my film/sound program and trying to clean up my site/C.V./demo reel a bit in advance....
6
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Whats the best way of presenting a sound design showreel ?
Most clients attention is short when asked to listen to sound alone. So I'm presuming its better to associate sound work with image. Without having to shoot a film just to showcase your sound and ...
5
votes
2
answers
762
views
Showreel focusing on dialogue editing and location recording
I am in the process of editing my online showreel. I have 3 short films (or not so short 1 is 36 minutes and another 19 minutes), a trailer and a DVD intro / pre-menu clip. Now my main focus for my ...
4
votes
1
answer
155
views
Sound Design Etiquette?
This is a question from a novice sound designer, but one that I don't see discussed much, for obvious reasons.
When approaching professional sound design projects such as movies, game cinematics, ...
3
votes
4
answers
2k
views
Demo reel choice
I came across a very interesting article about demo reels and that if you want to start somewhere try to do one.
The problem is the choice of the video for me. What would be a great demo reel for an ...
3
votes
2
answers
490
views
Stock Footage and Public Domain Redubs in a Demo Reel
I need to get around to making my demo reel, but I don't have a lot of stuff to put in it -- a couple low-budget video games and one short film. Is it acceptable to put redubs of stock and public ...
3
votes
3
answers
290
views
General Reel Feedback
Hi Everyone,
I've cut together my first linear audio reel and was hoping a few of you might tear it apart before I plaster it all over the place, burn a big stack of DVDs and pound some pavement in ...
3
votes
2
answers
408
views
Attribution-License Sounds in a Demo Reel
Being fresh out the gates, my sound library isn't very large, and most of it has a Creative Commons Attribution license. Also, my primary resource for sound effects -- freesound.org -- has the same ...
2
votes
6
answers
263
views
Care to help a rookie out with some constructive criticism?
I'm sure you've noticed that I talk a big game, but the truth is, I'm possibly the least experienced sound designer here. Two or three years, tops, with only a handful of completed projects under my ...
2
votes
4
answers
918
views
Demo Reel Etiquette?
Hey guys, I was just wondering while I'm starting my demo reel for video games if I am allowed to cut up different trailers for my sound design demo purpose without running into legal problems?
1
vote
3
answers
384
views
Can you please review my work?
Hi
I chanced upon this awesome forum while looking for answers whether to burden myself with a debt and attend VFS or not....i got some pretty good answers to it and many other topics.. so thanks to ...
1
vote
3
answers
304
views
Mastering a demo reel
So, I'm finally getting around to putting my demo reel together (I know, I know... Shoulda done that a long time ago), and I was wondering something...
Is it okay to have someone that's not me do the ...
1
vote
1
answer
99
views
Looking for feedback on an audio rework I made on Elder Scrolls Online -trailer
Greetings!
Would love some feedback on my first "demo reel", an audio rework I made on the first minute of Elder Scrolls Online -trailer. What do you think? Does it "work"?
I was asked to keep the ...
1
vote
1
answer
516
views
Feedback on my demo reel
Hey guys I'm still new to the field of sound design and just finished up my demo reel. I was seeing if I could get some feedback on it. http://vimeo.com/20907263
Thanks!
0
votes
6
answers
1k
views
video game sound design demo reel
I am currently planning my demo reel. Most of what I've worked on are video games and short animated movies that I remade the sound for. I am thinking that I can just record footage and then edit it ...
0
votes
2
answers
655
views
Problem with my demo reel [closed]
Hi everyone,
I made a demo reel this week as I want to try to get a sound editing job in London. I had 25 blank DVDs printed with a design I made. I made a nice custom menu in iDVD, to allow the user ...
0
votes
1
answer
133
views
Demo reel show n tell
Some I'd you may know me or some of my team personally, and I have posted quite a bit. But am often busy with work and not as "social" as would like to be. So I wanted to share our project reel from ...
0
votes
3
answers
205
views
Sound Design Reel Feedback
Hey All -
Long time reader of the site. I just finished my reel consisting of all of the video game titles I've worked on during my career so far, and wanted some feedback.
In particular - I have a ...
0
votes
2
answers
245
views
Music in a Demo Reel
It looks like Demo Reels are the big question right now, so I'll throw another one out there...
How do you feel about music in a demo reel?
I'm a composer/sound designer, and I plan to have a music-...