B1 Constructing a Profile: Showreel Design

 The video below is an example of an existing Showreel.


                                         


This Showreel video titled 'Damien Walter's 2010 Showreel' is a short, under 3 minute video compilation that contains clips of Damien Walters. Damien Walters is a British professional gymnast, stuntman and parkour practitioner. This video's purpose is to display many clips of his skilled athleticism and has garnered over 23 million views in 11 years. It is also worthy to mention that Damien is a coach and runs his own gym 'Derby City Gymnastics Club' in Derby, England, meaning that this showreel advertises his coaching services and his gym. This video is an effective showreel because it shows Damien's athletic stunts, not only in cliche places such as his gym but also in an assortment of different environments including public places. The clips in this showreel also use a multitude of different camera angles which suggests professionalism. In addition to this, the showreel features exciting music that grasps the viewer's interest and keeps their attention.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCBBQ9AaKY4&ab_channel=cyriak

Another example of an existing showreel is a video named '2009 commercial showreel'. This video was uploaded to the YouTube channel 'cyriak' on the 16th July 2009. The video features a compilation of various animated commercial work the owner of the channel had been creating for the children's tv channel 'CBBC', shortly prior to the video's release. This video is roughly 13 years old however, some may argue that the technical skill presented in the video is ahead of it's time and still impressive by even today's standards. The showreel has been created in order to promote these technical skills to any potential employers that are interested in this person's abilities. The showreel also promotes the fact that this person has worked with an acclaimed company such as CBBC and this will show that they are already well established in their field of work. The transitions in this video are very smooth and blend the clips together seamlessly.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDYL2p0KES0&ab_channel=Exom

This last Showreel example is the video 'Trushart Karandikar VFX Showreel'. This video is a compilation of VFX work from a young and talented student, showcasing his skills on applications such as 'Adobe After Effects', 'Adobe Photoshop', 'PFTRACK', 'MAX', 'RAYFIRE' and 'FUMEFX'. The work shown in this video is extremely remarkable, especially for a youth like himself. The showreel is very effective at demonstrating his talent because he uses a large variety of different software. Not only this, but the showreel contains many complex effects that are extremely time consuming and difficult to complete, thus showing that this person is a very competent editor. Some off the effects featured in this showreel arguably hold up to Hollywood standards.


For my own showreel, I plan to create a video that is less than 3 minutes long and showcases some of my best work as a creative media student. This work will include projects that best show off my technical skills such as my Barbering video, my 'Mental Health in the Digital Age' video, Greenpeace print ad, business card, logo and various other small projects I have completed. Each scene in my video will be short however, long enough for the viewer to see clearly and get a chance to take in what is being shown on screen. My video will also feature a means of contact at the beginning and end as this is something that I have noticed in a few different, existing showreels and I appreciate this detail. I want my showreel to look professional and well made in order to grasp the attention of any potential employers. I also want my showreel to be varied and contain a wide range of different content in order to show my experience as well as my technical skill. 








Evidence of technical skill:





The image above displays my editing timeline on VEGAS Pro 17 and shows that I have created a video track and added a piece of text that says 'Aaron Law Creative Media Showreel'. In addition to this, I have inserted an audio track with the song 'Happy Rock' that is available for free on 'Bensound.com'. I have also added a 'Fade in offset' effect at the beginning of the video track as well as a 'fade out offset' at the end of the video track. 


In this screenshot, I've added my Barbering video to the timeline and I am using the 'Split' tool to segment it into short clips. The Barbering video also came attached with audio and for this, I clicked on the audio track and pressed 'u' on my keyboard to separate the unwanted audio from the video. I then right clicked the unwanted audio and deleted it. 



Here, the image above shows both my barbering video and my 'mental health in the digital age' documentary in my Vegas timeline. The reason for this is that I am trimming both videos using the split tool in order to use short clips of each video for my showreel. After this, I will also drag other projects of mine onto the timeline in order to repeat this yet again. 




In this image, I have added more of my past projects such as my website, my Greenpeace print ad and my Smile Campaign work to my timeline. 





Showreel Feedback:

These are the responses to a google form that asks for people's opinions of my showreel. The feedback positively critiques my technical skill, my choice of music and my wide range of content. As well as this, I am told that my showreel looks professional. However, some of the things this form tells me that I need to improve upon are the length of the clips I use, the amount of content shown and the resolution of the images used. If I were to create another showreel in the future, I would attempt to take more time and not rush the project like I did with this one. I would also try to find more footage to use in order to make the showreel longer and trim the clips more carefully to create less inconsistency with the transition's timing.








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