How to credit my reel

Steve Laramie

Steve Laramie

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I am thinking about making a new reel. However the content that will be in it will be 4 movies I DPed and 1 I directed and my friend DPed. I dont know if it would be fair to just say its a DP reel. Though I find it distracting when reels have the films broken up within a short reel. Also I am considering mixing videography stuff in it. Let me know what you guys would do.
 
If most of it is DP you can just put the director portion at the end or beginning completely and mark it as such. Especially because directing sections don't do as well with out of context shots. The rest of it, being DP work, can be set up however you like.
 
I'm guessing based on the line you have underneath your website "Director of Photography", that that is your main gig. In which case, I would put as much footage shot with you behind the camera as possible in your reel, and forget about the footage anyone else shot. Footage you directed doesn't really belong in the reel.
 
The only criteria I use is 1. did I shoot it 2. is it awesome.

You can't accept anything less than your best on your reel. If you've got any doubts about a shot take it off or give it less time.
 
Agreed I'm just going to stick to DP reels. I think Directing reels are a little pointless when people can just watch your movie...
 
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