My demo reel

Jim Kinsey

Jim Kinsey

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Well fellow users Jim Kinsey here posting my first demo reel online from the HVX200. I see I finally made " senior member ". So let me know what you think. This is a collection of scenes from Patagonia, Montana, Alaska and beyond. Thanks for watching...


http://jimkinsey.blip.tv/#817103

Jim Kinsey
 
Jim,

Wow!
Beautiful.

I like your really delicate tilts and pans. And creative angles. The shot with the rams is a good example of this.

Your timelapse shot at around 1:40 is epic.

And the reel is just the right length. I wish I could cut mine down to 2 mins like yours.

Are you anywhere near Calispel?

-Andrew
 
Jim have you ever written about your documentary experiences here on DVXuser, or for magazines?

-A
 
Thanks for the input.... To answer your question I do not write for any magazines except a bow hunter article I submitted that comes out in July 08. I have been interviewed for magazines like Post, Mac addict, DV studio daily and others. I would love to post a story or too and some near death experiences while filming elephants in Tanzania and some other crazy places. Kalispell is around 2 hours away from me. Thanks for the coments.

JK
 
I love your shots. You do amazing work. Here's what I would do:

I like the pacing, music and shot selections, but I would get rid of the jump cuts and just add a few new shots. The jump cuts are a little distracting and don't go very well with the music/classic style of the demo.

The jump cut shots are not needed. I feel like in a demo you show something, then move on. Repetitive shots slow things down.
 
Filmaddict,

Cool. I see what you mean. I could add some different stuff instead on the fly fishing (3) shots and the brown bear (2). I guess i am old school on the cuts and like to tell a story but maybe not in a demo reel... Even in my shows I try to cut on scenes and use natural transisitions of animals walking off screen etc... instead of dip to color... cross dissolve....

I love constructive criticism it only makes you better in the long run.

JK
 
Thanks again all. I couldn't resist so I posted this trailer of a future Television show that will be released in 2009. Anyway as you will see some of the same shots from my demo reel are in this trailer as well. I shot this show in October of 07 on the Alaskan Peninsula. This is my real job. DP and owner of an outdoor video production company. I sell stock footage in any spare time I have. I shoot write edit and narrate most of our shows then author them to DVD.... I like to think of it as National Geographic goes hunting...

http://jimkinsey.blip.tv/#818065
JK
 
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