Demo Reels

[Thor Wixom]

Post links to your demo reels here!

This is a great place to see what others from this forum have done.

I'll get the ball rolling. Here's a link to some teasers, trailers, and demos that I have done.

http://www.invictusproductions.com/invictus.htm

-Thor

[Kevin Halverson]

OK, now I have another reason to update my on line reel!

Soon, very soon.

[Greg Syverson]

How much for the log house. I will take it. Good action on the off road vehicles

[Jamon Lewis]

This is my commercial reel....

http://theworksfilms.com/reel1.html

[Thor Wixom]

How much for the log house. I will take it. Good action on the off road vehicles

Greg,

Thanks!

They're asking $420,000, I think, and it's 15 minutes from Park City.

JIC anyone's interested, I'm selling a 1.2 acre lot in the same development. Like I told Brad, if I still have it this winter, you're all invited to build snow forts and stay there during Sundance.

-Thor

[Thor Wixom]

This is my commercial reel....

http://theworksfilms.com/reel1.html

Jamon,

Nice work. Did you shoot the ariel of the jet?

-Thor

[albert rudnicki]

Here is my take, it's old...
http://www.yayofilms.com/video/demo_HR.mov

Cheers

[Simon Blackledge]

Right Click.. 173MB

http://idisk.mac.com/simonblackledge/Public/Space/DemoReel_2007_V2.mov

S

[Thor Wixom]

Here is my take, it's old...
http://www.yayofilms.com/video/demo_HR.mov

Cheers

Albert,

Wow. I'm impressed. Very.

I'm just starting to learn how to treat footage in a more conceptual way than just shooting and editing. Your work has a complete feel to it.

Thanks for posting the link.

-Thor

[Andrew Benz]

Here is my take, it's old...
http://www.yayofilms.com/video/demo_HR.mov

Cheers

Dude... you got soul. Loved your showreel.

Andrew

[Raphael]

This is my WEBSITE
www.raphael-bauche.com

Raph

[Thor Wixom]

Right Click.. 173MB

http://idisk.mac.com/simonblackledge/Public/Space/DemoReel_2007_V2.mov

S

Flameop,

Great stuff. I love the before and after shots. A lot of great color work, too!

My favorite shot is the exploding glass in the car crash.

-Thor

[Jamon Lewis]

Jamon,

Nice work. Did you shoot the ariel of the jet?

-Thor

Thanks.. I wish that was stock footage hopefully I will be getting shots like that soon.. In that piece I shot 9 of the 13 clips with a DVX, I think I blended the stuff together pretty well.

Thanks again

[Jamon Lewis]

Here is my take, it's old...
http://www.yayofilms.com/video/demo_HR.mov

Cheers


That's crazy!!! You got it!

[AftonGrant]

My work: http://www.aftongrant.com/demoReel.cfm

Hardest thing about only being part of the principle photography is getting access to the footage once complete. It often takes a good long time to be completed, and even then it's not easy. The newest thing on my reel is almost a year old at this point.

[Thor Wixom]

This is my WEBSITE
www.raphael-bauche.com

Raph

Raph,

Great website. Love the look and feel, and I dig the music vids.

-Thor

[Thor Wixom]

My work: http://www.aftongrant.com/demoReel.cfm

Hardest thing about only being part of the principle photography is getting access to the footage once complete. It often takes a good long time to be completed, and even then it's not easy. The newest thing on my reel is almost a year old at this point.

Afton,

Nice work. Too bad you're not closer to Utah.

-Thor

[Jeremy Teman]

Thor,

I'm sure you appreciate mountain bike work. Check out the "pump" video on the youtube channel. www.youtube.com/aptosproductions (http://www.youtube.com/aptosproductions)

Jeremy

[Thor Wixom]

Thor,

I'm sure you appreciate mountain bike work. Check out the "pump" video on the youtube channel. www.youtube.com/aptosproductions (http://www.youtube.com/aptosproductions)

Jeremy

Jeremy,

I actually looked at your video a few days ago. I even sent Rob an email telling him I thought the new video looked good.

It's nice work, I especially like what you did with the camera movement. Was that a crane? cable? It looked good whatever it was.

When I worked with BikeSkills, it was tough because I always felt like there wasn't enough budget to go as far as I wanted to.

It looks like they may have stepped up the budget, though, considering the quality of your work.

Keep me posted your projects. I always love to see good work, especially in mountain biking.

-Thor

[albert rudnicki]

Albert,

Wow. I'm impressed. Very.

I'm just starting to learn how to treat footage in a more conceptual way than just shooting and editing. Your work has a complete feel to it.

Thanks for posting the link.

-Thor

Thank you all
:love:

[Jeremy Teman]

Jeremy,

I actually looked at your video a few days ago. I even sent Rob an email telling him I thought the new video looked good.

It's nice work, I especially like what you did with the camera movement. Was that a crane? cable? It looked good whatever it was.

When I worked with BikeSkills, it was tough because I always felt like there wasn't enough budget to go as far as I wanted to.

It looks like they may have stepped up the budget, though, considering the quality of your work.

Keep me posted your projects. I always love to see good work, especially in mountain biking.

-Thor

Thanks for the comments.

It's been good working with Rob. Unlike a lot of companies in the bike industry he is beginning to see what things are worth - as far as film/video - and the value that brings to the viewer.

I was excited to see that you were also getting a RED. Do you have any projects planned out? If you ever need a hand, or an extra Red, just let me know.

Jeremy

[albert rudnicki]

My work: http://www.aftongrant.com/demoReel.cfm

Hardest thing about only being part of the principle photography is getting access to the footage once complete. It often takes a good long time to be completed, and even then it's not easy. The newest thing on my reel is almost a year old at this point.

Very good work Afton
Are you very busy in October?
Cheers

[Tom Lowe]

Some random "sample footage" I shot with some friends last summer.

http://www.digitallions.org/footage-720.mov

One of the biggest lessons we learned is that we need to better stabilize the camera. :weight_lift:

[Thor Wixom]

Thanks for the comments.

It's been good working with Rob. Unlike a lot of companies in the bike industry he is beginning to see what things are worth - as far as film/video - and the value that brings to the viewer.

I was excited to see that you were also getting a RED. Do you have any projects planned out? If you ever need a hand, or an extra Red, just let me know.

Jeremy

Jeremy,

I have big plans for my Red.

I'm planning to shoot a werewolf movie in the Spring, and remake Desert of Eden in the Summer. So, if everything goes according to plan, I'll be doing two features next year.

As far as action sports go, I plan to stick with cars mostly. It's a good industry and there's a lot of potential.

From the looks of some of these demo reels, I may be hiring from the forum, and I will definately keep you in mind.

-Thor

[Jeremy Teman]

Keep in mind most of my work isn't mountain bike related.

Jeremy

[Jonathan L. Bowen]

People have some really cool stuff here. I'll have something I'm actually proud of showing by the end of this week or the start of next week, depending on what it takes to work with my editor and get it done.

[Thor Wixom]

Keep in mind most of my work isn't mountain bike related.

Jeremy

You should post some links to your other work. I'd love to see it.

-Thor

[Jeremy Teman]

It's mostly commercial work, and quite a lot of "outdoor adventure" type companies. There is one video on the youtube channel of a zipline company I did up in Whistler a couple years ago. Recently I've done a bit of camera work for a dogsledding company up there as well. That was quite fun.

I'll try to gather some of the more exciting work I've done and put it in a link on my website when I get the time. I just got back into Aptos after being in Whistler for a few months, so I'm a little busy at the moment.

I'll make sure to keep you posted when I get some material to put up.

Jeremy

[Jeremy Teman]

My work: http://www.aftongrant.com/demoReel.cfm

Hardest thing about only being part of the principle photography is getting access to the footage once complete. It often takes a good long time to be completed, and even then it's not easy. The newest thing on my reel is almost a year old at this point.

Nice steadicam work indeed, Afton. I'm sure it gets rather frustrating knowing you got an awesome shot and not being able to put it your reel, let alone see it for a long while.

[AftonGrant]

Very good work Afton
Are you very busy in October?
Cheers

Have you got something? Call anytime, my friend.


Nice steadicam work indeed, Afton. I'm sure it gets rather frustrating knowing you got an awesome shot and not being able to put it your reel, let alone see it for a long while.

It used to. I'm satisfied with my reel as it is for the moment. Prior to it getting to its current stage, and especially before I had any reel at all was when it was the most frustrating. I was scraping at anything and everything I could to hopefully assemble 3 minutes of footage. That was tough and I shudder to go back and view some of my first generation reels, even in private. I'm sure someday I'll feel the same about my current one, but I guess that'll only mean I've moved up a few notches.

[Andrew Benz]

Right Click.. 173MB

http://idisk.mac.com/simonblackledge/Public/Space/DemoReel_2007_V2.mov

S

Gobsmacked, great work all around, much respect.

[Greg Syverson]

It was all shot in MINI-DV.....I refuse to shoot anymore untill I am shooting HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCShLKaw7eU

[Simon Blackledge]

Gobsmacked, great work all around, much respect.


Cheers guys.. There's 2 of us here so not all me :) Can't wait to work with some Red footage :)

Some great work posted here guys..!

S

[Jonathan L. Bowen]

Greg, that was MiniDV? Wow, great job. Looks nice!

[albert rudnicki]

Greg, that was MiniDV? Wow, great job. Looks nice!

Greg, wow
wonderful stuff.

[Greg Syverson]

Guess I should say MINI DV, DVCAM, and some super 16 converted to DVCAM Pals and then Converted to NTSC.

I can not wait to do the same type of stuff with a camera like RED

Thanks for the feed back. I am self taught and have much to learn.

Greg

[Paolo Tinari]

Damn guys, you are good.
Mine:
http://www.schmovies.com/schowreelo7.html

[Thor Wixom]

Guess I should say MINI DV, DVCAM, and some super 16 converted to DVCAM Pals and then Converted to NTSC.

I can not wait to do the same type of stuff with a camera like RED

Thanks for the feed back. I am self taught and have much to learn.

Greg

Well done, Greg! Can't wait to see what you do with a Red!

-Thor

[Jonathan L. Bowen]

Yeah count me in, that footage shot with the RED is going to be some tight stuff. My friend Erik does nature photography as a semi-professional, he's a hobbyist but he's been doing it seriously for many years and has paid for professional training going on trips to Yosemite park and things like that to enhance his skills, so he's just getting into some paid work. It's really amazing the kind of stuff you can get in nature.

[Thor Wixom]

Damn guys, you are good.
Mine:
http://www.schmovies.com/schowreelo7.html

Paolo,

Good looking reel. They are very well composed, very clean. Were these shots for stock agencies?

-Thor

[Greg Syverson]

Great Job Paola and Thor. I am at work and can not load some of the largers reels. So far I am very impressed with the work people are showing. It helps me to see my weak areas and what I must do to improve. The nice thing is that everyone has his or her own style.

[Paolo Tinari]

Yes, most of that showreel was shot for Getty except some local commercials.
Thanks for watching it

[Greg Syverson]

other samples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWbZoGE2m-E
http://www.youtube.com/user/alaskaphoto

[Thor Wixom]

I just put up some additional content on my website.

http://www.invictusproductions.com/invictus.htm

Particularly, check out the Plush 2 teaser, and the Go-Ride commercial.

They are more representative of my "best work".

-Thor

[Thor Wixom]

other samples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWbZoGE2m-E
http://www.youtube.com/user/alaskaphoto

Greg,

Amazing stuff! Really!

When do you get your Red? I don't see a number next to your avatar?

-Thor

[Greg Syverson]

Thor,

I like the action good job again. I few years back I got to shoot some video of some extreme snowmachiners. When I get home I will post a little clip of the guys jumping down the side of Mountains here in Alaska. I also have some footage where a Bear charges me while behind a camera. It is fun to show it off. It goes out of focus because I was not brave enough to stand there. Or maybe I was smart enough to back off and let him attack the camera not me.

http://www.reduser.net/forum/uploaded/2261_1190140664.jpg

[Raphael]

Raph,

Great website. Love the look and feel, and I dig the music vids.

-Thor

Thanks Thor,
We are dreamer, I hope this camera will change our way of shooting, in a better sens.
Raph

[Mark Thorpe]

Hi Guys,
Thought it may be nice for some of you guys to see what I get up to when I've got all my rubber gear on.......:w00t:

Just posted a short, just under five minutes, montage on my blog. Its around 28meg in mp4 format. If anyone wants, and finds a way to do it, they are welcome to transfer this to their iPod.

"Ocean Tribute"
www.camdiver.blogspot.com
The compression kicks it's ass but at least you get the idea.......

Enjoy,
Mark.

[Greg Syverson]

Mark,

Thanks for posting that. I really enjoyed it. But then again my favorite show was Blue Panet. I love the water and seeing all that goes on. Your shots are well done and look very good. I thought about RED underwater also for here in Alaska. Most of my time is in Shallow Rivers with Salmon and Trout. 4K sure would look good on the big screen. I look forward to the future of Video and what we will be able to accomplish with the new gear.

Cheers

Greg

[Tom Lowe]

Mark, that was awesome.

I'm hoping to make it over to that area of the world this winter for some diving?

Have you ever checked out the blue hole in Belize?

[Mark Thorpe]

Cheers Greg,
Underwater 4K is gonna be massive.....anyway you look at it. Everything we've ever seen on the screen to date has to be done again!

I guess one of the few parallels where this same monumental need for imagery can be likened to the transition from black and white to color. Feels good to be in a position to supply a very specialized market.

Here's to the future.........

Best Fishes,
Mark.

[Mark Thorpe]

Tom,
I went to Belize in '98. I was there to film the Whalesharks at Gladden Split so didn't get too much time to do anything else. I've heard conflicting reports on the whole Blue Hole experience. I'd like to see it but I'm not in any rush to fly there specifically for that.

Cheers,
Mark.

[Tom Lowe]

I liked it. I went down to like 135 feet, but got a little narced (only time I've ever been narced)... I looked up and saw hundreds of hammerheads circling the "hole" above me. Pretty neat.

Of course, there's always the shallow-water "Shark-Ray Alley" just off Amergris, but like you say, it's not worth a whole trip just for those things.

What camera did you use to shoot most of that reel?

Actually my avatar is from near the Blue Hole in Belize, now that I think of it.

[Mark Thorpe]

All of that was shot on a PAL standard DCR-VX1000 in a Sealux housing from Germany.

Now filming with the Sony Z1 'Spawn of Satan' HDV Format!

Cheers,
Mark.

[Tom Lowe]

haha, but not for much longer! RED is gonna be awesome for the type of work you do. BTW, who is building underwater housings for RED, and is that something I could rent out of LA next summer?

[Mark Thorpe]

If you're interested in the whole development of housings or wet environment applications for RED then maybe check out our own dark little 'puddle' here on the forum. Us 'Bubble Blowers' have our small thread going in the User Groups area.

People developing housings for RED are our very own Mike Hastings or AquaVideoRed206 as he's known here, then you have the Gates Underwater Products company, based in San Diego. Also I've heard now that RED has actually materialized that other companies such as Amphibico from Canada may be looking to develop housings. I'm sure by next year there will be many rental options for wet housings, or you could simply hire 'someone' to shoot for your projects!!

Cheers,
Mark.

[Greg Syverson]

Mark,

I sold my equipment a little while ago and promised not to waste any efforts anymore in what I consider lower quality. I even stayed away from HDV which is not bad and has a market just like some SD does. Now it is time to step up to the plate. The good thing I have going for me is my girlfriend is so into photography and video. She supports me 100 percent which is a good thing because I like her and what I do. I would not want to have to make a choice again. The cost was high for a divorce but even worse if I was not able to live my dreams

[Mark Thorpe]

Like they say Greg, "Behind every good man, there's a better woman". At least thats what I tell the missus anyway, keeps her happy. She knows I'd be unbearable if I didn't do what I do. I get cranky after a few days with no diving!!

Mind you I find it funny that some people are more attracted to your work than you as a person. The idea of getting into a 'glamorous' lifestyle of film making etc appeals to some women more than caring for the person they are with. I've had a few relationships in the past where after 'accepting' me for what I am for the first few months is soon replaced by increasing demands for me to change my priorities.

My work comes first, period. When I can no longer dive, or when there's nothing left to film, when I feel I've achieved all that I can, maybe then I'll change. Until that time comes my current girlfriend, and possibly the only person who has really understood my ideals, has resigned herself to the fact that I will spend more time with the fish than with her. She's a rock.

Cheers,
Mark.

[Finner]

http://www.reduser.net/forum/uploaded/2261_1190136140.jpg

Hey Greg thats Diane. We use to date many years ago. Say Hi to her for me.:love:

[Greg Syverson]

Mark,

That is how I met her. She was going to help me do a flash web page. She lives in Texas. We met over the net. After a few emails we decided to trade trips. She came to Alaska and I went to Mexico with her. She is more crazy about photography than I am, and I thought I was crazy. She admitted that the video and photography I do made her want to get to know me. When you get old and ugly like me, you need all the help you can get.

Finner she said she does not remember you

[Finner]

Finner she said she does not remember you

Thats what they all say. It's their defence mechanism for dealing with all the pain of losing a hunk of man like myself.

[Mark Thorpe]

Hold on tight Greg,
In my experience to date there are only so many women who understand the 'needs of an artist'......hahaha

Cheers,
Mark.

[Greg Syverson]

Finner,

I know what you mean. I feel bad to dissapoint all the women out there now that I am off the market

[Joel Kaye]

Thats what they all say. It's their defence mechanism for dealing with all the pain of losing a hunk of man like myself.

Oh yeah - DIANE! She's totally rocks.. tell her to call!

(sorry - "Best in Show" popped into my mind :devil: )

[Greg Syverson]

Mark,

I can still remember years ago I was camped out with a BBC film crew. Everyone left except the underwater camera man and myself. I was so hungry to be famous and live the life of a camera man. He told me the pay was terrible when you think of all the time you put into it. Also dont plan on keeping a relationship very long. They love you at first and are supportive. Then they get tired and come to the conclusion you are always going to be gone for long periods of time. They move on

[Mark Thorpe]

Thats a familiar tune right there........

[Jeremy Teman]

Hmm..? Did all you guys date the same girl or something?

[Greg M]

here are my reels...most is older stuff. As soon as we finish our new website I'll get some new reels on-line:

http://digitalfx.tv/reels

For reference here are a few 2k scans from one of my spots:
http://digitalfx.tv/demoreels/2kscans/08061524.tif
http://digitalfx.tv/demoreels/2kscans/07044403.tif

[Finner]

Hmm..? Did all you guys date the same girl or something?

Ya your MAMA!

[chuck colburn]

I want to be the last man on earth so I can find out if all those women were lying or not.

[Mark Thorpe]

Yeah, all those women who passed on your World famous pick up lines will all be left to contemplate their mistakes......hehehe