Building a DP Reel (2nd best way to be hired)

[@jonwaldman94]

Congrats on the new reel! Looks great. I like how you kept the dialogue in. Dig the breakdown of each clip as well. 12:53 I love that interview frame. I will have my update sometime this year haha

[@davidmorefield]

@@jonwaldman94 After seeing some of the projects you’ve shared on KZbin, I’d love to see a reel from you. You get to do some really cool doc work. Is that the direction you want to keep going in?

[@jonwaldman94]

@@davidmorefield appreciate it dude! Yes def more doc stuff. I think it’s the most rewarding work. I am also intrigued in the commercial space. I just shot a spec headphone ad since I don’t have much product stuff in my reel

[@bobsteinfinkel]

thanks very helpful to see your breakdown and thought process.

[@davidmorefield]

@@bobsteinfinkel I’m happy to share!

[@FilmedByHendrix]

Love the updated reel. Makes me wanna update mine.

[@davidmorefield]

@@FilmedByHendrix would love to see a concentrated reel from the projects you’ve shown on KZbin!

[@marklholloway]

This is really cool to see. Thanks for sharing! I learned a few greta tips. Liked 👍and subscribed! ✅

[@davidmorefield]

@@marklholloway happy to share. Glad you’re on the journey 🏴‍☠️

[@namediramaboea9634]

Amazing reel. 👏🏽 You truly are an inspiration. 🎬🎥🎞

[@davidmorefield]

@@namediramaboea9634 Sometimes I work for big clients but mostly on KZbin I’m just trying to show that all of this work is attainable if you have the right structure in place. Thanks for the kind words man.

[@namediramaboea9634]

@@davidmorefield Thank you.

[@fjb.media_]

Love the knowledge shared brother. Keep it up!

[@davidmorefield]

@@fjb.media_ happy to do so!

[@VozMadridista]

Always real world application, with insight and thoughts behind the decision… authenticity is what drives me back and back again to your videos. Great Content!

[@davidmorefield]

@@VozMadridista Stoked to hear it’s resonating with some people. Always happy to share my progress.

[@brian.zukowski]

Nice work. Love the shots and the thought process behind the selects.

[@davidmorefield]

@@brian.zukowski It’s such a long process to go through an entire year’s worth of footage. Well worth it though.

[@brian.zukowski]

@@davidmorefield I’ve worked mostly in post production so far so I totally understand. How many Terabytes did you have to go through?

[@davidmorefield]

@@brian.zukowski less than 4. I always felt an editors reel was much harder to make. A lot of the skill is shown over how scenes are cut. Seems difficult to do in 90 seconds.

[@brian.zukowski]

@@davidmorefield yeah that’s why I’ve never made one 😆 I just have a portfolio of finished edits separated by type. I only have a reel for work I shot and edited. Do you see a lot of other editors with an editors reel? Got me wondering if that’s something I’m missing.

[@davidmorefield]

@@brian.zukowski yeah I have seen it but it’s for the hype reel editors. The ones who are very vfx, transition heavy.

[@thekp503]

Great stuff... I love the olden days reference which is what 2019, 2020?

[@davidmorefield]

@@thekp503 I feel like more 2015

[@ManuelGussmann]

Love it, thanks for sharing! I am digging the scene based approach, definitely something Id do myself as well for a reel which is on my todo list for way too long haha.. Not sure if it's a KZbin thing or maybe can be fixed but the talking bit at 1:36 looks to me as if there were some frames dropped. Maybe a different fps of timeline vs. footage?

[@davidmorefield]

@@ManuelGussmann I’m not sure what that is but I see it too. And I had to just plant myself down for hours to get myself to do the reel.

[@stuartswindellcampoy8483]

Looks great man well done, just curious if the shot at 1:35 in the KZbin video was stuttering for anyone else ? Or just for me or is it on the reel as well?

[@davidmorefield]

@@stuartswindellcampoy8483 No I see it too. Not sure what that is. I’ll look at the source file.

[@BarefootMediaTV]

looks good! what percentage is s-cinetone vs slog3?

[@davidmorefield]

@@BarefootMediaTV maybe 50/50

[@adamdrakestudio]

At first the clip of the father talking at the bouncy castle slide thing seemed a little like a sound effect with a boominess but the second dialogue clip of him was the same and seemed more like wind almost distorting the clip. Have you trieda low cut or isolation on those?

[@davidmorefield]

@@adamdrakestudio Good catch. It was very windy that day and the sound op had a large dead cat on the boom. I haven’t tried low cut but I will now. Thank you for the suggestion.

[@ГеоргийКалошин-ц6ъ]

maybe put the captain interview as a second shot in a reel - doesn't seem like all 4 shots are from one story at first glance

[@davidmorefield]

@@ГеоргийКалошин-ц6ъ I didn’t think of that. Good idea, thanks for sharing.

[@carlos.sierra]

Jokes you on mister. I’m putting out my 2026 reel next week.

[@davidmorefield]

@@carlos.sierra 2 steps ahead

[@davidmorefield]

@@carlos.sierra 2 steps ahead

[@rovonnrussell]

Is it requested that you don’t keep footage on hand projects? If you dual recorded with your own sd card would you be able to use the footage?

[@davidmorefield]

@@rovonnrussell No it’s not requested. Sometimes the project is nda and there is no reason why I should keep it. Dual recording is an option but then I only have half my media. Sometimes I need all of it since we don’t dump footage throughout the day. Only at the end.

[@rovonnrussell]

@@davidmorefield ah ok makes sense

[@GabrielScindian]

Do you deliver raw 12bit or baked in 10bit files to the client? Or is it based on what the client asks for? Thanks in advance

[@davidmorefield]

@@GabrielScindian my camera maxes out at 10bit which is more than enough. Some clients request slog3/10 bit and other request rec709/8 bit.

[@GabrielScindian]

@@davidmorefield thanks for sharing. I normally shoot on C70’s. The image out of the camera is pretty good, but I was looking to update to a full frame.

[@davidmorefield]

@@GabrielScindian I had c79 and it was the same story for it. Never had a client ask for raw. I wouldn’t necessarily call full frame an upgrade. It does come with more expensive and larger, heavier lenses.

[@SebastianRVF-ln4jg]

could anyone tell me what editing software that is, is that final cut? im just really curious xD

[@davidmorefield]

@@SebastianRVF-ln4jg yeah Final Cut