Professional Identity
Claire Golby
Showreel
I found that looking at this showreel will not only help me assess my potential industry competition, but the standard to which my images for my showreel should be.
I hadn't, for instance, thought of inserting a clip of me applying any makeups, but on reflection this could be a good idea.
inspiredAUB 2014. Make-up for Media and Performance 2014 Showreel. [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojFHDHJ7_mQ p [Accessed: November 12th 2015]
emma freeman 2014. Emma Freeman, Make-up Showreel 2014. [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRMbRihPgZk [Accessed: November 12th 2015]
This showreel represents 6 makeups, 5 films and one photographed makeup in that order. I feel some of the clips went on for slightly too long, as I found myself waiting to see the next makeup, though this maybe because it was video followed by video five times with no photos to break it up. The music was pleasant and was not dischordant to the visuals. Considering she is marketing herself as a prosthetic makeup artist, I do not think there was enough prosthetic work involved.
Kelly Monks 2014. 2015 Showreel. [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVBr_yVx2fQ [Accessed: November 12th 2015]
I had thought Emma's showreel was good, but then I saw this one which highlighted a lot of flaws for me. Firstly the music in this was a lot more dramatic and inspiring, which I can imagine would had an effect on the viewer. This concurred well with the pace that the images were presented, which was quicker then Emma's and more effective. This also meant that more work was shown, as well as the creative process behind the makeup, which showcases a broader range of skills. The ending in particular, showing the process leading up to and then showing the final makeup was a nice touch. I would consider this a much more effective showreel for a prosthetic makeup artist.
Should it be embedded in my website?
I think the showreel is a much quicker and effective way to see my work than watching individual videos and scrolling through lots of images, as this will essentially show the highlights of my work. I would like it to be a cental feature in my website.
Also in most of the graduates websites I looked at, those studying prosthetics had embedded their showreel onto their website.
Music
FMA 2015 [online] Available from: http://freemusicarchive.org/genre/Instrumental/ [Accessed: November 15th 2015]
I don't think i'll really know what kind of music I want for my showreel until i've compiled the video, as the music should compliment the visual, not the other way around.
A lot of the music i've listened to, whilst nice, is a little too ambient. I want something slightly more dramatic with a beat to build up so my showreel has some kind of climax and energy to it.
Although this has more of a steady beat, I want something more dramatic with a more inspiring rhythm behind it.
I started looking at the different genres available on the website to tailor the options to more of what I wanted. I tried the electronic catergories as well as hip-hop for something with more of a beat.
Images and Clips
Claire Golby 2014 The Fujin's Awakening. [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8YWSdIzirQ [Accessed: November 15th 2015]
Although I'm not very pleased with my prosthetic makeup for this film (from my second year project), I will include a clip because of the wig work. I think the photos better show the makeups off, but a short clip will help add context also.
Although I cannot upload the video to this site, a film I recently worked on called Symptoms will be featured in my showreel, as it features sore prosthetics which are obviously featured.
Symptoms. 2015 [short film] UK Available from: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k585kr8q6c31ify/SYMPTOMS%20edit%202.mov?dl=0 [Accessed: November 17th 2015]
Although I would like to include more videos, I think the above 2 are the only ones I would currently consider using. Hopefully in my upcoming projects I will be able to film some time lapse videos and more professional images to include in my showreel. In the mean time, these are some other images I could consider using.
January 20th
Having now completed SP, I now have several more images I will be including in my showreel, which I have gone into detail about on my portfolio page. On thing I liked in particular about Kelly Monk's showreel was the showing of the process from the start to finish from her final makeup. I certainly plan on doing this for my Major Project, as well as filming processes such as lifecasting, makeup applications and fibreglassing to show off additional skills.
Showreel notes from Pete:
You want it to be a conversation starter
Music with no lyrics
Needs to fit with the images
Music starts off slow and speeds up
Find the music after finding the images
Instrumental music
Choose no theme
Import images
Use the ken burns tool to zoom in
If you put text above an image then it will over lap it. You can change the transition and length of the text
you can still make a show reel with images, they need to be decent quaity
-you can change the volume
-to shorten the music you can split the clip
youtube videos-
change the quality to HD so that it is high quality
you can convert the video to high definition
fade videos inbwteen videos
you can move the images around to suit the music
dont enhance the whole video
change the quality of he video which increases the file size
research show reels. gustav animatronics
trent momlar
Can have a theme which is pre-determined.
Pick no theme and give it a name.
Timeline is at the bottom
Imports will appear on the top left
Transitions on bottom left with titles
There are sound effects available on the software
Garage band can be used to make your own
music or edit sounds
Import tab to insert videos and footage. Import selected. Drag them into timeline at the bottom.
The "Ken Barns" animation will automatically be added to any images or media added. It will also add a certain amount of time to each image.
At the top (above your video) there is a small toolbar where you can change the animation of your images. Click on crop icon to change the size of your images. Use the Ken burns arrows to denote where the image will start and finish.
Clock at the top on the same panel can change the duration. Can also click on end of image and drag it to reduce or add time
Titles. Drag them down to above and image and it will overlay it onto the image. Transitions, fade to black at the start
Cross dissolve is a nicer transition. For the transitions you drag them down to between the images you want the transition
Drag time arrow to where u want sound to end. Right click on the sound where you want it to end and select "split clip".
Make sure any video clips you use are good quality (can edit the quality on youtube). Clip converter (website), put the youtube URL in the clip converter website. Download as MP4, highlight that option and continue. Select quality option and press start. Get rid of advertisement page that will open.
This clip can then be imported to iMovie. Right click, select all and drag into panel. Anything you position above something else in the iMovie panel will play over it (replace it). Split clip to get rid of excess footage. Use preview line to select point you want it to cut at.
Right click on clip to 'detatch audio' so the soundtrack wont play over music
Double click on your transition in the editing panl to lengthen your transition
Swap images or clips to have them at a climactic point in the music
Top right hand side, click on the Share tab to render the video. And click file to save on computer. Save as high quality or higher.
Can have unfinished work or work in progress
Images and clips to include in my showreel:
- Symptoms (short clip)
- Menai (short clip fire scene with beard and bloodied makeup clip)
- Cactus Man (short clip)
- Stung (short clip - maybe early on, as its not very dramatic)
- Fujin (short clip of geisha walking with photo of the 2. maybe also early on, as its not very dramatic)
- Lifecasting and silicione moulding videos. (also not overly climactic.....)
- Images from SP. (final image, criminal and oliver, hair-punching time-lapse, sculpt?
David A. Cox (2016) iMovie 2016 LIVE - Full Tutorial [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UviYzKGFm4g [Accessed: February 20th 2016]
Because a lot of the recent grad films I worked on are still in their editing stages,I couldn't include a lot of the footage I would have liked to. I decided against using the footage from my second year project, as that standard of the makup wasn't high enough for my showreel. I included a photo of it though, as the makeup problems aren't as apparent in the image. I managed to include a short clip of the cactus man makeup which is good, as the panel gave me good feedback about that in my interview.
I found working with iMovie really easy for the most part. I used transitions to my advantage, such as the ending image where my logo is predominantly white so I used a fade to white transition for a smoother effect. I also grouped any relevent work together so that photos of the same project followed eachother.
Claire Golby (2016) Claire Golby 2016 Showreel [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsErGqKC-Ag [Accessed: February 10th 2016]
The only difficulty I had using iMovie was with adding headings, but after researching how to use them I overcame this issue.