Should I put VFX or compositing in my showreel?
I am making a showreel as a beginner filmmaker (I have a BA and an MA but not a ton of experience, been editing like 10 years, making my own stuff for about 6 years) and I am putting my roles in the corner (focusing on my favourite roles editor, director and VFX)
When I say VFX, I mean basic stuff, compositing, keying, rotoscoping, motion tracking, basic grading, keyframing, and other basic effects you can do in Premiere and After Effects.
Should I put my roles as director, editor, VFX, or something else, since I can't do very advanced VFX (I don't have the kit for it)?
Also, my showreel just starts and has music, clips and sometimes audio. I have the project title and my roles top right, and the name and showreel bottom left. At the end, I have my contact details. Should I put my name and roles in big letters at the start/end as well?
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I am making a showreel as a beginner filmmaker (I have a BA and an MA but not a ton of experience, been editing like 10 years, making my own stuff for about 6 years) and I am putting my roles in the corner (focusing on my favourite roles editor, director and VFX)
When I say VFX, I mean basic stuff, compositing, keying, rotoscoping, motion tracking, basic grading, keyframing, and other basic effects you can do in Premiere and After Effects.
Should I put my roles as director, editor, VFX, or something else, since I can't do very advanced VFX (I don't have the kit for it)?
Also, my showreel just starts and has music, clips and sometimes audio. I have the project title and my roles top right, and the name and showreel bottom left. At the end, I have my contact details. Should I put my name and roles in big letters at the start/end as well?
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Which smoke exhale looks most real?
Doing a "smoking candle" trend and trying to make the exhale look 100% real so it actually confuses people.
The smoke variations are labeled in this video: Smoke 1-6
Smoke 1: Final (can't edit).
Smoke 2, 3, 6: Haven't been modified yet. I have full control over turbulence, shading, and speed.
Smoke 2 & 3: Opacity is set high for the screen recording. Lighting: These still need a lighting pass. These are different speed but same. 2 is slower and 3 is faster.
Smoke 2-6 all can be edited further
Looking for feedback on:
1. Which option (1-6) has the most natural physics and "swirl"?
2. Any specific direction on color, shape, or volume to hit 100% realism?
3. Tips on mouth integration so it doesn't look like a digital overlay?
4. What would you change, like, or hate about these?
(High-quality renders coming once completed).
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Doing a "smoking candle" trend and trying to make the exhale look 100% real so it actually confuses people.
The smoke variations are labeled in this video: Smoke 1-6
Smoke 1: Final (can't edit).
Smoke 2, 3, 6: Haven't been modified yet. I have full control over turbulence, shading, and speed.
Smoke 2 & 3: Opacity is set high for the screen recording. Lighting: These still need a lighting pass. These are different speed but same. 2 is slower and 3 is faster.
Smoke 2-6 all can be edited further
Looking for feedback on:
1. Which option (1-6) has the most natural physics and "swirl"?
2. Any specific direction on color, shape, or volume to hit 100% realism?
3. Tips on mouth integration so it doesn't look like a digital overlay?
4. What would you change, like, or hate about these?
(High-quality renders coming once completed).
https://redd.it/1rz5a5l
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how are you guys handling the "can you remove the background from this video" requests from clients
is it just me or has every client on earth suddenly decided they need video background removal? i swear this was a once in a while request and now its like half my inbox
the typical scenario goes like this. client shoots an interview or a talking head in their office. no green screen, no lighting thought, just an iphone on a tripod pointed at someone sitting at their desk with a bookshelf and a dying plant behind them. then they email me asking if i can "just remove the background and put our logo behind them instead." and they need it by tomorrow
last month alone i had:
a real estate agent who wanted his weekly market update videos composited over property photos. he shoots them in his car. IN HIS CAR. he wanted the car interior removed. seven videos a month
a startup that does all hands meetings on zoom and wants their CEO isolated with a transparent background so they can drop him over a branded slide deck for external clips. these come in batches of 4-5 per week
a wedding videographer friend who wanted the couple cut out from a reception clip to put over a different background for the save the date video. moving people, dim lighting, terrible footage
an ecommerce brand that needs product demo videos with transparent backgrounds for their website. the presenter holds up products and talks about them against a white wall
every one of these is a different situation with different footage quality. the real estate guy's car footage is basically impossible. the zoom recordings are easy. the wedding stuff is a nightmare. the product demos are hit or miss depending on how the lighting is
what ive been doing
for the zoom/talking head stuff where the person is mostly still and the background is simple, ive been using online removal tools. Unscreen Pro for the quick turnaround stuff, DaVinci Resolve's Magic Mask when i need more control. honestly for a person sitting at a desk talking these work fine and take like 2 minutes instead of 30 minutes of rotoscoping
for anything with movement or complex backgrounds i still do it properly in Resolve or AE. theres no shortcut for the wedding footage or the guy in his car. those just take time
the part that kills me is pricing these jobs. the easy ones take 5 minutes now but clients dont know that. the hard ones take hours. and clients think they should all cost the same because "its the same thing, just remove the background right?"
what i want to know
how are other freelancers handling this? are you charging per clip regardless of difficulty? do you have a standard rate for bg removal? do you just tell clients no when the footage is garbage?
also for the people who do a lot of these, whats your actual workflow? green screen when possible and tools for the rest? or are you doing everything manually still
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is it just me or has every client on earth suddenly decided they need video background removal? i swear this was a once in a while request and now its like half my inbox
the typical scenario goes like this. client shoots an interview or a talking head in their office. no green screen, no lighting thought, just an iphone on a tripod pointed at someone sitting at their desk with a bookshelf and a dying plant behind them. then they email me asking if i can "just remove the background and put our logo behind them instead." and they need it by tomorrow
last month alone i had:
a real estate agent who wanted his weekly market update videos composited over property photos. he shoots them in his car. IN HIS CAR. he wanted the car interior removed. seven videos a month
a startup that does all hands meetings on zoom and wants their CEO isolated with a transparent background so they can drop him over a branded slide deck for external clips. these come in batches of 4-5 per week
a wedding videographer friend who wanted the couple cut out from a reception clip to put over a different background for the save the date video. moving people, dim lighting, terrible footage
an ecommerce brand that needs product demo videos with transparent backgrounds for their website. the presenter holds up products and talks about them against a white wall
every one of these is a different situation with different footage quality. the real estate guy's car footage is basically impossible. the zoom recordings are easy. the wedding stuff is a nightmare. the product demos are hit or miss depending on how the lighting is
what ive been doing
for the zoom/talking head stuff where the person is mostly still and the background is simple, ive been using online removal tools. Unscreen Pro for the quick turnaround stuff, DaVinci Resolve's Magic Mask when i need more control. honestly for a person sitting at a desk talking these work fine and take like 2 minutes instead of 30 minutes of rotoscoping
for anything with movement or complex backgrounds i still do it properly in Resolve or AE. theres no shortcut for the wedding footage or the guy in his car. those just take time
the part that kills me is pricing these jobs. the easy ones take 5 minutes now but clients dont know that. the hard ones take hours. and clients think they should all cost the same because "its the same thing, just remove the background right?"
what i want to know
how are other freelancers handling this? are you charging per clip regardless of difficulty? do you have a standard rate for bg removal? do you just tell clients no when the footage is garbage?
also for the people who do a lot of these, whats your actual workflow? green screen when possible and tools for the rest? or are you doing everything manually still
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Shooting at various interiors and looking to comp the outside of the windows to look like the view from a train. How do we shoot and achieve this?
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PAID VFX Compositor Needed for Indie Short Film (Greenscreen, 45 Shots)
Hi,
We’re looking for a VFX compositor to collaborate on an independent short film sequence (entitled the “Star World”).
\~45 shots, \~4 minutes total
Greenscreen footage with an existing environment already started
Goal is a more polished, photoreal integration (lighting, plants, star field, transitions)
Some shots remain on greenscreen; a separate artist is handling a dragonfly animation (not part of this scope).
Previous work was done in Fusion, but we’re open to Fusion or Nuke. Project files, tracking, and assets from the previous artist are available.
Timeline: mid-May delivery
Budget: \~$11,000 for the sequence
Looking for someone with strong greenscreen compositing and environment integration experience.
Feel free to comment or DM with your reel (especially relevant compositing work). Happy to talk further and share reference shots and footage via DM as well.
Thanks!
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Hi,
We’re looking for a VFX compositor to collaborate on an independent short film sequence (entitled the “Star World”).
\~45 shots, \~4 minutes total
Greenscreen footage with an existing environment already started
Goal is a more polished, photoreal integration (lighting, plants, star field, transitions)
Some shots remain on greenscreen; a separate artist is handling a dragonfly animation (not part of this scope).
Previous work was done in Fusion, but we’re open to Fusion or Nuke. Project files, tracking, and assets from the previous artist are available.
Timeline: mid-May delivery
Budget: \~$11,000 for the sequence
Looking for someone with strong greenscreen compositing and environment integration experience.
Feel free to comment or DM with your reel (especially relevant compositing work). Happy to talk further and share reference shots and footage via DM as well.
Thanks!
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