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"Editing reels should be edited." couldn't have said it better 😂😂

These sorts of reels always feel like they’re for camera operators. If I was looking for an editor I want to see sequences, interviews and how they put narrative sequences together. Depends what sort of work/genre you’re after I guess? This is more like a slideshow. A very cool slideshow.

Kinda tough when you don't have all this cool footage to work with

Best Editing Reel advice I've ever gotten, seriously. Its good to know I can edit my edits.

Thanks for the advice! I just finished an awesome internship at a post-production company so I wanted to make a reel and look for my first full time job. I can't wait to go through all the best shots I'm most proud of to showcase them in the best way i can.

Out of all the videos I watched as I'm trying to learn video editing, this by far is the best one, and it made me have a clear vision of what I should be doing. Thank you so much.

I know this is an old vid I am sooo into this channel. I am not an editor at all but your vids have sparked something in me that truly enjoys editing and I just wanted to say thank you!!!

Great video, and important stuff for folks to consider. Thanks for putting it out there. My only "big-picture" comment for folks to consider is: edit for the job you WANT. Think about the people who will be looking at your reel, and what they'd most likely be looking for, and take that into consideration. If you want to be doing exactly what you're doing now, then bully for you, edit a sweet reel that speaks exactly to what you've been doing... but if you want to move into some new/different style of work, look at this as an opportunity to edit your reel in a way that would speak to the people who make the hiring choices in that field. And another way to get a feeling for what works in that new field, look around at other people already doing what you want to do. Don't steal or copy. Seriously. Don't do it. But listen to their music choices, their cutting, timing, color, effects, etc... and keep all that in mind when doing your edit.

The most productive video i've seen in a while. Great tips man. Thank you!

Hey man, thanks for this advice! Really appreciate you put the time and love to make this! Helpful for a bunch of us! Cheers!

You know you did good when you can watch your own stuff over and over and still get amped about it.

your reel was vivid and very dynamic, never a boring moment!

Reel is super dope man. Been here since under 1000 subs and the channel grown is well deserved man. You break down stuff in a fun and cool way that makes us say “oh. That wasn’t as hard as I thought” lol

The best video on how to make a showreel... Thank you for all the advices and also providing an example at the very beginning...

this is by far the most helpful and informative video on how to make demo reels. thank you so much for making this! i've learnt so much! great pointers

Your Flash poster fits you nicely. You explain things without wasting any time! Thanks much!

Dude that edit was so dope I smashed that subscribe button half way through it!!! Your insane I'm the best way!!!

Thanks for this video, I made an editing reel recently and it felt like I was doing something wrong. Good to know that people look for good editing within in the reel itself. This was super helpful

great reel!!, saw the dota 2 clips and kept looking for more on the rest of the reel xD thanks a lot for your work! i've been learning tons from your videos!

I didn't know something like a "editing reel" existed but now with your eg I loved it thanks!❤ You're very clear in your videos by the way.

So glad I found this video. Thanks for uploading this and love the reel!

Man that is sick! Im a new subscriber and im trying to learn Pr and your channel really helps. Thats for the great content!

This is so good, I loved your reel and it's really inspiring. I'm a film major graduating soon and I hope to one day have a reel like that- for even my own personal satisfaction. So incredible, you're clearly so talented. Great job

That reel was #🔥🔥🔥! Thanks for sharing! I learned a lot from u over the last year! #salute #brickcity

This is nice .

I am watching this for the third time and trying to pull together my reel. Thanks for sharing these tips!

Man. This helped me out so much. I was so lost in what I needed to do. Also I love 1up. :) TY TY TY!!!!

I learned some more than valuable with your video! As an aspiring editor, this helps me alot. So thank you !

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I just graduated from university and I've been looking for a job as a video editor. After watching your video I feel very inspired and motivated to make my own showreel so I can hopefully impress and showcase my work. Thank you so much, really :D

The reel was tight. I see you’ve been around the block a couple of times. 🔥🔥🔥💯

Amazing content once again. It's a great thing that you give us (newbies) important piece of information and tips right from the source! Thank you Ian! Happy holidays!

How coincidental that I was looking for tips on making a reel and I come across this...which is exactly uploaded 2 years ago! Great tip!!! I'll be using this on my reel :D PS: It's Dec 24 already in the Philippines. :D

Kick-ass demo reel! Short, dynamic and it's over in a minute or so. As suggested below, you can always add links at the end of that demo reel to get prospective employers to view longer clips you're proud of and that relate to the job you're applying for.

Wow! dude your reel is A-MA-ZING!

Thanks for this man! Updating my reel and this was good watch and gonna spice mine up!

Always the best tutorials for professionals!!!! Thanks

MasterChef of video editing!!! ✌️👍😎

I love you reel! good advices thanks!

Great energy and tips to boot all the while entertaining to watch. Liked the music too.

Thank you for the insight! Slowly but surely I’m making short films that I can put together for an editing reel, and of course gain experience.

That was very insightful! You made my day better and I will edit my reel I promise lol

Watching this made me feel so .....small lol. Always viewed you as a friend who taught me cool shit every time. Watching this is like watching a professional person who is wayyyyyyy more talented than I am. I aspire to at least reach this level of talent.

Dude, I liked. it. I don't edit, but it caught my attention and I dug the edits. thank you for the advice and being real about it

Amazing! Thank you so much. You have a great channel and it will go way up!

Love this and you, helped me not overthink at all!

super awesome reel, thank you for sharing.

Needed help making my first reel and this was the first video I came across, thank you for the advice sir

Super cool 😎 reel your the man 💪💪💪 you gained another die hard fan💯

I love it! Thank you very much for sharing this! :)

Thanks, this helps a lot. I am a college student for video editor post production. Everything is pretty new to me.

You rock my life. Thanks man!

Is there a general runtime we should aim for? Your reel was over 2 mins long... For some reason, I had the notion that our reels should be a bit shorter. Does that matter?

Brooo!!! Big thanks!!! for this video. I just made a 2017 sum up based on your ideas of how a reel should be made.

Awesome reel! Loved it!!

I love your channel, also learned a lot from you, keep the spirit

Im glad i found this video because i admit i do alot of those cons 😭 but i needed to find this today kause im currently about to create one for myself. I dont get many clients so i have a small amount of work to showcase but at least i know how to now 💯💪🏾

I recently started to think about a videoeditor career, and you post this :D Right on time! Thanks for that, man :) You're the best!

Well that was just an epic showreel, very interesting to watch the whole way through

Thank you so much for the tips and inspiration.

Thank u :D hopefully I can show you mine soon

Well done, very useful video for budding video editors and pros alike! Thanks!

Thank you for the Advice man!

That was such a cool Reel. Makes me want to make one lol. Im not an editor I just absolutely love editing and seeing what I can create but makes me want to go make one right now and see what I can do =D

Thank you so much, this was really helpful and informative!

That was gorgeous!

very to the point and effective. Thanks for the inspo!

Very helpful! Thank you so much!!

Slick vid, and great info. 🤙🏼

wtf I randomly saw the place I live from Copenhagen at the beginning of your reel.. hahaha, that's so cool!

Great info! Thank you for sharing.

This video helped me a lot! And it motivated me to create my own Reel!! Great video!!!!

Great tips! Thank you for making the video!...Spent min. 2 days searching music for my reel (not done yet) ;-)

You are super dope Loved it

Hi, thanks for the tips. I’m starting to make a showreel but just wondering if you edit your original footage for your showreel or do you cut the best parts from your exported videos? I’m concerned about loss of quality and how to go about re-colour grading doing it the latter way. Thanks.

That reel was exceptional

Your reel is dope

You are one of the only youtubers I have my notifications on for.

I might have to watch this again but the one thing I didn't hear mentioned was how long the reel should be. I think your reel is the perfect length-2 minutes. This is an important point to address because it's possible many aspiring editors don't have enough work in the can to construct a compelling reel. Choice of music is also very important... and whatever music you choose, make sure to cut to the music to lock in the tempo of your edit. Failing to adhere to this simple tenet will create a discordant effect, which can render your reel less pleasing to watch. OK, so I'm actually editing my reply from a year ago. What I've learned (while learning to edit) is that many recruiters don't even watch reels with the sound up. So, you might fret over finding the perfect music track when it's most likely the least important element. Far more important is the quality of the edit, and since I am also looking to get into sound design I don't add music to my reel unless it's already a bed for part of a scene. Best advice I got, cut the reel for the job you're trying to get and keep it to a minute, no longer than 90 seconds. Especially in NY, depending on the house and the industry they serve, sometimes you have to wear more than one hat, so it's often necessary to showcase editing ability, sound design chops, and some basic motion graphics.

Hey, this is great. Thanks for the tips!

This is actually really helpful, thank you!!!

Dude, that was dope!

Great editing!!! Thanks for the inspiration!

that reel had me movin'!

Dam Ian that was dope

Honestly I Loved It MAAN !!

wow. you're crazy talented .

Cool...Honestly didn't know if it would keep my attention but it was really good!!!

Love it!!!

That was a great reel!!!

Great tips! Thanks!

great tips, bro! Wish I have a mentor like you

I can't wait until my reel looks like yours!

My opinion in the last few years has been that showreels for editors are perhaps good for piquing an employer's interest in you, but does really nothing to show them if you can edit the type of content they're looking to hire an editor for. Maybe from reels like this I can glimmer that you'd be good at sizzle reels? If you're a DoP, or some other position that doesn't pin all of its worth so heavily on your ability to construct a story, this would be a perfect reel. So another point I think that should have been included is to provide links to the full pieces as well when applying. So they can see the actual editing. In my view, if someone is seriously interested in hiring an editor, they'll take the time to sit down and watch at least one of the MVs/films/shorts/TVC/Sizzles/ etc that were created.

that was DOPE i working on mine now!

Just dropped my reel on my channel and I made a story out of it cross cutting one project between others that stayed glued together. To get a feel for my work, but also a fun story in the background!

Thank you for throwing a good stuff

Amazing reel!!!!!

This was great.. I was looking for something to work on, as in learning how to edit.. My subject Dog /Maverick. I'm going to try > from a pup to 4 years later edit of him growing up.. Im not that good at it ,But have learned so much watching the master.. This will be fun Thx.. Ian

daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn that reel was fiiiiiiireeeee