B1: Showreel Design Research

 Showreel Design Research

To start with my showreel research, I took to YouTube to try and spot common themes throughout each one. Upon my research, I found a playlist of other Year 2 Level 3 Media students' showreels. This was beneficial to my own, as I could apply or differ from the running themes of these videos.  Most of them included:

• Upbeat, energetic music
• Short snippets of each project spread out, to keep the attention of the audience
• Subtitles explaining each project
• Personal / business logo's to present each video

These points make an effective showreel as the correct music is so important. Although the focal point of the video is the showcase of projects, having extravagant or inappropriate music will not aid in the effectiveness of a showreel. This is due to the requirement of grasping the attention of the audience, which may be faltered by the wrong music choice.

A common theme throughout these showreel's in particular is that they present their work in short bursts which are spread out. I particularly liked this, as it allows the best work of each project to be shown in the order you desire most.

Having titles that explain each clip is effective in making a good showreel, as the audience may not know you personally. Therefore it gives an insight to what the project is, although the main premise of the showreel is to highlight the best work, regardless of what it was made for.