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Posted : 18/03/10 / Views : 405 / Replies : 6 /
Aliakbar.Campwala2 5 posts last on: 03/02/12 send private reply	Would love to have some feedback on my showreel from the community. Here is the link http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/files.php?uid=274858&fuid=84252 or from my profile. Thanks for watching! Ali

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Posted : 18/03/10
Aliakbar.Campwala2 5 posts last on: 03/02/12 send private reply	81 veiews ,,no comments...awwww !!

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Posted : 18/03/10
helengrady 167 posts last on: 05/02/12 send private reply	I think you're a really engaging performer and I enjoyed watching your showreel, but I have some reservations. I think there's a lot of clever editing and amusing scenes BUT, if I were a CD I think I'd find a lot of it irrelevant. I would be inclined to put the montage at the end (combined with the current end montage and ruthlessly pruned). I think I'd start with the shot of you talking to the potential employer, just go straight into "when I was at college" or whatever the line is. Then I'd cut the showreel right down and have only dialogue scenes clearly showing you. I'd put the Chinese Pizza scene in the montage at the end. I wouldn't bother with the reaction shot from the girl on the bus or the "fart joke" punch-line (though I'd keep the dialogue that leads up to it). I hope all of that isn't too negative. I think you, as an actor, are engaging and interesting and that I would rather see one and a half minutes of dialogue followed by a really short and punchy montage of all the interesting stuff you've done. I think I'd be more inclined to call you in for a casting if there was less on your showreel - I think some of it gets in the way of us seeing you!

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Posted : 18/03/10

helengrady
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I think you're a really engaging performer and I enjoyed watching your showreel, but I have some reservations.
I think there's a lot of clever editing and amusing scenes BUT, if I were a CD I think I'd find a lot of it irrelevant.

I would be inclined to put the montage at the end (combined with the current end montage and ruthlessly pruned). I think I'd start with the shot of you talking to the potential employer, just go straight into "when I was at college" or whatever the line is. Then I'd cut the showreel right down and have only dialogue scenes clearly showing you. I'd put the Chinese Pizza scene in the montage at the end. I wouldn't bother with the reaction shot from the girl on the bus or the "fart joke" punch-line (though I'd keep the dialogue that leads up to it).

I hope all of that isn't too negative. I think you, as an actor, are engaging and interesting and that I would rather see one and a half minutes of dialogue followed by a really short and punchy montage of all the interesting stuff you've done. I think I'd be more inclined to call you in for a casting if there was less on your showreel - I think some of it gets in the way of us seeing you!

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Posted : 18/03/10
Aliakbar.Campwala2 5 posts last on: 03/02/12 send private reply	Hi Helen, Really appreciate your feedback on my showreel. I am a editor myself and I will work out on your comments on my next reel as I do have some new footage coming up. It was really nice of you to watch it through and spare some time to write back. Thanks again! Ali

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Posted : 18/03/10
FreyaParker 56 posts last on: 1 hour send private reply	Hey Ali, Just watched your showreel! There's some good stuff on there and it shows you off well but i think it definitely needs a little tweaking. Loose the montages! Casting directors hate them, it's better to go straight into scenes where they can hear you speak for a decent length of time, so little snippets of you speaking aren't that helpful either. The pictures in the end montage can just be whacked up on Spotlight anyway! I'd say that some of the picture quality isn't good enough for your reel, when compared to the other footage on there. The picture needs to be clear, with good sound quality. I reckon the call centre stuff is really good and is the strongest stuff on there. I would start off with a clip from that. I like the 'she hung up on me' and 'dressed like a punk' clips too. Hope that helps. F

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Posted : 18/03/10

FreyaParker
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Hey Ali,

Just watched your showreel! There's some good stuff on there and it shows you off well but i think it definitely needs a little tweaking.

Loose the montages! Casting directors hate them, it's better to go straight into scenes where they can hear you speak for a decent length of time, so little snippets of you speaking aren't that helpful either. The pictures in the end montage can just be whacked up on Spotlight anyway!

I'd say that some of the picture quality isn't good enough for your reel, when compared to the other footage on there. The picture needs to be clear, with good sound quality.

I reckon the call centre stuff is really good and is the strongest stuff on there. I would start off with a clip from that. I like the 'she hung up on me' and 'dressed like a punk' clips too.

Hope that helps.

F

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Posted : 18/03/10
Law.Ballard 64 posts last on: 1 hour send private reply	HI Ali The things I love are -you doing the speech at 55 secs in the brown jumper, it shows ability in anger/frustration, pace and movement. also the B/W dancing/singing again showing range and movement and good casting and its fun. I like the scene from 45 seconds- slightly down trodden, and not trying to be funny. Infact, I would start the showreel there as I think most of what comes before in terms of the characters you do, are repeated and you do it better later on. I only need to see you do 1 of each of the characters. Baggage carrier- a little bit long but would be hard to cut it. Plus maybe my attention deficite! Cook-would just use the middle scene, keep the fart, lose the guys laughing after, don't need em and canned laughter irritating.I am not sure the cook shows you being any different though, So i question whether its needed? I would also lose the Sophie snippet and just use the Samantha bit, I think using the Sophie bit is just labouring the gag.I would add Samantha and the Gandhi bit together its a better end to that little story. Quite like the montage at the end. I like all the stuff after 45 secs. But mainly there's too much in there.I would keep it simpler, and clarify the roles. WEll Done though there's alot there. Its all so personal in the end, I have just asked for feedback on mine and the range of feed back was vast and really depends on the watcher. Good Luck with it x

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Posted : 18/03/10

Law.Ballard
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HI Ali

The things I love are -you doing the speech at 55 secs in the brown jumper, it shows ability in anger/frustration, pace and movement. also the B/W dancing/singing again showing range and movement and good casting and its fun.
I like the scene from 45 seconds- slightly down trodden, and not trying to be funny. Infact, I would start the showreel there as I think most of what comes before in terms of the characters you do, are repeated and you do it better later on. I only need to see you do 1 of each of the characters.
Baggage carrier- a little bit long but would be hard to cut it. Plus maybe my attention deficite!
Cook-would just use the middle scene, keep the fart, lose the guys laughing after, don't need em and canned laughter irritating.I am not sure the cook shows you being any different though, So i question whether its needed?
I would also lose the Sophie snippet and just use the Samantha bit, I think using the Sophie bit is just labouring the gag.I would add Samantha and the Gandhi bit together its a better end to that little story.
Quite like the montage at the end.
I like all the stuff after 45 secs. But mainly there's too much in there.I would keep it simpler, and clarify the roles.
WEll Done though there's alot there.
Its all so personal in the end, I have just asked for feedback on mine and the range of feed back was vast and really depends on the watcher.
Good Luck with it
x

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Posted : 18/03/10
Aliakbar.Campwala2 5 posts last on: 03/02/12 send private reply	Thanks ! Really appreciate the feedback!

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