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- _me_
is that too long for a montage reel?
some people here our like, " no reel should be longer than 2 mins"
Is this some kind of unwritten rule i know nothing about?
- motionboy0
I have always taught my students that 3 mins is the absolute max and have read that in several places.
The real question is do you have 3mins 18secs and every single piece is of the highest level of quality?
When it comes to the reel quality rules over quantity!
- helloperson0
I agree with motionboy.
Anything over 3 minutes is way to long for hiring purposes. Keep your clips short and sweet, dump anything that doesn't absolutely kick arse.
I have been known to stop reels about half way through (1 minute or so) when looking through job applications, so make sure you really open your montage hard.
- _me_0
i remember doing my first reel at half speed coz i knew art directors watched most reels on fast forward. that was back in the days of VHS. anyhoo, yeah i get your points - 2mins is about right.
- slag_you_off0
Ive done a few reels in my time and my cut off is 90 seconds