nelson o reis Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 This past summer I got hired by a D.P to do some steadicam shots in a Indie production Loved working with him and the rest of the crew . Everthing went great on set we wrapped the project got paid and up to the next on . Today I see a notification of this D.P with his 2017 reel, his opening shot was one of my steadicam shots. It was a shot designed by the director and i really like the shot. it took me 5 takes on the beach to accomplish this shot . I was waiting for the project to be printed so I can use this shot on my reel. However he already used it on his reel . My question for you guys is : do you think it's misleading having such shots on reels like this situation or is it fine since he is technically the D.P ? Does it goes on the same hand as a D.P having a camera op performing camera on sticks ? It's probably a stupid question but just wanted to see your opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted January 9, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 If the reel is clearly slated as a DP reel, I don't believe this is misleading. If he was also a Steadicam operator and it was slated as a DP/Steadicam or a DP/Operating reel then it might be a concern. Likewise for your reel. This came up for me at one point in the 90's when I used a sequence for the opening of my Steadicam reel and the DP objected, saying it would cause confusion since he wanted to use it on his as well. I used the above reasoning and stood my ground. It was in fact a day exterior scene shot primarily in available light, so other than demonstrating his ability to meter an exposure, I think the shot was far more logical on a Steadicam demo reel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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