Recording for Showreels

Special services for:

Promos & Showreels

I offer a full shoot & edit package for producing performance  video showreels for dancers,  comedians, actors,  singers & musicians.

I've spent literally years of my life recording TV drama, so this is an area I feel quite at home with, from a single speech from a solo actor (see samples below), to a full ensemble scene.

Music is another speciality. I've recorded everything from punk to classical opera, soloists to orchestras. Call me for a chat about anything you'd like videoed.  

based in Salford Quays, Gtr Manchester, UK

Live, As-for-Live, or
Multi-Take Shooting

There's various ways to tackle the recording of video for use in showreels, and what will work best largely depends on the type of material and the style of performance.

For example, stand-up comedy is probably going to benefit from being shot live, to include some audience response, but a comedy sketch could work either way, depending on whether it requires a particular setting or props which would be difficult to achieve on stage.

Theatrical drama can be very difficult to shoot live on stage, and being less dependent on audience reaction lends itself more to a film-style multi-take shoot in order to get better camera angles and lighting.
(see sample videos)

Improvised and unscripted performances can be best recorded as-for-live, in a single take, due to the difficulty of maintaining continuity across multiple takes.