The Reel Show

The Reel Show is an online TV station dedicated to the film and television production industry. It was launched in May 2008 by Denise Haskew and Steve Parker, the former publisher and editor of Showreel magazine. The Reel Show features behind-the-scenes InterViews with professional cinematographers, editors, special effects artists, directors and producers. The Reel Show also reviews cameras and post-production hardware and software.

Contributors

Rodney Charters ASC, CSC, cinematographer (24), Roger Deakins ASC, BSC, cinematographer (Shawshank Redemption, No Country For Old Men, O Brother! Where Art Thou?), Geoff Boyle, creator of the Cinematography Mailing List and cinematographer (Streetfighter 2, Mutant Chronicles), Anne V. Coates ACE, editor (Lawrence of Arabia, The Elephant Man, Golden Compass), Pietro Scalia ACE, editor (Gladiator, JFK, Good Will Hunting), Sir Alan Parker CBE, director (Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Life of David Gale), plus many more.

Equipment Reviews

Cameras

Sony - F23, EX1, EX3, HVR-Z5, HVR-Z7, PDW-700, PDW-F800

Panasonic - HPX 2100, HPX 2700, HPX 170, HPX 3000

Red Digital Cinema Camera Company- Red One

Panavision - Genesis

Canon - HV20, 5D MarkII

Arri - D-20, D-21

JVC - HD 250

Dalsa - Origin

Grass Valley - Infinity

Software

Autodesk - Maya

Toonboom - Animate, Pencil Check Pro

Adobe - Photoshop, After Effects

Vienna Symphonic Library - VSL Special EDition

Avid - Media Composer

Assimilate - Scratch

Digieffects - Illuma

Subsurface Scattering

Silhouette 3.0

Speedgrade XR