filmmaker reel

English translation: video portfolio of a filmmaker's work

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English term or phrase:filmmaker reel
Selected answer:video portfolio of a filmmaker's work
Entered by: Stephanie Ezrol

22:33 Feb 2, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia
English term or phrase: filmmaker reel
http://www.vimeo.com/groups/32304/videos/7978985
Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 11:00
like a portfolio of work as a filmmaker
Explanation:
From your context I think that is what the term means. The person who has posted the video is a "Filmmaker" who has worked in various capacities in making fillms.

The reel refers to the video. Reel is a term that goes back to reel to reel audio tapes, or film on a reel.

The reel is a rotary device that the film is wound around. The film itself can be also be called a reel as in motion picture reel.

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Note added at 28 mins (2010-02-02 23:01:59 GMT)
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I am calling it a portfolio because of the following:

Its basically a compilation of the various short films i worked on in various capacity e.g Director, Assistant director, Visual effect artist, Editing etc
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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 06:00
Grading comment
Thank you.
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like a portfolio of work as a filmmaker


Explanation:
From your context I think that is what the term means. The person who has posted the video is a "Filmmaker" who has worked in various capacities in making fillms.

The reel refers to the video. Reel is a term that goes back to reel to reel audio tapes, or film on a reel.

The reel is a rotary device that the film is wound around. The film itself can be also be called a reel as in motion picture reel.

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Note added at 28 mins (2010-02-02 23:01:59 GMT)
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I am calling it a portfolio because of the following:

Its basically a compilation of the various short films i worked on in various capacity e.g Director, Assistant director, Visual effect artist, Editing etc

Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 06:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: Exactly.
11 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  axies
10 hrs
  -> Thanks.

agree  Tony M: We used to produce 'video portfolos' for actors, for example; clearly, this one is for a film-maker, what we used to call a 'showreel' (which I think is how the term 'reel' creeps in)
10 hrs
  -> Thanks.

agree  Rolf Keiser
13 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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