I agree with you in that DVD is an increasingly common place standard in the creative workplace. However, my point is that, while yes, a great number of companies will provide for DVD reviewing facilities, not ALL of them do. And this fact alone should make one wary of mastering a demo reel solely on DVD.Quote:
Originally posted by OriginalJester
Negitoro:
I suggested DVD because it is by far cheaper to produce a quality DVD as opposed to a quality VHS. It isn't at all arrogant to send a common place object like a dvd with a Dossier when 95% of the entry level places except them, and just about everyone in the industry has a DVD player easily accesible. It's obviously foolish to send it to a place that requires VHS but I've encountered very few of these traditionalist outside of big boy places like Capcom and Pixar. Even Dreamworks reviewed my DVD when I applied for an internship, they said they liked the dvd menu more than the rest of my work.
My opinion is that, as an applicant, you should ready your reel in multiple formats, but VHS should be the "base standard" that one should adhere to. Send in a VHS first... if the work is good, an interview follows where you can more easily ask to show your work on DVD if they provide it.
This is better than say, sending a DVD to have it rejected solely on the grounds of the comapny not accepting it or having some technology problems -- DVD format incompatible with their old DVD player for instance. Another thing is if they aren't recieving a lot of DVD reels, will the reviewer have to find a different place to review the reel ? If so, will he be bothered with the inconvenience ?
My point is just if you adhere to most common standard, you are 100% guaranteed a fair and impartial review. And as such, perhaps it's better to send in the VHS.
However, a great solution would be to include both. Maybe an entire packet where you could send a DVD, a VHS, maybe even a CD with your 3D models on them for their anaylsis.
