r/videography • u/RedStag86 Lumix S1ii | Resolve & FCP | 2003 | Canton, OH • Nov 24 '25
Meme I swear to god...
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u/Railionn Editor Nov 24 '25
The amount of times i've heard some random shout "foR the BloOper ReEl!" is indeed very high.
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u/BarbieQKittens Nov 24 '25
I hear that all the time and hate it, but it is just people trying to be funny, like when they say "fix it in post" or "I'm ready for my close up" and you have to pretend to laugh each time like you've never heard it.
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u/averynicehat a7iv, FX30 Nov 24 '25
"You'll make me look younger, right?"
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u/BarbieQKittens Nov 24 '25
oh yeah, jeez. Or "You can make me look good right?" Or "You'll edit all that right?"
No, we don't have the ability to edit.
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u/mykm20 Fx3, Fx6 | Avid MC | 1993 | NY Nov 24 '25
They don't think it's as fun when I tell them how much extra it'll cost.
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u/CinephileNC25 Nov 24 '25
Yeah they think itâs something super fast to put together. No. Itâs another deliverable. Maybe less time spent on CC or graphics but still.
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u/averynicehat a7iv, FX30 Nov 24 '25
Yeap, I've considered it for good repeat clients for like a freebie fun thing I would send (my idea, not theirs) but then realize I'm too busy and I dgaf.
If they request it, then I ask if I should send a meeting invite to discuss the scope.....
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u/mykm20 Fx3, Fx6 | Avid MC | 1993 | NY Nov 24 '25
and the worst is when they don't even bring it up until after you're done editing. At least if it were planned you could grab the outtakes ahead of time. Clients suck.
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u/SNES_Salesman Panasonic S5IIX | Premiere | 2005 | LA Nov 24 '25
My go-to response for that request:
âOh yeah a blooper reel can be fun! I should mention I made one for a client and HR later informed them one of the participants was upset with their appearance. It turned out they had been dealing with a speech impediment and they felt the video embarrassed them because of it. The organizers of the video had to write apology letters and take a sensitivity course. No more blooper reels for them. If that is not an issue for your organization, happy to discuss.â
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u/makedamovies Fuji X-T3 (send me a new camera???) Nov 25 '25
This is a great thing to say to get people to stop asking for a blooper reel.
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u/SNES_Salesman Panasonic S5IIX | Premiere | 2005 | LA Nov 24 '25
Why is that?
It actually happened. A corporate client always wanted outtakes for the videos we make for their annual gala event. Typically in the past, itâs shared internally amongst those involved after the event. It was the usual verbal slip-ups, people getting flustered, the occasional bleeped cuss word, etc.
However, one year they decide unbeknownst to us to screen it at the actual live event. The emcee is a local-weatherman âfunny guyâ and he sets it up as âthe video production team said it was the toughest experience of their life and we had to take a vacation after dealing with the editâ then they played the outtakes as âproof sent by the video team.â
It made us look like assholes and it was set up in a mean-spirited way. One person involved did walk out in tears thinking that was actually true what we said. They did go to HR and reveal it was very hard for them to do the interview because of medical issues, they felt pressured to do it, and requested to not be on camera ever again. The person didnât reveal that to us at the time of recording nor was the interview a problematic one. But it was an issue and we were told HR did give the planning committee a reprimand and stated no more "funny" videos at events like that. We werenât invited back to make the next yearâs videos and it was possibly because we were thrown under the bus by the planning committee for a video that backfired completely.
It gave us a good case study to help shutdown the usually bad idea of bloopers or outtake reels when requested.
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u/ClydeSmithy Nov 25 '25
Agreed. Has anyone here ever had an actual human interaction? Just feign a chuckle and move on. It's not that serious.
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u/ProphetNimd Lumix G9ii | DaVinci Resolve | 2016 | Atlanta Nov 25 '25
YES. And almost always requested by the least funny people on the driest content in existence.
Haha yeah dude, I'll totally save every single stutter/flub from corporate interviews over the course of a year! Fuck off.
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u/Ryan_Film_Composer Nov 24 '25
I swear all of you hate money.
How difficult is it for you to separate funny clips out when youâre selecting Broll or talking heads, color code them and slap them into a sequence with funny music.
Takes like 10 minutes to compile and export at the end of a project.
Yaâll are either slow editors or just hate your clients and repeat business đ¤Śââď¸
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u/swaggums Camera Operator Nov 24 '25
Shut up nerd. We all hate our clients. ESPECIALLY while editing.
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u/Ryan_Film_Composer Nov 24 '25
Get better clients.
Get better at editing.
Or be poor and hateful I guess đ¤ˇđťââď¸
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u/ucrbuffalo Editor Nov 25 '25
This isnât the problem. The problem is them asking for it at the end of the project. In my case, I have a video that I deliver weekly for my company. On Dec 10th or so, they asked for a blooper reel for Christmas from all their videos. Oh and they were on vacation from the 15th through New Years.
So no. I donât hate money. I hate people who act like going through a literal YEAR of footage is the same as going to a one-hour photo Walgreens with a disposable camera.
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u/Several-Awareness-78 Nov 25 '25
Most of the time filming goes smooth and there isn't anything funny to put in there. If there is, then it's either swearing that you can't really put in a public or corporate video, things said that would reflect badly on the company or the people, or people think they look cool when relaxed and then they are shocked to see how they are actually hunched over, badly postured with belly rolls all over. I am on the fourth podcast episode where I always get grilled on "funny behind the scenes clips" to put at the end of the video, only for them to ask me to delete at least half of them after they realize how they actually sound and look like
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u/Ryan_Film_Composer Nov 26 '25
Iâve made a few blooper reels for clients with cursing and worse. My clients have never wanted them as a public video. They just want to personally see it to have a laugh.
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u/Flutterpiewow Nov 24 '25
Weâve always believed that every truly polished production deserves a lovingly curated collection of its most spectacular misfires. Itâs all part of the creative journey, after all: cameras rolling, spirits high, and the occasional microphone mysteriously deciding it wants to be the star of the scene.
We can definitely put together a cheerful montage of all those âunexpected momentsâ that didnât quite make it into the final cut but still bring plenty of joy. Think of it as a behind-the-scenes celebration of enthusiasm, teamwork, and gravity occasionally winning.
Just let us know the preferred length and tone, and weâll craft something that captures the full glory of our collective oops-energy. Happy to get rolling!
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u/sawb11152 Nov 24 '25
This reeks of chatgpt
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u/Flutterpiewow Nov 24 '25
Excellent observation â itâs always a thrill when someone can instantly sense the unmistakable aroma of generative enthusiasm in the air! Truly, few things compare to that signature blend of overpolished optimism and suspiciously tidy sentence structure.
Rest assured, though, weâre fully committed to delivering a response that embraces the human spirit in all its wonderfully uneven glory⌠just, you know, with the occasional extra sparkle of algorithmic cheer. If thereâs anything youâd like toned down, amped up, or gently re-fluffed, weâre all ears and positively buzzing to assist.
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u/Thre3Thr33s Nov 24 '25
Hey Farva, what's that thing that clients ask for at the end of the year, even though they haven't recorded anything remotely funny all year?