LUCAS M REED
CAMERA / EDITING / GRAPHICS
Cinematography Reel
This is my cinematography reel, in which I compile my best shots from projects where I was the director of photography.​
My favorite shots as a cinematographer are one's that capture the emotions and relational dynamics of characters, this being close-ups and mediums and over-the-shoulder shots.
Best Edits
This is a collection of my best editing feats in projects!
I believe editing is a massive part of storytelling and that there is so much creativity that can be achieved! In some instances I use more 'invisible' editing and sometimes the editing calls to be more known.
The goal is immersion!
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Some of these are projects I edited and some are individual scenes from a larger project.​
Short Film
These are the short films I've worked on!
I'm involved with most of these films is as a cinematographer, but I worked on some as an editor, gaffer, or director. The most important part to me is always capturing a vision, whether it be my own or someone else's.
Most of these were done at UCSD with other students.​
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I hope you enjoy!
Music Videos
These are my best music video projects!
Music videos were my first exposure to filmmaking in 2020, as a passion project that I started with my brother, Tyler, who plays the saxophone. I love including some degree of a story, ranging from very simple and reflective to larger with more characters. I also hope to get into making videos with more performative aspects like dancing or instrumentalists.
Most of my music videos are with Tyler, but my latest was at UCSD with dance students.
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I hope you enjoy the start of my journey!​
Other music videos can be found on my brother's & I's YouTube Channel above
Photography
These are my best photos!
My main objective is always to bring out the most expressive and meaningful elements of the subject, making it so that the photo can be quickly and intimately read and connected to.
I hope to have brought forth beauty from the contents of each photo.​
Graphic Art
Graphic Design
This is a collection of graphics that I have made for various things using Krita Software and Canva. These are mostly made by collaging and layering images, with some virtual brush techniques.
Some of these are drafts of graphics I made for events at my church, thumbnails for my brothers music, and Robotics club in High School robotics.
Graphic Painting/Illustration
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These are my best digitally made paintings and illustrations, using Krita software. These involve virtual brush tools to paint a picture.
I drew for all my life and eventually got to digital painting around High School. Some of these were made for fun, school projects, and for High School robotics.
Logo Design​
These are the logos I have designed.
They include some logos I made while in Robotics, my own logo, and my brother's musician channel logo.
About Me
I have been making art for as long as I can remember with drawings, crafts, and basic film projects since I was young. I started with digitally made art in 2017 and film projects more seriously in 2020 with simple music videos for my brother's music amidst COVID. Storytelling, with movies being my favorite medium for it, was always something I held dear and I fully believe it can reveal a lot of meaning and truth about ourselves.
It's how we describe our life and it can certainly be how we watch the events unfold of another persons life, fictional or non-fictional.
Where I place a cut or my camera or composite an image is all in service of a wonderful narrative!
Lucas Reed
Filmmaker & Graphic Designer