What is an approriate format for a post reel?---beginning internship

[Henchman]

A post house isn't going to care about your music recordings. In fact, usually it's a red flag for them to not acept you.theyare not interested in people who really want to be doing music.
when I interviewed for one of my first post gigs, coming from a music background, the owner of the company repeated several times. "we do not do music here. You will never be recording music here".

[lopan]

ok ha, point taken

They do sound design and music though for commercials, tv, and film

I found this link:
Kyle Vande Slunt | Audio Cookbook

Is this something that i should strive for?

[Henchman]

Originally Posted by lopan

ok ha, point taken

They do sound design and music though for commercials, tv, and film

I found this link:
Kyle Vande Slunt | Audio Cookbook

Is this something that i should strive for?

Ah, well, you didnt say that.

[lopan]

yeah sorry
they do both i guess

[Pedantic Sound]

Originally Posted by lopan

Im trying to get an unpaid internship in NYC at a post house.
They want me to put together a reel of some audio work.

Interesting they asked for a reel. Most post places I applied to a while ago could care less about a reel. They mostly look for someone who is reliable, competent and above all, really wants to work there. A basic knowledge of their preferred DAW certainly helps, but I'd suspect a history of reliability (via previous work experience in whatever field) would take priority over your current ability to compose a tune or create a whoosh sound.

[lopan]

I am suprised as well,
but i gather i need to put something together.

I guess ill just blend some commercial sounding work together and link it to soundcloud?

Any ideas from anybody else,
This is just for an internship, not a real job

this link is the best idea i got to go on
http://audiocookbook.org/author/kyle-vande-slunt/