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Which showreel opening would you choose - 3D Object or Hero Reveal? 👀✨
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Both are great, but I prefer hero reveal if it's for ad video 🔥
Thanks for voting 🚀 🔥
I think 3D object 🔥🔥🔥
Totally dope! 🔥
I prefer 3d object option 🔥
very nice choice, Ruslana 🔥🔥
I go with 2nd
genuinely nice choice 🔥
Agree completely both great^ but if consider in video format reveal wins
Good point! For motion, the Hero Reveal definitely hits differently🔥
Totally 3D
Nice choice 🚀
Love the 3D vote!🔥🚀
I'll go with Hero Reveal
Amazing choice, Peter 🙌
Went with Hero Reveal, that shot has more patience to it and makes the ocean feel earned rather than just shown. The 3D object opening is clean too, but it reads more like a product demo than a showreel intro.
We love how detailed your choice is 🔥
I go with 3D ❤️ despite both are perfect!
3D Object feels like the safer bet for a showreel hook, but Hero Reveal could differentiate you more if the timing lands. Is the comment section actually split the way the vote count suggests, or is one side louder than the numbers show?
3D Object feels like the safer bet for a showreel hook, but Hero Reveal could differentiate you more if the timing lands. Is the comment section actually split the way the vote count suggests, or is one side louder than the numbers show?
3D Object
I would open on the Hero Reveal. A reel has about two seconds to earn attention, and a brand moment reads faster than a 3D object the viewer still has to decode.
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