The problem with that would be what if you ' re unable to get the DP or production company that you ' re showing the reel to ? Is this a DP or production company that you have previously worked with before ? Have you contacted them about the prospects of a job and asked permission ? There are a lot of variables to this question that depending on the answer can do serious harm to both you and the people who ' s reel you ' re using . In my opinion you ' re grossly misrepresenting yourself to a client and giving them an image that as a director you want to deliver but may not be capable of providing . Don ' t promise or show what you can deliver without being able to actually do so . I would be pissed if someone used my reel to pitch to a client , then came to me to bring the job up .