Filmmaking / Directing : "Directing Reels" What is Right?... by Daniel J. Pico

This has been something I've dealt with for some time. What should a directing reel look and more importantly sound like? Now I've had a number of reels cut for me, and I've as an editor cut many reels for directors, cinematographers, and even editors, but when I look online every reel looks the same... They all look like what I consider a cinematography reel essentially, a music montage, and pretty pictures. If you're a director, isn't sound part of directing? What do you do with sound? On my directing reel, I included sound and dialogue because I consider myself a story teller first and foremost, I believe I have strong images in my work but only in a context of the story. But please read this and I hope to hear your thoughts and get a discussion going. What is most important to put on a directing reel? Here are some examples a few are mine, some are others I found. This is a director's reel I found. Now no offense to the filmmaker intended this is a about presentation, not the quality of your work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lv75Qpkhuw Ok now here is my director's reel. Maybe mine's boring with dialogue and use of the production sound, but which one gives you better feel for the filmmaker? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vd7xoNd4Kw And then here is a Cinematography reel, or atleast one I consider good, and gives me a clear sense of the work of the camera work. Here is the question, why do filmmakers feel this is what thier director's reels should look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOzlh48uYPE