It was brilliant working with those kinds of people. He collaborated with director Reiner a couple of years ago on a tv pilot for Castle Rock Entertainment and then with laughmeisters Christopher Guest and Torontonian Eugene Levy on doa, a cable pilot for hbo. Although neither program was picked up, Reid enjoyed his involvement and holds them both in high esteem. I don't really consider myself a 'compositor' in the sense of sitting in a dark room by myself eight hours a day for weeks just doing blue screens. I like to do blue screens, but the next day I want to be able to do some ramp vari-speeds and a lot of graphic type work.
Variety is great.
Reid considers himself exceptionally lucky to have enjoyed that degree of variety in Hollywood. To him, the best part of doing spots is working with the various creatives on hand in his suite. Many times you're basically creating the look of the spot in the suite. He also took on high-profile music video projects for the likes of Janet Jackson, Prince and Busta Rhymes, the latter featuring 3D animation by none other than toybox. He says the Toronto fx house has a strong reputation south of the border.