Hasta La Motion!

I didn’t get the answer through the search function – so I got a few questions:

1.
Is it important how detailed the vfx shot breakdowns in a reel are?

Meaning: Do I have to show every single step in the order I made up the shot or is it enough to let them see that the shot contains for example 3D projection/comping, multipass renderings, greenscreens and matching everything – so that I can show some fast pass comping and the major CCs but focussing on the final result – so it’s more like "okay, he is able to do all major compositing techniques as well as rotoing/keying etc, but I’m happy he didn’t show us every single step but more his ability to match all elements creatively resulting in a nice picture"

2.
When is it best to do the Breakdown? or is it up to me?

I saw some VFS reels in which they’re showing the breakdowns after the main video. Professionals (individual people or companies like DD) are just showing a before and after via a wipe – sometimes with a text insert what their task was. … Are people getting stunned when the see tons of tiny steps which made up the shot or more before and after?

This is not about how to edit my reel, which things first and so on, but I rather wish to know which method is more professional and preferable applying for a job as a comper (not roto artist:p)

Iam glad to get some feedback on this 😀

cheers