Thanks for the input
As far as the film reel goes I was searching for ages on Corbis and ShutterFly and couldn't come up with anything. My 3D skills are meek at best, so I scoured the internet for one to use. Found it at an organization's web site (non-profit from best I could see) and assumed there would be risk involved. Finding stock images these days is rather tough, at least in the realms I tend to search for.
I also noticed the gloss artifacts and changed the style on my subsequent designs.
The color scheme for Ebony Video Shack was the client's idea and I'm actually fond of it, sorry it doesn't catch your eye ;)
As far as the toon it was originally standing up lol, haven't heard from my cartoonist who's drawing a new one, in which she'll look "sexier."
Thanks much for your criticism, I'll certainly take it to heart. Can't wait to see the portfolio additions