diff --git a/pandora/clip/models.py b/pandora/clip/models.py
index 34814453e..656170fda 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/models.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/models.py
@@ -50,19 +50,18 @@ class Clip(models.Model):
 
     def json(self, keys=None):
         j = {}
-        for field in ('id', 'in', 'out', 'created', 'modified',
-                      'hue', 'saturation', 'lightness', 'volume'):
-            j[field] = getattr(self, {
+        clip_keys = ('id', 'in', 'out', 'created', 'modified',
+                     'hue', 'saturation', 'lightness', 'volume')
+        for key in clip_keys:
+            j[key] = getattr(self, {
                 'id': 'public_id',
                 'in': 'start',
                 'out': 'end',
-            }.get(field, field))
+            }.get(key, key))
         if keys:
-            _j = {}
-            for key in keys:
-                if key in j:
-                    _j[key] = j[key]
-            j = _j
+            for key in j.keys():
+                if key not in keys:
+                    del j[key]
             if 'videoRatio' in keys:
                 streams = self.item.streams()
                 if streams:
@@ -73,6 +72,9 @@ class Clip(models.Model):
             for layer in filter(lambda l: l in keys, public_layers):
                 j[layer] = [a.json(keys=['value'])['value']
                             for a in self.annotations.filter(layer__name=layer)]
+            for key in keys:
+                if key not in clip_keys and key not in j:
+                    j[key] = self.item.get(key)
         return j
 
     def __unicode__(self):
diff --git a/pandora/clip/views.py b/pandora/clip/views.py
index 05a3884b7..cd5aefae9 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/views.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/views.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def findClips(request):
     query = parse_query(data, request.user)
     qs = order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
     if 'keys' in data:
-        qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
+        qs = qs.select_related()[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
         response['data']['items'] = [p.json(keys=data['keys']) for p in qs]
     elif 'position' in query:
         ids = [i.public_id for i in qs]