Need a great acting demo reel? You may be missing out on auditions without one. Your current reel could be riddled with mistakes that are actually hurting your chances of success.
An acting demo reel is an essential marketing tool for an actor. The main purpose of a demo is to get your foot in the door. Considering that most roles get upwards of 1000 submissions, a demo needs to be short and sweet, with the main objective of letting the casting director know that you are going to be worth the time to bring in for an actual audition.
I recommend keeping demos extremely short – 1 minute, tops. Short clips showcasing a range of character types. That’s it. Cut everything else out.
Editing demo reels is an art, much like editing movie trailers, and is done best by someone who has a little distance from the material. As actors, sometimes we are too close to our own material to be objective. This is why I recommend getting someone who has experience editing and marketing actors to cut your reel.
I know, as an actor, you want to showcase all of your work, and include every nuance of your performance. The sad truth is that casting directors are only watching about 15 seconds of your performance. They just don’t have time to view everyone’s demo reel in it’s entirety. Did you waste those 15 seconds on an opening montage of images or a flashy title intro?
If you have access to your footage, or a DVD, I can create a great reel for you. If you don’t have footage, contact me to discuss staging a few scenes to build a reel.
Rates:
$150/hr for editing services. (Most demos can be done within 2 or 3 billable hours).
I will need footage in quicktime .mov format, or DVD. (please note: ingesting footage from DVD will incur billable time for the transfer).
If providing DVD, please note the timecode of the clips desired.
Completed demo reels will be delivered in quicktime .mov format via hightail.com
Please contact me with any questions you may have.