One of the most important promotional tools in your actor arsenal is a demo reel and it’s critically important to have a properly produced one. Since actors regularly ask me how to put theirs together ...

Don’t use the notion of “I’m working on my reel” as a means of delaying your career. It’s common for people in the business to hear actors seek refuge for making poor career choices in the name of ...

There’s no question—a high-quality demo reel is one of the most important things actors need to be cast. But what if you don’t have any professional footage to include in your showreel? It’s a ...

A telltale sign of an actor who rarely makes it in this industry is an unhealthy obsession and preoccupation with their reel. One of the biggest excuses I hear from actors procrastinating their ...

Let’s cut to the chase: Yes, there are right and wrong ways to put together your reel. If yours isn’t up to snuff, good luck getting it to land anywhere other than the bottom of the slush pile. But, ...

As a professional actor, your demo reel is your calling card. It’s often the most important element in getting chosen for an audition or a self-tape. But what makes a reel stand out among the ...

If you want to be taken seriously as an actor, you must have a demo reel. It’s that wonderful, 2–3-minute sizzle reel of all of the amazing on-camera work you have done, in nice, short, exciting ...