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Eddie Durante Jr
Demo Reel help

I have only been in one short film that will be shown next week and am trying to get more jobs. My question is, how many clips or films/shows Should I do before I make a Demo Reel?

Aimee Theresa

I think its nice to have a few different clips in a reel, maybe 3 or 4. It only needs to be about 2 minutes long. You could always put up clips of your work from films you've been in on a website, unt...

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Tatom Pender

One is enough....as long as it's professional. Clips are requested & watched more lately than reels. Keep it short, simple, & all about YOU. Make sure to label them as dramatic of comedic & put them on all the casting sites.

Carolina Rath

start with one scene, get it out there right now, and simply add content as soon as new material is available to you!

Eddie Durante Jr

Thank y'all for the advice and tips. They are really helpful

Jim McKeny

Eddie, if you still need help with your reel-let me know. I do that for other actors.

Patrick Barbeau
My first demo reel

Hey everyone, I wanted to share my first demo reel for constructive criticism and feedback. I tried to give it a little personal touch but I want to make next year's demo much more powerful. Thanks in advance for your comments and looking forward to reading all of them! https://vimeo.com/102356461...

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Patrick Barbeau

Thank you Royce it does feel that in this industry I may need some luck, but the cards are starting to stack up properly. Maybe I have some talent but it feels as if everyone does similar work, most p...

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Patrick Barbeau

Thanks Mark, usually director demo reels consist more of short scenes or is it a bit like the one I made? It's a little confusing to be honest because I see demo's with short scenes and they usually are for actors..

Royce Allen Dudley

Patrick, director's reels that are sent out by agency repped directors feature full commercials on a commercial reel and full scenes or occasionally trailers from completed narrative films. Not sure a...

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Jon Polansky

Really nice work, Patrick. I side with Royce and Mark. While the visuals are nice, this feels to me like more of a DP reel. I'd like to see less scenes that show more. Get some narrative in there. That'll speak more to your voice as a director. Good luck!

Carolina Rath

The look is very nice - some great pics - like the music, too - but for a director´s showreel I would definitely include some dialogue and spoken scenes... Otherwise you can see the editing, the cinem...

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