What's an acting reel?
An acting reel is most often called a demo reel. It is the motion picture or video equivalent of an artist's portfolio. It is typically used as a tool to promote the artist's skill, talent, and experience in a selected field, such as acting, directing, cinematography, editing, special effects, animation, or video games and other graphics. The demo reel is frequently submitted with a resume to a prospective employer. When a reel contains scenes from actual productions, a shot list or credit list may also be submitted to describe the artist's specific involvement in each portion of the reel. It is the only tool of an artist to actually self-promote his/her work. Or to put it simply it is a whole bunch of clips put together of your best work for example if you were the lead in a commercial or had a supporting role on a tv show you would put clips of it onto a DVD. Then you would send this demo reel out to agency (if you were trying to get and agent) or to casting directors.
What should for my acting resume and demo reel?
resume -can i use scenebot study scene on my resume as training? demo reel -can i use my audition reels that i filmed on my phone to send to agencies if i don’t have any film work and i am only in plays.
Acting: How do I create a film reel?
Audition for a few movies. Get cast. THAN.. use some sections of your work from the finished projects. If you need something NOW, find a filmmaker and create some segments on your own, however, they do look different from 'real' projects generally. One doesn't always need a reel to get work either. Headshot and resume' can work for you. I've edited my own reels for years, yet, you don't know me.. so.. maybe that's not the brightest way to go ;-)
Sending a acting demo reel to an agency ?
Generally, when an agent is looking for a "reel" they are requesting a mash up video of your previous work. (commercials you've done, tv spots, movies, that kind of thing). Barring the fact that you may not have any previous work, yes, you COULD do some different monologues. My suggestion would be to do this the best quality you can. Memorize a few different monologues. A comedic, a dramatic, and maybe a sad one. Dress nicely. Get someone to record you on a good, steady piece of equipment. (NOT your cell phone). Then, splice the recordings together. If possible, put your name and contact information on the video, before your part starts, as well as after. Good luck!
How to write student film on acting resume? What to do next?
I did two student films over the weekends. They weren't very good in my opinion. One of which I said 1 line to help the other person out. Nothing I would consider reel worthy. How should I put this on an acting resume? Title Role NYFA? h The more I thought about it, I feel like I could of just made them up. The biggest problem is how do I submit for paying roles and be taken seriously? Is online submissions on Actorsaccess.com and others my ONLY option? I understand I need to take baby steps but where can I go to advance? I'm interested in commercials. What do I do to go further? Also I think I'm weak when auditioning. I end up just looking at the script and look up and say my lines. I feel kind of flat. I'm more interested in commercials and hopfully TV at the end. Where do I go for theatre auditions? I feel like most online casting is all film.
What do agents and studios look for in a voice acting reel?
Probably the first thing I would say is that if you are asking this question, the last thing you want to do is attempt to make your own demo.That said, most of the people out there that charge all sorts of money to help you make a demo, don't really do a great job either.Yes, quite the conundrum. You really need a mentor.But to answer your question as best as I can.They want to hear a well produced demo. Ideally the first thing is "Does this stuff sound real?", meaning that if it were a commercial demo, would I believe that the voice might get cast for the work that I'm hearing it do? Is the voice marketable? Is what I'm hearing the type of voice that is getting work? Am I hearing a range of emotions and acting choices and are these correct for the piece I am hearing?They want to hear a reel that addresses the work they deal with. For example, an animation reel might not work in landing an agent who is more interested in your ability to land commercial work. A game company or animation house probably won't be interested in hearing how well you can sell insurance or cars.Don't use existing scripts. Be aware of brands that have long term spokespeople or signature sounds. Keep it short, less than a minute.But the real answer to what they are looking for, is somebody who will make them money. For this reason, most talent agents you would want to represent you are probably never going to get around to listening to your demo. So what they are really looking for is a trusted talent, producer, director, etc., to hand them your demo and say "You gotta got listen to this!"
What do you think about an acting career? Is it necessary for actors to study it or not? Is it profitable?
I had no prior experience aside from performing stage plays when I was young and have managed to get involved in TV shows, movies and various other projects. Regardless, you can sign up with an agent and they will submit you for work with projects in which you fit the description for (this is my experience).Generally agents will submit you for extras roles, but sometimes you will be lucky enough to get an upgrade to a 50 worder role. This is the starting point generally for many actors and it’s where you start to go up in pay grades with the more speaking roles you have to add to your actors reel.To assist yourself in gaining these roles you can practice and record yourself doing a monologue. Depending which country you are from you will have various casting websites to submit this onto (basically acting facebook) where casting agents will browse to find talent for upcoming projects.The industry itself is quite extensive and you will be far better off if you have studied acting, but the short answer for your question is no and even basic non featured extras roles can pay around $30p/h (Australian).Hope this helps.
Could an actor make it in Hollywood by sending homemade reels to casting directors & producers, etc.?
Your question reveals a fundamental issue with your thinking. No one action will be responsible for “making it” in Hollywood. Could making a distributing homemade reels be a part of how someone achieves success in the entertainment industry? Yes, absolutely.No one can predict how a “big break” will happen for any individual. Some people are noticed for their stand-up, plays, or other live performance. Some people create web series that become shows or raise their profile enough to get them major work. Some people have famous, well-connected parents (best strategy to use).Having a reel available is a good thing. You are probably better off creating something (a short film, web series, play, etc) than worrying about your reel. If you live in LA, I recommend looking into casting workshops to work on getting some small roles on your resume.