Reel Time, Real Talk
In today’s episode, we start off by chatting about the importance of making a great demo reel. Whether it’s a montage or in some other format - it is the first impression people will get of you and your skillset and interests. We chat about what we look for when reviewing reels for job applications and what you should spend extra time on to make sure you don’t blow it in the first few seconds of your demo reel.
We also dive into a demo reel submitted to us by one of our listeners and make improvements to it in After Effects in real-time. Listen along to find out which changes we felt were necessary to improve John McKinney’s demo reel submission. Maybe you could make some of the same changes to take your demo to the next level.
Discussion Points:
Making a demo reel of your work (To montage or not to montage)
Less is more
How long should it be?
The demo reel we’ll be looking at
The importance of typography
Feedback and real-time editing of a demo reel
Comparing the original to Austin’s recut
Recap of changes made
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