My daughter is just starting out, and her talent agency didn't tell us any of this. She's been in acting classes, but we were in the dark about reels. This is great information. I would hire you to help my daughter through her acting career.
hi there! Thanks so much for watching. yeah, sometimes agencies don’t tell you all of this. i’ve actually got a playlist for “new to acting? start here!” which should help a lot :) check it out. 👇🏾 ruclips.net/p/PLdere6N3gXrCTLPDocqcATrBtWjtxKGp1&si=qs4VK2i20dVhVUro
yay! i'm so happy to hear it's helpful. thank you so much for viewing! sending you positive energy, love, and light, as you continue on your acting journey! let's gooooo!
This is so helpful. I'm a 16 year old beginner actor trying to just figure things out. Let me tell you, I am going to go through all of your videos now.
I am so GLAD I don't need to write to all the se productions and beg them to send me footage, or worse, try to screen record it on my computer and find out I can't thanks to softweres blocking this. :) Thank you so much
I would love a step-by-step of your demo reel please, can you please share what app you use to make your demo real because all the ones seem to just have music associated with the reel.
hi there! thank you so much! yes, the music is a bit loud in some of my earlier videos, but my newer ones should be much better! thank you for the feedback 🙌🏾🤍🙌🏾
Thanks for taking the time to make this. I'm making a demo reel for a young black actress that I worked with on a shoot for a short film concept. I'm an amateur studying directing and cinematography, so I had an idea of what I would want to see from talent. However, you brought up a few things I didn't know or consider because I am new to the game. Subbed. Good luck with your future auditions!
The main question I haven't found anywhere yet ... Do you include your character name and channel under/with the subtitle? I've seen it both ways in some actor reels ... incl. listing all Ex: 'When in Doubt' - Miss Sheba Ex: 'Always' - RUclips/Vimeo - Janice vs. just the title. Yes, no?
Rewatching this while creating my demo reel! I feel like it’s so expensive to upload all the different clips and the main reel though… This was super helpful as always ❤
hi ✨ thank you for watching! yes! unfortunately it can be a bit expensive to upload all the clips separately. you could chose your top 2 contrasting clips and upload those instead! hope this helps. congrats on your demo reel! 🙌🏾
This was very helpful! I have been wondering how I just go about this reel thing. Can I use my self-tapes in the reel but also my produced work? And for my first reel, Can I put comedy and drama in the same reel?
Hi there! I would say if it’s a character for a self tape you REALLY nailed and it’s super on brand and not well know, then i’d for sure use it as a clip on casting sites. not for a reel. a reel is for produced work! and i’d say you could use both comedy and drama to show variety if you’d like, but i would probably try ti separate them if you can! it all depends on what is in brand for you. ✨ hope this helps! 🙌🏾
I enjoyed learning and listening or listneing and learning from your video. I would love to learn more on how to do the technical part of creating the reel. Have you created more videos? Congrats on your bookings!!!
hi there! i’m so glad to heard your enjoyed this content! i haven’t created any more videos about demo reel editing, but this idea has been brought up before! it’s definitely in the queue! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Great clip an thank you for all the tips! But i had a really hard time to understand you because of the background music. It’s a nice idea but your voice should clearly be louder than the music. Just a little tip from my side. Really love your content!
Your videos are always so helpful and informative. It can be a challenge trying to navigate and break into the industry alone so thank you!! Would you possibly be able to touch on how to find or pick monologues?😬
hi there! thank you for commenting and watching my content! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 this is a fantastic video idea! it’s definitely going in the queue. for now, id say as long as you know your brand, you can type out a monologue yourself from a target TV show that a character has that’s specific to your type and brand. For theatre, it’s all about consistently reading up on new plays! Hope this helps for now. will definitely be doing a video about this in the future! 🙌🏾😊
Lovely work and wonderful energy. (The background music is way too loud & distracting for me though. I want to hear everything you are trying to transmit!). Thank you!!
hi there! thank you so much for watching! yes, i definitely agree with you. The music was way too loud! i've fixed this issue in my more recent videos :)
@@NikkoAustenSmith Thank you! Mine is about 1:30. My rep was telling me to make it shorter, but I don’t agree with that. I’m thinking about bringing it back to the 2 minute mark.
@@WenstonBlack yeah! for sure do what makes you comfortable in your artistry. you could also clip out each scene and label it and send it to your rep so they have that “shorter” option as well.
such a good question! i’d probably stay away from popular shows like vampire diaries, riverdale, cw shows, the bear, etc. also i’d stay away from any franchise works like avatar, marvel, etc! you could always ask around as well. thanks for joining this community!
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My daughter is just starting out, and her talent agency didn't tell us any of this. She's been in acting classes, but we were in the dark about reels. This is great information. I would hire you to help my daughter through her acting career.
hi there! Thanks so much for watching. yeah, sometimes agencies don’t tell you all of this. i’ve actually got a playlist for “new to acting? start here!” which should help a lot :) check it out. 👇🏾
ruclips.net/p/PLdere6N3gXrCTLPDocqcATrBtWjtxKGp1&si=qs4VK2i20dVhVUro
Thank you again for sharing .This video is really helpful
yay! ✨🥹
This was so incredibly helpful! Im about to binge all your acting content😂 ❤ thank you for spreading love and advice for other actors!
yay! i'm so happy to hear it's helpful. thank you so much for viewing! sending you positive energy, love, and light, as you continue on your acting journey! let's gooooo!
This is so helpful. I'm a 16 year old beginner actor trying to just figure things out. Let me tell you, I am going to go through all of your videos now.
hi there! congrats on starting this journey and thanks so much for watching! ✨🙌🏾
I am so GLAD I don't need to write to all the se productions and beg them to send me footage, or worse, try to screen record it on my computer and find out I can't thanks to softweres blocking this. :) Thank you so much
yes! exactly! thank you for watching! ✨
Thank you so much for this information, I am currently updating my reel with footage. Congrats on your bookings and wishing you all the best in 2022!
that is so wonderful to hear! you got this! may 2022 bring you more than you could have ever imagined. 🙌🏾🙌🏾
the compliment at the end omg, you're making me feel more motivated
yay! i’m so happy you’re feeling motivated. you 👏🏾got👏🏾this👏🏾
This was super helpful and you’re highly underrated! Manifesting good energy and booking more projects thank you for all the advice 🖤🙏🏽
ayeee thank you so much! yessss manifestation and gratitude is key! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🤍
I would love a step-by-step of your demo reel please, can you please share what app you use to make your demo real because all the ones seem to just have music associated with the reel.
hi there! I used IMOVIE on my laptop in order to create my reel. it’s free! all i neeeded were the clips from my
projects.
This is sick, and I remember that scene in Queen Sugar! Thanks for the advice🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
aye! thank you so much for watching :) QS is in the final season this year. gunna miss watching it!
Great advice luv! Updating mine for my agent now. 👏🏾👏🏾🎬
yessss thank you so much! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
This video was extremely helpful!
yay! thank you for watching! ✨🥹
I love this information! Super helpful but the music was making it hard to understand you. Looking forward to more videos of helpful tips. ❤️
hi there! thank you so much! yes, the music is a bit loud in some of my earlier videos, but my newer ones should be much better! thank you for the feedback 🙌🏾🤍🙌🏾
Thanks for taking the time to make this. I'm making a demo reel for a young black actress that I worked with on a shoot for a short film concept. I'm an amateur studying directing and cinematography, so I had an idea of what I would want to see from talent. However, you brought up a few things I didn't know or consider because I am new to the game. Subbed. Good luck with your future auditions!
ayeee amazing! so happy to hear this content was helpful. congrats on your short film! best of luck on your journey! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Omg so glad I found you. Your energy! Your knowledge! 💕
yay! thank you so much 🙌🏾🙌🏾
The main question I haven't found anywhere yet ... Do you include your character name and channel under/with the subtitle? I've seen it both ways in some actor reels ... incl. listing all
Ex: 'When in Doubt' - Miss Sheba
Ex: 'Always' - RUclips/Vimeo - Janice
vs. just the title. Yes, no?
hi! nah. there’s really no need for that. if casting is curious, they can always look at your resume!
I would love the step by step of editing your demo reel.
going in the queue! thanks for watching! ✨
Rewatching this while creating my demo reel! I feel like it’s so expensive to upload all the different clips and the main reel though…
This was super helpful as always ❤
hi ✨ thank you for watching!
yes! unfortunately it can be a bit expensive to upload all the clips separately. you could chose your top 2 contrasting clips and upload those instead! hope this helps. congrats on your demo reel! 🙌🏾
This was very helpful! I have been wondering how I just go about this reel thing. Can I use my self-tapes in the reel but also my produced work? And for my first reel, Can I put comedy and drama in the same reel?
Hi there!
I would say if it’s a character for a self tape you REALLY nailed and it’s super on brand and not well know, then i’d for sure use it as a clip on casting sites. not for a reel. a reel is for produced work! and i’d say you could use both comedy and drama to show variety if you’d like, but i would probably try ti separate them if you can! it all depends on what is in brand for you. ✨ hope this helps! 🙌🏾
Nikko! This was so helpful! Thank you so much!
thanks for watching! :) 🥹🙌🏾
@@NikkoAustenSmith Oh , I’m subscribed now! 🥰🤸🏾♀️🖤
I enjoyed learning and listening or listneing and learning from your video. I would love to learn more on how to do the technical part of creating the reel. Have you created more videos? Congrats on your bookings!!!
hi there! i’m so glad to heard your enjoyed this content! i haven’t created any more videos about demo reel editing, but this idea has been brought up before! it’s definitely in the queue! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Super amazing! Thank you!
absolutely! glad it was helpful!
Very helpful. Thank you
yay! glad to hear it ✨
Great job. Many blessings to you 🙏
thank you! ✨
Since this was a little while ago, is it okay if you share who the actress you worked with is? I'm just curious :)
keke palmer 😇
Great clip an thank you for all the tips! But i had a really hard time to understand you because of the background music. It’s a nice idea but your voice should clearly be louder than the music. Just a little tip from my side. Really love your content!
Yes! thank you so much for watching and thank you for your feedback! i’ve adjusted the volume in my newer videos. 🙌🏾 apologies!
Your videos are always so helpful and informative. It can be a challenge trying to navigate and break into the industry alone so thank you!! Would you possibly be able to touch on how to find or pick monologues?😬
hi there! thank you for commenting and watching my content! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 this is a fantastic video idea! it’s definitely going in the queue. for now, id say as long as you know your brand, you can type out a monologue yourself from a target TV show that a character has that’s specific to your type and brand. For theatre, it’s all about consistently reading up on new plays! Hope this helps for now. will definitely be doing a video about this in the future! 🙌🏾😊
@@NikkoAustenSmith Thank you so much! Yes this definitely helps
Congrats 🎉🎉
✨🙌🏾
Lovely work and wonderful energy. (The background music is way too loud & distracting for me though. I want to hear everything you are trying to transmit!). Thank you!!
hi there! thank you so much for watching! yes, i definitely agree with you. The music was way too loud! i've fixed this issue in my more recent videos :)
1) I can’t wait for your channel to blow up
2) we don’t deserve you 💕🌟
😭😭 just trynna be as cool as you girl!
Thank you rock star!
yay! thank you for watching! ✨
Of course!
How long would you recommend your demo reel to be?
anywhere from 1.5-2 mins! ✨
@@NikkoAustenSmith Thank you! Mine is about 1:30. My rep was telling me to make it shorter, but I don’t agree with that. I’m thinking about bringing it back to the 2 minute mark.
@@WenstonBlack yeah! for sure do what makes you comfortable in your artistry. you could also clip out each scene and label it and send it to your rep so they have that “shorter” option as well.
Guys, how do you pick 'less-known' monologues? What is too famous?
such a good question! i’d probably stay away from popular shows like vampire diaries, riverdale, cw shows, the bear, etc. also i’d stay away from any franchise works like avatar, marvel, etc! you could always ask around as well. thanks for joining this community!
The songs on your video are nice, but too loud, it should be just the background sound to your voice, but it's louder than your voice
hi there! thank you for bringing this up. i’ve taken care of this issue in all of my more recent videos :) 🙌🏾
Hello your content is great but the music is distracting and unnecessary. Take you own advice and "leave out the music you don't need it."
hey ! ✨
thanks for the feedback and for watching! this is an older video and i’ve got it under control with my newer content. thanks! 😊
love the content, but the music can be a bit distracting. no need to include them :)
thank you! yes, in my newer content there’s no music. ✨
🫶💕I adoreeeee your video. So real and precise. Thank you.
thank you so much! ✨✨🙌🏾