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Showreels from Scratch – A Best Of Compilation

In recent years I have made a habit of uploading a new ‘showreel of my showreels’ every few months. The point being, I wanted to prove my consistency in creating fresh and relevant scenes for every showreel I create. I still believe in doing that – but it means that

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How a Showreel From Scratch Helps You

A showreel from scratch helps you because it puts control back in your hands. We can create scenes that suit your personality, your casting type, your idea of what good screen acting is. We can skip the things that make so many showreels BAD. The material that I write will be

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Actor Demo Reel Advice

Just a quick one – I wrote an article for Raindance called ‘Top 10 Mistakes Actors Make on Their Showreels‘. It’s worth a read before you commit to an edit. My advice isn’t about the technical parts of editing, it’s more to do with my philosophy on what a showreel

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Actor Showreel Production from Scratch

What I do: I produce showreels from scratch for actors. What I don’t do: presenter showreels, dancer showreels, singer showreels etc. The purpose of the showreels: To put you in a position where you are more readily castable. How I create a showreel: I meet with you in person to discuss

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Having a Great Time and we Don’t Even Know It

The years are flying by and so much of my brain is taken up with thoughts of ‘should I have achieved more?’, ‘could that film have been better?’, ‘am I wasting my time?’ But when you actually stop and pay attention you realise that what you define as the struggle

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Two New Showreels from Scratch You Should Watch

I’ve just finished up two showreels that I’m really excited about and I wanted to share them with you. The industry has changed in recent years. The Showreel from Scratch, once a dirty horrid phrase, has become the norm. A good showreel can catapult an actor’s career. What they do

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Daniel Johnson
Writer, Director, Author
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