Anticipating the Job Hunt: Demo Reels

We found out last week that Talia will be spending her residency at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, just south of LA! In anticipation of the job hunt, I'm exploring the possibility of creating a demo reel to showcase my experience and abilities as a director.

As of this moment, I'm not entirely certain that the first thing I'll do out there is direct anything. For now, I'm keeping that option open, while also exploring several other avenues of access to the industry. That said, if I do want to dive right in to directing out there, I need to have a visual summary that reinforces my assertion that yes, indeed, I am a director.

I don't know what this demo reel will look like yet. In fact, I'm about to embark on a bit of an internet adventure, browsing through various directors' demo reels, in case there are specific examples that stand out as particularly good (or particularly bad).

I hope not to spend too much time on this process. In a way, I think that a quick, sloppy, gut-feeling-inspired demo reel may be more valuable than a carefully engineered (and ultimately soulless) version. Either way, I'll post what I come up with, just for some general reactions and responses.

-Arnon