Breaking Into Hollywood – When Should I Just Shoot A Project Myself?
Make a branding statement with your demo reel. Choose shows and selects that all accent your point-of-view as a content creator. Or that highlight your particular visual style. Or that showcase your big league clientele. Decide what impression you want your reel to leave, what makes you special as a project hire, then play the rough cut for people and ask them to share their gut reaction. If their feedback doesn’t match the kind of projects you most want to get – get back in there and re-cut that reel.
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You have 5 minutes at the most for a reel, but know that an exec really will only look at the first 2-3 minutes. Don’t get carried away! If studios can get you to pay .00 for a film by showing only a 30-second trailer…well, you get the picture. Now go get that deal!
DMA is a former film story analyst, international runway model and stage performer who is now the executive producer of a new media and reality TV production company in Los Angeles. Learn more about how to sell a reality show from her book, “The Show Starter Reality TV Made Simple System: Ten Steps to Creating and Pitching a Sellable Reality Show.” She also offers reality production instruction seminars through her company’s Show Starter services.
For DMA’s national speaking schedule and more insider resources for breaking into Hollywood, please visit Planet DMA.
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