Zoom: Free Online SEMINAR - Creating Your Actor Demo Reels and Clips: What Do You Need in 2024 with Tony Nation, Professional Actor and Partner, Actors Connection
Monday, September 23, 2024, 3pm ET / 12pm PT
Your Film/TV Demo reel is one of the most important marketing tools you have if you are pursuing a career in film and TV.
"But what makes a good actor demo?"
"What type of footage should you use?"
"How long should your demo be?"
"You have a great scene but it's of poor quality-should you use it?"
"What if you don't have enough footage for a reel, what do you do?"
"Should you shoot a scene or do an actor slate?"
"Are clips enough? How long should they be?"
With so many questions and myths surrounding creating a film/TV demo, what should you do?
Join professional actor and Actors Connection partner Tony Nation in today's free seminar where he'll answer all of these questions and more.
He'll share with you what you need to have in order to compete in today's film and TV market whether you're just getting started or you need to add to or change up what you currently have.
He'll take you through the process of building your reel from a creative, technical and marketing perspective. You'll hear what casting directors and the industry are looking for in a film/TV demos and clips, what footage works best, and how to stand out from the crowd.
Tony will also share sample demo reels to view and compare and how you can create effective Demo Reels and Clips that can lead you further down your career path.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn all about getting your PERFECT demos and clips!
WHAT TO PREPARE:
No need to prepare any materials for this event.
Please follow the procedures listed below:
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Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.
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Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by one hour before the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com.
Additional Information:
Our online office hours are 9am-6pm Monday-Friday
If you have an emergency for a class you are participating in outside of these hours, please email help@actorsconnection.com and your host will be able to respond.
**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**
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**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**
Tony Nation
Tony Nation is an award-winning actor, writer and producer as well as a partner in Actors Connection.
As an actor, he's worked in all areas of showbusiness including theater, film, TV, commercials, and voice-overs. On TV, you can see him in the pilot of the HBO/MAX hit series THE REHEARSAL, the Emmy Award winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime and the hit CBS series BULL. He starred Off-Broadway in the Drama Desk award-winning musical FORBIDDEN BROADWAY 2001: A SPOOF ODYSSEY recorded on DRG Theater and has worked across the US starring in a wide variety of leading roles in regional theaters.
As a producer, he focuses on new works including readings, stage readings and full productions of plays and musicals as well as film and TV. Currently he's a co-producer for Broadway’s hit comedy THE COTTAGE and on a new docuseries TV pilot.
The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.
