As the old saying goes: you can’t polish a turd. So many actors have gone wrong on their reels purely because of the material. Whether it’s stealing a scene from a show like ‘Doctors’*, or through writing (or getting someone to write) a scene that does not suit the needs

‘The Bad Defendant’ – Crime dramas are all the rage now. We’re used to seeing expert witnesses and manipulative suspects. Unfortunately, not everyone can be so smart. ‘Competitive Running’  -We all know someone like this. It’s even worse when they live in your neighbourhood – you literally can’t ignore them!

Two strangers out on the street only weeks before Facebook was invented. ROB Hello? ANYONE? BERT You okay? ROB I’ve taken a picture of my baby every day since she was born! BERT And? ROB Only my immediate family are interested. BERT That’s the way it’s supposed to be. ROB

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

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

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