Introduction:

Who this book is for — The crucial tool that working actors use that gets them hired over and over again — What you’ll learn from this book

Chapter 1:

The one thing you must start your reel with — What you should never put at the beginning of your reel — One mistake bad editors make that will make people throw your reel away — What casting directors don’t have and desperately need — What you can do for casting directors that can make them immediately respect you more if you do it

Chapter 2:

What clip you should put first — What footage you should use and what clips you need to avoid on your demo reel— How long you should be on screen — What type of roles you must put on your demo reel — How you should treat high-profile footage — What you should do with a scene shot in your acting class and why

Chapter 3:

One important thing to cut from your footage — Footage that you must avoid that could instantly get another actor hired off of your demo reel, and the easy way to keep that from happening — How you must cut up a scene for your demo reel — How to maximize your footage with a big-name actor — How to use your demo reel to look like a big shot

Chapter 4:

A big mistake that non-working actors repeatedly make — What you positively need to have on your reel — A common mistake that actors make on their demo reels and how to avoid getting lost in the shuffle — A hidden truth about the item to put on your reel that you need to keep a secret from your agent — How to lose $6,000 in five minutes — The most important item that absolutely must go on each and every demo reel you send out — One mistake that will mess up a DVD player and upset your viewer, and how to avoid making it on your demo reel