Marci Liroff talks about your demo reel +

The holidays are just over our shoulders.

Breaths of travel, family, friends, parties, babies, love, laughter, hope- linger around the ears of my heart

It was fun, it’s over,  I’m ready to work.

One of the most important tools any actor needs to have in their arsenal is a demo reel and a picture that looks like them

A cleanly edited example of their work.

I coach actors for auditions, and on set.

I’ve directed actors in various plays, shorts, etc.

Casting roles is all about the picture first.

If  you don’t like your picture and you get called in, you were not who they wanted.

They wanted the person in the picture.

Regarding your demo reel, please check this out for important and timely advice  from casting director Marci Liroff

http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/7-rules-live-when-making-your-demo-reel/

I hope you rock 2013.

I have just finished editing my reel, so it’s ready to go, except- oh I should have a graphic on the cover?

The short answer is yes.  Let them see you before they see you.

And please look like your picture.

This is the most important and most often ignored things