19 Preparing Your Presentation Reel

The reel is an old-fashioned reference coming from the days when auditions were put on film and the film was on a reel. We’ve moved through film to tape and now to digital, but it’s still called a reel by many who do the hiring. The delivery system has changed, but what you put on it hasn’t.

So How Do I Make a Good Reel?

A pretty good idea for students preparing a presentation video is to open with a montage. Use stand-ups of you, a bit of anchoring, a snip of an

Figure 19-1: Joe Duke. Courtesy of Marie Wallace.

Figure 19-1: Joe Duke. Courtesy of Marie Wallace. ...

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