Creating a Demo Reel

Starting Off

Initially, the process of developing a demo reel was slow and difficult. I struggled to determine the best content the would draw the viewer in within the first moments of the video. I wanted to make sure that after that, my content was compelling and showed off the range of my skillset.

Starting the Process

The first thing that I did was look at numerous examples of demo reels that other people had created. One of my favorite exemplars was created by Elvian Chaelfin. She has an extremely wide range of projects included, and the editing in the video helps to pull it all together.

To do this I developed a storyboard in which I outlined the different elements and their order. As I progressed I found more and more projects that I wanted to include. I ended up making cuts to fit everything, and to ensure that there was a healthy variety. For example, I decided it would be beneficial to include both a video tutorial that I developed, as well as a clip of me recording an audio book, within the demo reel. In doing so, I had to cut a video demonstration of an interactive quiz that I developed.

Additionally, I reached out to a couple of people that I either had as professors, or shared my assets with for practical use, to see if they would be willing to give client testimonials. Two of the three responded and are going to get me their testimonials by Tuesday, June 9th so that I have time to put them into the demo reel itself. I will most likely use one testimonial, but it will be good to have options and a backup in case something happens with the other. When editing the rough cut of the demo reel, I made sure to leave placeholders so that I would be able to gauge time.

Next Steps

Moving forward, there are numerous edits that need to be made before the demo reel is complete.

• Replacing placeholders with appropriate footage.
• Recording the video of my “recording” the audio book
• Altering the title and ending slides
• Including caption bars that have a title of the project and/or the programs used to develop the asset
• Fixing the emergency response app portion of the demo reel
• Editing the music/visuals to match timing wise