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    Create A Superstar Demo Reel: The Go-To Guide for Videos that Sell Hosts, Keynote Speakers, and Performers
    Create A Superstar Demo Reel: The Go-To Guide for Videos that Sell Hosts, Keynote Speakers, and Performers
    Create A Superstar Demo Reel: The Go-To Guide for Videos that Sell Hosts, Keynote Speakers, and Performers
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    Create A Superstar Demo Reel: The Go-To Guide for Videos that Sell Hosts, Keynote Speakers, and Performers

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    Veteran television and radio personality Todd Newton interviews casting agents, performers, video editors, and other industry professionals for a sneak peek what goes into creating a powerful and effective demo reel. If you are looking for an inside track to making the most of your key branding tool, this is it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTodd Newton
    Release dateJul 15, 2013
    ISBN9781301818877
    Create A Superstar Demo Reel: The Go-To Guide for Videos that Sell Hosts, Keynote Speakers, and Performers
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    Todd Newton

    Todd Newton is one of the most respected and amiable hosts on television and is best known for his work as a Daytime Emmy® Award-winning game show host. The man often referred to by industry insiders as The Host with the Most® has awarded contestants over fifty million dollars in cash and prizes on shows such as Family Game Night, Whammy, Monopoly Millionaires' Club, and The Price Is Right Live-an interactive stage version of America's favorite game show now touring North America. In addition to his work in front of the camera and behind the microphone of his syndicated radio show, Newton is the author of multiple books, including the entertaining and inspiring memoir Life in the Bonus Round and The Host with the Most: Tales of a Tattooed Television Personality. All proceeds from the sales of Mr. Newton's books benefit his 501(c)(3) nonprofit, L.A.F. Pet Rescue.

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      Create A Superstar Demo Reel - Todd Newton

      Create A Superstar Demo Reel

      The Go-To Guide for Videos that Sell Hosts, Keynote Speakers, and Performers

      Todd Newton

      Copyright © 2013 by Todd Newton

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      They won’t always love you, but you can make damn sure they won’t ever forget you.

      -Todd Newton

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter One: Do I Need a Reel?

      Chapter Two: First Impressions

      Chapter Three: Different Types of Reels

      Chapter Four: Elements of a Superstar Reel

      Chapter Five: Uploading, Downloading, & Everything In Between

      Chapter Six: The Industry Secret You Need To Know

      Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Eight dollars. Maybe a little less, maybe a little more. But it usually cost around eight dollars to mail your demo tape, cover letter, and 8x10 headshot to a potential employer. This, of course, was many moons ago in a galaxy far, far way. A world in which many readers of this book will barely find conceivable. Add to the cost of postage the three to four days it took for your package to arrive at its destination and we now teeter on the verge of being archaic. But those of us who have been around awhile can look back on those years of licking stamps and recall the hope and optimism we felt as our precious materials were sent out into the abyss. We did it. And we’d do it again if it came down to it.

      My personal experience with demo tapes began in the late 1980’s. Manning the overnight shift of college radio station 89.7 KYMC in St. Louis, I had little else to show for my time on the air than the cassette of each broadcast which I would scrutinize mercilessly on the drive home each morning. I would make note of the talk breaks that I felt demonstrated some degree of wit, skill, or relevance and eventually dub them onto a master tape using my Panasonic dual cassette deck. When I had thoroughly convinced myself that the content rolling seamlessly on magnetic tape between the two plastic spools was pure audio gold, I would make a few copies, type my name and parents’ phone number on a white label, and mail them off to radio stations in exotic locales such as Los Angeles, New York, and Miami.

      As my radio career began to take shape, I maintained the practice of recording every show I did. Real content began to arise in the form of celebrity interviews, in studio skits, sound effects, phone bits, and talk breaks that even Wolfman Jack would have nodded approvingly to. For years these tapes filled boxes remained stoically stacked

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