Recruiters are busy people and don't have time to waste. That being said, it's very important that you don't waste their time when it comes to your demo reel, otherwise your chances of being hired drop severely. You only have about 30 seconds to leave a good impression on them so don't make a long, flashy intro with your name on it. That wastes everyone's time, and as I previously stated wasting time is bad. Just throw your contact info on the the title card, quickly proceed to show off your best work, give your info again at the end and you're done. Keep it short, sweet, and to the point. Only put your best stuff in the demo reel, it should be short and great, not a boring ordeal. This goes without saying, but make sure your links work. Honestly you don't want to make stupid mistakes that could end up making you lose the job. Be original, don't be a cliche. Just because every movie that became famous over the last couple years involved death or monsters doesn't mean you should be doing it too. And lastly, cater your reel toward the studio you are trying to work at, obviously pixar doesn't make horror movies so your reel shouldn't have animations about zombies or hockey mask wearing serial killers.
This all makes sense to me. Obviously things like checking your links to make sure they work, is something that we should already know to do... And ok even I screw that up sometimes. But, a lot of the information here is useful. One should definitely try to tailor their demos to the studio that they are trying to work at. And showing off your best work only is a given. I would have never known about the "you have 30 seconds to make an impression" rule. In fact, I'd probably be one of the people who mess that up, so I learned a thing today!
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