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demo reel

demo reel noun: a brief portfolio of recorded media intended to showcase an artist's work.

Noun

demo reel (plural demo reels)

  1. A brief portfolio of recorded media intended to showcase an artist's work.
    • Frank had created a demo reel on DVD that he could send along with his résumé for job interviews.
    • The second most important thing...is that your portfolio or demo reel contains the types of items that the potential employer is interested in seeing.2000, Isaac V. Kerlow, The Art of 3-D : Computer Animation and Imaging, 2nd Edition

Examples of demo reel in a sentence

  • A demo reel is a VHS or DVD copy of snippets of the best moments of an actor's work...2004, Craig Wroe, An Actor Prepares to Work in New York City: How to Master the Business of "The Business":
  • ...an animation director at a very large studio told me that if he's not interested within the first five seconds, then he tosses the demo reel.2010, Geoffrey Kater, Design First for 3D Artists:

Forms of demo reel

pluraldemo reels

Questions about demo reel

What does demo reel mean?
Demo reel means a brief portfolio of recorded media intended to showcase an artist's work.
How do you use demo reel in a sentence?
A demo reel is a VHS or DVD copy of snippets of the best moments of an actor's work...
What part of speech is demo reel?
Demo reel is a noun.
What is the plural of demo reel?
The plural of demo reel is demo reels.

Words near demo reel in the dictionary

  1. Demmys
  2. demnition
  3. demo
  4. demo group
  5. demo groups
  6. demo reel
  7. demo reels
  8. demo scene
  9. demo scenes
  10. demo tape
  11. demo tapes

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