So let’s say you’ve done a few acting gigs and the productions you’ve appeared in have been televised or the film you were in has had its premiere. This means you’re probably ready to get a ‘showreel from existing footage’ or a ‘from footage showreel’ made. That’s how Slick Showreels actually started don’t you know....
How To Make A Cheap Showreel
How do you make cheap showreels? If you’re an actor and you don’t have an acting reel you should really consider your options. It’s a vicious circle. Without an acting reel, it’s very unlikely you’re going to get seen for auditions and land an agent. It’s not impossible though, there’s plenty of...
10 Years 10 Films
With the new decade underway and the Oscars® today, it seems like a good time to look back at my favourite films from the last decade. I’ve judged it on the UK theatrical release date, before anyone asks. *Potential spoilers below* 2010 – The Social Network What a great way to start the...
A Joker’s Billion
Earlier in November 2019 Joker became one of an exclusive yet increasingly growing club of films to earn over One Billion Dollars worldwide. Titanic was the first to reach the milestone when it earned $1.84B in its initial release in 1997. It wasn’t until Return of the King in 2003 the milestone was next crossed....
What Does It Take: United Agents
Over the last decade, (yes we’ve been ‘turning over’ for 10 years) Slick Showreels have worked with literally thousands of talented actors. It’s safe to say we know actors well and we love them very much. We thought it would be useful for us to interview a theatrical agent and ask some of the questions...
Nathan Collins One Year On
NATHAN COLLINS, ONE YEAR ON. TALKS ALL THINGS ACTING, SHOWREELS, AUDITIONING, JIM CARREY AND HEATH LEDGER We greeted Nathan Collins (who’s a bit of hot property on Twitter right now, after doing a self-tape with his mum) outside the Young Vic Theatre in the heat wave. He was basking in the sun (a whopping 37...
Neal Parsons – Cinematographer
NEAL PARSONS: HIS JOURNEY INTO THE FILM INDUSTRY AND HIS THOUGHTS ON USING THE MOVI PRO Slick Showreels caught up with one of the nicest guys in the business, none other than Neal Parsons. We’ve had the pleasure of his services for over 5 years now. We wanted to find out a bit more about...
