We just received an email announcing the open entry period for a big media award/film festival, and we’re going to enter!
Awesome, congrats. Why are you entering?
When you win, the trophy is amazing, it’s made of crystal and golden butterflies — wait, what? What do you mean, ‘why?’ It’s a big award/film festival!
How much is the entry fee?
Huh? I don’t know. It’s somewhere around ($50/$100/$200).
Maybe it’s just me, but if someone is asking for more than lunch money, I like to know why I’m doing it.
Most of my DayJobVu business comes from word of mouth, but as things get tighter in the economy, we all have to reach out farther for new clients. In order to be successful, you need a good demo reel.
I haven’t cut many demo reels before, but I’ve been an editor ten years, so it didn’t seem impossible to learn. So I spent a few days researching great demo reels, reading up on tips, and somewhere in there, it clicked. 48 hours later, I had this.
I sent that out to ten potential clients this morning at 5am. Today, at 2PM, I already have one contract offer and one request for more information.
