What is the standard in the industry as far as demo reel length ?



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Two minutes long.

Three, tops.

If you're pitching yourself to a personal manager or agent who requests to see more, you can always have another, lengthier version on hand.

But this is the industry standard.

“Whatever works.”

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And for your reel, be sure the opening scene GRABS the viewers attention, not leaving the best scene for last, because agents and CDs don't always watch the whole 2 to 3 minute reel. The first 30 seconds are the most important.

The length of the reel will be determined by how much work you have on your resume but the industry norm is under five minutes.

I recently saw 2 great reels. One had longer sections of scenes and one was more of a montage. Both were in the 5 minute range. Both were excellent. Both actors had tons of work to show.
I don't know what you have on tape, but if you are making a reel with mostly student film level work, I'd say go for shorter...