Making Your Demo
Editing
So now that we have the pieces, what can you expect when we put them together? There are basically two ways to make a reel. Choose your approach.
THE SECRET HANDSHAKE APPROACH - We edit and design the demo to a rough draft, then client and editor tweak it together until you, the client, are happy with the finished product.
YOUR APPROACH - You design your demo, and Secret Handshake does the editing. If you have editing experience, or are very confident in your ideas - this is the choice for you. You come up with all the ideas and we work the magic editing box.
You're probably thinking "Hey, can we do a little bit of both approaches? You know, collaborate?" We don't recommend a collaborative approach in the rough editing phase. It doesn't get you results that are any better and it always takes a lot more time and, therefore, money.
The vast majority of clients choose The Secret Handshake Approach because we provide an objective eye. We have edited every kind of demo reel there is - our experience is deep, our judgment is good, and our results are proven. Don't be scared, we never force our opinions on you and we promise that you'll never walk away unhappy.
Once the editing is done, we can make you a screener DVD so that you can show it to friends, family or representation. Your digitized material will be left on the computer for 5 business days in case you want to make further changes. After that, your demo is put into our digital archives so it can be retrieved and updated at a later time. Speaking of updating...