Kym - working actor and SAS founder - breaks down exactly how to build a professional acting reel that gets you noticed. Your reel is often the first thing casting directors and agents watch, and most actors get the structure wrong.

Q: What do casting directors actually look for in a reel?

Lead with your strongest work. Kym covers what goes first, ideal length, and why certain footage hurts more than it helps - including when to leave something out entirely.

Q: What if I don’t have enough professional footage yet?

Kym walks through practical options for creating reel content from scratch, plus how to work with a reel editor and exactly what to provide them for the best result.

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Kym - 80+ film/TV credits, SAG-AFTRA delegate, author of The Hollywood Survival Guide. IMDbPro

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Kym (IMDbPro) - working actor, SAG-AFTRA delegate, American MENSA member, acting career strategist, author of The Hollywood Survival Guide For Actors & founder of Secret Actor Society.

Taught by Kym Jackson