Your showreel is your personal calling card; in short, it is a way to showcase your ability and marketing yourself to casting directors and agents alike. Whether you're brand new to the industry or well established, an up-to-date, snappy and professional showreel will help you further your career.

Yes. Once booked - there is a $200 non-refundable deposit to secure your date, engage services and cover our set-up time and labor for the agreed-upon date. A deposit also ensures that all parties are mutually committed to the project. The remainder of the payment is due on the day of filming and the deposit will be applied to the balance. If you change the agreed-upon filming date, there will be an additional $100 re-booking fee that will not be applied to the balance.

You can cancel your filming date, but your $200 deposit will not be refunded. If you do cancel your filming date, you still have the option of re-booking a new filming date for an additional $100 re-booking fee. See the question above for further explanation.

It usually takes 3-4 hours to film a single scene, so if you’re doing more than one, we will film them consecutively. The start time is always 9am, unless mutually agreed upon otherwise.

To keep quality high, we will not film more than two scenes on a single day.

There will be a rehearsal, on location, before we shoot.

Please do not plan any other events or have any other commitments on your filming day(s). If you feel rushed and do not give the scene enough time to shoot, the quality of the finished scene will be directly and negatively affected.

All filmed showreel scenes come with a custom script, written by R. Keith Harris. You will receive your prep sheet, waiver and script, via email, approximately 7 days, but no less than 3 days, before the shoot. You will only get one script and scripts will not be re-written.

Yes, you can. If you are providing your own script(s), they must be copyright-free and sent to SESR for approval at least 10 days before your scheduled shoot day. Scripts must be no longer than 1.5 pages and written in industry-standard screenplay format (final draft) and must include all relevant scene headings and directions.

Scenes must be set in a single location and have only two actors. No blood, gore, or weapons of any kind are allowed in showreel scenes. There can be no fight scenes, *special effects, action sequences, or animals included in your script.We reserve the right to refuse to film any script deemed inappropriate or that we find offensive.

*Special effects can potentially be added for an additional fee, TBD.

It is best practice for an actor to provide any relevant additional cast members for the scene. We advise that you ask around, bring in a friend, or put out a casting call to find someone with whom you can work well. If you cannot secure anyone to help you, or you are traveling from a long distance to film your reel, we can send casting out to actors we know; however, an additional fee of $150 will be required to reimburse them for their time.

There is a maximum of TWO speaking parts per scene; however, If you wish to have background extras in your scene(s) for a sense of scale, all extras are the responsibility of the actor to coordinate. R. Keith Harris will direct them and interact with them on set only.

If you are interested in short-film creation, we do offer that on a case-by-case basis. Larger projects require custom pricing due to the unique variables they present. We welcome the conversation, so feel free to contact us to discuss your vision.