demo reel

plural demo reels

1. A brief portfolio of recorded media intended to showcase an artist's work.

   Frank had created a demo reel on DVD that he could send along with his résumé for job interviews.

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   The second most important thing...is that your portfolio or demo reel contains the types of items that the potential employer is interested in seeing.

   2000, Isaac V. Kerlow, The Art of 3-D : Computer Animation and Imaging, 2nd Edition

   A demo reel is a VHS or DVD copy of snippets of the best moments of an actor's work...

   2004, Craig Wroe, An Actor Prepares to Work in New York City: How to Master the Business of "The Business"

   ...an animation director at a very large studio told me that if he's not interested within the first five seconds, then he tosses the demo reel.

   2010, Geoffrey Kater, Design First for 3D Artists