How to build a showreel out of films you already delivered
Upload the films you have delivered and ask Vizard Agent for a showreel. Vizard Agent builds an overview of every one, reads the end credits and title cards inside them to learn what each piece is, then cuts the strongest moments into a reel that can actually name the work.
What do you type into Vizard Agent?
Say showreel and say who it is for. Vizard Agent cuts a reel for a commissioner differently from one for a festival: the first leads on range and the second on the strongest single piece, and both differ from a compilation. You don't need to list the films, because their credits already name them.
Prompt
What does Vizard Agent actually do?
Every finished film already contains its own title and credits. Reading them is how the reel can say "this was that piece" instead of assuming the viewer will recognise it, and that naming is what turns a montage into a portfolio. In the session behind this article it:
- Downloaded and probed all six films, 1920x1080 at 29.97fps with the longest running 194 seconds, and checked the showreel guidance before cutting.
- Generated a visual overview of every film and reviewed the contact sheet for each of the six in turn.
- Extracted the ending credits and read them, starting with the third film, then the complete credits for the first, second, fourth and fifth.
- Extracted and read the opening frames, then pulled the title cards from the films that had them and reviewed the titles.
- Cut the strongest moments from each into a reel of about a minute, titled from the films' own cards.
When does this not work well?
A showreel is only as strong as the work inside it. One weak piece drags a reel down more than a strong one lifts it, uncredited films can't be named, and client work may need permission to show. Sixty seconds also isn't six films: each piece gets ten seconds at most.
Common questions
Does it need the credits? It helps enormously. Vizard Agent reads them in order to name each piece in the reel.
How long should a showreel be? Sixty to ninety seconds. Vizard Agent front-loads it, since few watch past a minute.
Can it include client work? That is a rights question rather than one Vizard Agent can answer. Check before publishing.