how to use The Actor's Compass

Your Reel

We think that most showreels don't work very well. We should know, we've seen what seems like a million of them.

As casting agents, we can tell you that 90% or more of the reels we've seen have failed in their mission to get an actor cast. Not just because we haven't cast someone due to their reel, but we know what other casting agents are looking for as well.

So when we offer to work on your reel, we mean business. We aim to give you something better than what most people are offering in the UK. It will look good, it will get to the point, and it will get you noticed, period. Take a look at our packages for more info.

As if that weren't enough, we're also going to offer to shoot your entire reel. We know there are some other people out there doing it as well, but our approach is unique for certain.

You'll get together with a group of actors and spend the weekend rehearsing and then shooting your entire reel - that's three scenes with other actors, working on a professional - custom - script, a professional director and a professional crew on professional equipment.

You can spend up to two years of your life sending out headshots and chasing agents in order to get those sparse few acting roles where you actually are on camera for some quality shots... and then hope that they know what to do with it... and then hope that you get the footage... and then hope it works together somewhat seamlessly. OR you can do the whole thing in a weekend and spare yourself the five hundred rejections (not to mention all that Tube fare). We think it's priceless. It's part of The Star Treatment, have a look.