I've been thinking lately about showreels. I remember someone on here (can't recall who) saying that whilst videos are sometimes used to select you, they can also be used to DESELECT you. So if you put out a video that is amateurish etc then you may lose out to a less able magician with better marketing skills. A lot of the videos I have are done using camcorders whilst out and about. The quality is therefore lacking and professional videographers can be expensive.
Anyway, I thought I'd do something a bit different (and cheaper) and I've got my showreel animated. The animation is done professionally but the wording and flow etc are mine. The style/colour/theme are all based around my website. I wanted the showreel to basically be an advert that I can send to people to market myself, and also it's what will be on the landing page of my site.
It's a bit different - just like me - so let me know what you think!
BTW - for those of you that don't know - my stage name is Monty Kray!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjvYaMgJNoQ