Perception is everything
A grainy, pixelated, or badly cropped clip reads as amateur, regardless of how good your performance is. In a competitive submission pile, that's often enough to get skipped. HD footage signals that you're a working professional who takes the craft seriously.
The technical baseline
Aim for these standards on every clip in your reel:
- 1080p minimum resolution; 4K where available.
- Correct aspect ratio with no black bars or stretching.
- No platform watermarks, logos, or subtitles burned in.
- Consistent quality across every clip in the reel.
How to guarantee it
The only reliable way to get broadcast-quality footage of your own work is professional retrieval from the highest-quality source available. Screen recordings and phone captures can't match it, and casting can tell the difference instantly.