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Definitely the fastest way to get something added to your reel. I've been asking people around and had listed some resources on https://www.webforactors.com/resources/demo-reels, but I've only communicated with the companies I added to http://reels.link/ which are Best Shot Reels and Beverly Hills Demo Reels. The pricing definitely varies a lot, so if you're trying to get good quality out it gets rather expensive.
Most times when this question gets answered here you get a lot of negatives (social media sucks / don't do it / not worth it) - but you need to understand that all people are different. If you can make it work for you, go for it. I actually backlinked to some of the Reddit chats in my recent blog: https://www.webforactors.com/blog/actor-website-vs-instagram-breakdown - the point is, people will always have opinions, but no one knows for sure what you are capable of except you yourself.
I know this is almost a month old, but I bookmarked it to get inspiration, and since no replies are being posted perhaps I can start a topic of conversation to get more answers. I started a list of websites and tools that I build for actors. I've been building websites for actors at webforactors.com for over 6 years now, and now I'm adding new tools, so I'd like to get some feedback: - link.actor - I built this one because I feel actors should be on social media and advertising themselves - youbackstage.com - I built this one because I know I always look for ways to backlink to my website, plus getting an interview so you can tell others more about who you are might be better than a boring bio - actormastermind.com - I am considering building this one - will actor really use it? the jury is still out on it - actorpodcast.org - I built this one to aggregate all actor related podcast - I think all actors should listen to these for inspiration - actingcraft.com - same as above, but videos (still working on this one) - actorsforum.com - is one that I'm working on right now (and it's where I found your question)
I have more here: https://www.webforactors.com/services - perhaps it will spark some ideas, but I'd love to get others to share what they do
really well said and well documented. I also bookmarked the videos for reposts. If you'd ever considering writing articles for an acting blog, check us out or PM me anytime (https://www.webforactors.com/authors)
I wrote a blog post about it few weeks back: https://www.webforactors.com/blog/6-tips-for-actor-demo-reels My method of finding good videos was simply searching YouTube for the right keywords. After you want 100 bad ones and then come across 3 good ones, you'll be able to tell the difference between good quality and not so good, but I've highlighted some of the points to focus on within the article.
My GF loves giving this tip to fellow transplants. If you're moving a lot of stuff, use AmTrack. You can get a full crate of stuff really cheap, it takes the train few days to get there so you can settle in in the mean time. :)
And if that's not the type of help you were looking for, I've collected some blogs and articles that might come in handy:
I'll throw in my hat into the ring. Here's a blog post I wrote just a few weeks ago - might answer some of your concerns: https://www.webforactors.com/blog/6-tips-for-actor-demo-reels - this is intended for screen actors, but it applies the same way for voice actors - as long as you have a way to skip tracks, I don't believe the limit should be 60 seconds: http://michaeld.reels.link/
get your headshots first, then start self submitting. I listed a ton of websites you can self submit for on http://hiredactor.com/jobs-for-actors - but the main one is obviously Actors Access so get the subscription for that. Backstage is also pretty awesome because their advice is really good, but of course not as many opportunities. You can sign up for Stage 32 to find smaller gigs to pad your resume (full disclosure - I work for Stage 32). Casting frontier also covers LA - there's a small submission fee for every submission. Now Casting is pretty cheap, you can test it out. I described more of those in detail here: https://www.webforactors.com/blog/6-must-have-websites-for-actors