sizzle reel
noun
: a short, usually flashy video used to promote a product, service, proposed project, etc.
He and Kari are also pitching a family show to the networks. … The sizzle reel has his two teenage daughters in Maui, learning to cut sugarcane.—
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Sony also showed a brief sizzle reel of some psychedelic and trippy footage.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2025
In fact, a sizzle reel shown before every screening on Sunday to highlight the previous day’s programming included clips of filmmakers like Dave Franco and Paul Feig heaping praise on the Austin crowd for their positive energy.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
The ruling streamer held its 2025 programming preview, Next on Netflix, with an Egyptian Theatre event that could only be described as a living sizzle reel.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Applicants will have the opportunity to showcase their vision and skills through a three-minute sizzle reel that conveys their idea for a film highlighting aspects of Italian American culture, language, history, land, or people.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2025
In fact, a sizzle reel shown before every screening on Sunday to highlight the previous day’s programming included clips of filmmakers like Dave Franco and Paul Feig heaping praise on the Austin crowd for their positive energy.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
The ruling streamer held its 2025 programming preview, Next on Netflix, with an Egyptian Theatre event that could only be described as a living sizzle reel.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Applicants will have the opportunity to showcase their vision and skills through a three-minute sizzle reel that conveys their idea for a film highlighting aspects of Italian American culture, language, history, land, or people.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sizzle reel
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“Sizzle reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle%20reel. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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