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.

—Rebecca Flint Marx

Examples of sizzle reel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

After a sizzle reel showing various moments from Bond history, Qualley performed a dance number with a troupe of male dancers all dressed in tuxes. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

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