Tag: self-tape

  • How Often Are Acting Auditions Available?

    How Often Are Acting Auditions Available?

    Actors who are new to the business often wonder if there’s a set schedule for auditions…like, do they happen every Monday? Twice a month? What gives? The frequency (or rarity) of auditions depends on two main factors: the project and the actor. Every project has its own casting process. Some need one actor, others need…

  • A New, Fantastic Ear Prompter Course

    A New, Fantastic Ear Prompter Course

    Readers of my books will recognize the EAR as a highly specialized, lucrative tool actors can use to augment their incomes. Even non-actors have heard of the ear prompter through gossip that some celebrities use them on stage in front of live audiences. If you’re not familiar with the ear prompter or know what it…

  • The Self-Tape Situation And How To Improve It

    The Self-Tape Situation And How To Improve It

    Maybe you’ve been following the drama playing out on the West Coast between actors and casting directors. If not, I’ll briefly catch you up. In early March, a few actors sparked a discussion about the industry’s embrace of self-taped auditions by venting their frustrations with them on Twitter. The resulting discourse has opened the floodgates,…

  • Here’s How To Audition With EcoCast LIVE From Actors Access

    Here’s How To Audition With EcoCast LIVE From Actors Access

    Let’s talk about how actors are going to audition in the future. The days of physically going to a casting director’s office, sitting in a waiting room with a dozen (or more) other actors, and walking into the room to tape your audition are on hold for now. In an effort to provide a safe…

  • The 10 Commandments of Being a Quarantined Actor

    The 10 Commandments of Being a Quarantined Actor

    Boy, this sucks. Nothing like spending years and plenty of money training to do a job (or pursue a dream) only to have that job (dream) disappear on you in a matter of days. I try not to make blanket statements but I feel ok making this one:  every actor is wondering just what the…

  • Self Taped Auditions: Do This, Not That

    Self Taped Auditions: Do This, Not That

    If you haven’t been asked to do a self-taped audition yet, just wait. Once upon a time actors only had to worry about acting. But in this new era of self-taping, we’re frequently asked to send a good-looking and -sounding audition video to casting directors instead of reading for a role live and in person.…