Self Tape Checklist
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CHECK LIST FOR PROPER SELF-TAPED AUDITION ve great lighting. (Must be able to tell actual skin tone and eye color with no shadows,) The best thing is to use natural light. Make sure you're not shooting TOWARDS a window or the light, but that the natural light is actually lighting YOU! If you don't have natural light, then get some appropriate lighting. You can use lamps if you don't have real lights. Make sure you "white balance" your camera before you start shooting. Most cameras/phones have an auto-white balance. If yours doesn't, check the instructions and figure out how to do it, or ask at a camera/phone department in a retail store. 2) Great sound. (Actor should read with clarity and with equal or more volume than the reader. In other words the reader should not do minate the read.) Eliminate background sounds and static, etc. hould speak with clarity, the reader (off-camera) should never read louder than the reader needs t( t to the camera and be eye level with the actor, at all wader, not into the camera. Your reader needs east to the script/sides. The reader has to be iving cues to the actor. reader, actor preferably, no dubbing or recon can absolutely cost an actor an audition. rest clarity, contrast and focus. Never hold the camera or smart phone when taping. No one will watch a video with th camera moving around or shaky. The c amera MUST be steady. A tripod is the if you don `t have a tripod, you can prop books up on a table and make sure your cl is at your eye level or above &. NEVER below chin level & NEVER look down at camera. That never turns out well. And that look is not good for anyone. If using an iPhone or iPad, the phone/tablet must be held sideways with the Home Button on the Right. OR it will come out upside down. It may look correct when you are taping, but Apple has a rotate tag embedded in the camera and turns i t around when you save So, from the beginning, you need to make sure your camera is sideways and the home button on the right. (4) Light colored solid bac kgro und. (Blue or gray is usually prefe rred, not a black background, unless requested.) Unless a casting director requests to see your home and family photos and kitchen appliances, etc_. ALWAYS use a backdrop (can be a tight sheet, material or photography backdrop) OR a plain wall. It can be white, but casting directors prefer blue or gray AND nothing behind you. You want to be the main focus in the video. (5) FRAMING (Have no excess space from top of your head and top of frame. Actor should fill the frame .) No unused space!
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CHECK LIST FOR PROPER SELF-TAPED AUDITION
ve great lighting. (Must be able to tell actual skin tone and eye color with noshadows,)The best thing is to use natural light. Make sure you're not shooting TOWARDS awindow or the light, but that the natural light is actually lighting YOU! If you don't havenatural light, then get some appropriate lighting. You can use lamps if you don't havereal lights. Make sure you "white balance" your camera before you start shooting. Mostcameras/phones have an auto-white balance. If yours doesn't, check the instructions andfigure out how to do it, or ask at a camera/phone department in a retail store.
2) Great sound. (Actor should read with clarity and with equal or more volume thanthe reader. In other words the reader should not do minate the read.) Eliminatebackground sounds and static, etc.
hould speak with clarity, the reader (off-camera) should never read louder than thereader needs t( t to the camera and be eye level with the actor, at all
wader, not into the camera. Your reader needseast to the script/sides. The reader has to be
iving cues to the actor.reader, actor preferably, no dubbing or recon
can absolutely cost an actor an audition.
rest clarity, contrast and focus.
Never hold the camera or smart phone when taping. No one will watch a video with thcamera moving around or shaky. The c amera MUST be steady. A tripod is theif you don `t have a tripod, you can prop books up on a table and make sure your clis at your eye level or above &. NEVER below chin level & NEVER look down atcamera. That never turns out well. And that look is not good for anyone.If using an iPhone or iPad, the phone/tablet must be held sideways with the Home Buttonon the Right. OR it will come out upside down. It may look correct when you are taping,but Apple has a rotate tag embedded in the camera and turns it around when you saveSo, from the beginning, you need to make sure your camera is sideways and the homebutton on the right.
(4) Light colored solid background. (Blue or gray is usually preferred, not a blackbackground, unless requested.)
Unless a casting director requests to see your home and family photos and kitchenappliances, etc_. ALWAYS use a backdrop (can be a tight sheet, material or photographybackdrop) OR a plain wall. It can be white, but casting directors prefer blue or gray ANDnothing behind you. You want to be the main focus in the video.(5) FRAMING (Have no excess space from top of your head and top of frame.Actor should fill the frame .) No unused space!
est to have someone help youYOU (the actor) must be in the compdifferently) by the casting director in the
iey can adjust the camera to frame you.r e. You want to show (unless secireakdown) from about elbow-shoulder a
top of head. Don't cut off top of head. (not that close). And do not sit too close tccamera, it will distort Your face. (around 3 - 5 feet way) We don't need to seeand hands, etc. during a read.. And never
unless suecified in the auditionbreakdown.6) SLATE with (NAME, ROLE, AGENT unless otherwise instructed.) Close upchest or shoulders up.
All you need is your name, role and,directors have different slating rules)
ant, (unless specified differently. Different casti begin your read.
(7) (ONLY IF THE CASTING DIRECTOR ASKS FOR IT) END SLATE show `rquick full body, head to toe shot and side views. (We mean QUICK!!... no slow-motion up and down views.) Say your name, height, agent and salutation at endslate.
If you
)Uglug). AM y4IMPORTANT: Save file to your co putet
DOWNLOAD FROM CAMERA TO C MPUName/ Agency. (Unless otherwise instructed )Casting Directors absolutely detest getting unn(9) VERIFY. Watch it back before sending
)T send us an audition taping wetscorrectly. we coon t nave ti me to critiuue your tauine. rracuceuractice oract
L let you know if it is done incorrectly and if I am not submitting it. Otherwiswill let you know I received it and all is well.If any of the above is not achieved do not send until it is QUALITY. If you do not beliyour performance is your best and believable then do not send it or you can damage yoursand our reputation, if I would send it to the casting director. Be honest with yourself.
