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5 Self-Tape Mistakes That Kill Your Booking Rate (And How to Fix Them) acting audition tips how to book more acting roles improve screen presence self taping self taping mistakes self-tape mistakes Aug 21, 2025

 

5 Self-Tape Mistakes That Kill Your Booking Rate (And How to Fix Them) 2025

If you’re pouring your heart into self-tapes but not seeing bookings, you’re not alone.

 Let’s uncover the 5 biggest se...

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The 3 Self-Tape Shifts Actors Need to Be Aware Of (Right Now) maureen hughes casting nina gold casting sarah jones casting self tapes self taping Aug 09, 2025

If you’re still treating self-tapes like some annoying task that just has to get done, you're missing out. The self-tape IS the room.

It's not some faceless task you rush through in the hopes of gett...

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How To Recover From a Bad Self Tape Or Acting Audition in 2024 audition bad audition bad self tape recover recover a bad audition self taping Jun 27, 2024

How To Recover From a Bad Self Tape Or Acting Audition in 2024

Here's 3 more ideas if you've had a bad self tape or audition experience...

1. Think like a business.

Keep a record. Objectify what yo...

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What experienced actors need to know about showreels 2023 acting showreel examples acting showreel tips actors showreel editing actors showreel length actors showreel scenes actors showreel tips actors showreels actors spotlight showreel best actors showreels daniel johnson raindance self taping showreels showreels for actors spotlight showreel Feb 24, 2023

UPdated: Actors Showreel Tips 2023

Top 10 Acting showreel tips out there right now in 2022!

1. Be Yourself

Authenticity is where it's at. Not "acting" but...being...

2. Lead with your branding THE...

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Actors : Use your fear in your auditions and self taping scenes! 2023 acting auditions for movies acting auditions.org auditions fear genre self taping Feb 13, 2023

Actors : Use your fear in your auditions and self taping scenes! 2023!

Auditions are nerve-wracking, so channel that energy, channel that fear into your character. Whether it's an acting auditions fo...

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Relaxation for actors acting audition confidence relaxation self taping Apr 17, 2019

Easy Relaxation-for-actors...

Lee Strasberg, the legendary acting coach who is often referred to as 'the father of method acting', described tension as the “occupational disease of the actor” and one...

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How to create magic in an audition or on a self tape audition self taping Jun 04, 2017

Being open to the moment can be hard when you're actually inside an audition can't it?

WE all know that being open to something new is thrilling isnt it?

And when an audience SEES you experiencing i...

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