Guides
Self-tape and rehearsal, in practice
Practical guides on self-taping, learning lines and rehearsing alone, written for working actors.
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How to self-tape an audition
Framing, lighting, sound, slate, and delivery. The whole setup, start to finish.
7 min read
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How to memorize lines fast
Cue association, spaced repetition, and movement. What actually sticks under pressure.
6 min read
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How to run lines without a reader
Every method for rehearsing alone, and the specific ways each one fails.
6 min read
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What casting directors want in a self-tape
What gets noticed when someone watches fifty tapes in a row, and what closes one early.
6 min read
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How to cold read at an audition
Break down sides in two minutes, get your eyes off the page, and commit to a choice.
6 min read
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The 6 best rehearsal apps for actors in 2026
Six line running apps compared honestly: voices, cue detection, self-tape and price.
9 min read
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Apps that read lines with you: how they work
The three ways line running apps work, and which one behaves like a scene partner.
5 min read
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How to self-tape without a reader and still play the scene
Every option for the other voice on camera day, ranked by how the tape holds up.
6 min read
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Cold reading practice: a ten minute daily drill for actors
Ten minutes a day on scenes you have never seen, against something that answers.
5 min read
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Self-tape due tomorrow: a two hour plan that fits around sleep
75 minutes tonight, sleep, 45 in the morning. A clock labelled plan for each step.
6 min read
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What is a cold read? The acting term, explained
The acting term explained: where cold reads happen and what casting is watching.
6 min read
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The 8 best self-tape apps for actors in 2026
Eight self-tape apps compared: who reads the other lines, what lands on the tape, and price.
8 min read
Head to head
Scriptmate against Rehearsal Pro, coldRead and blablabla, one page each, with a side by side table and the alternatives to each.
Scriptmate reads the other characters out loud and waits for your cue, so you can run a scene without a reader.
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