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
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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