Self-filming for actors | Part 1: Location & performance prep

Want to level up your self-filmed audition to make a bigger impression on casting directors? Maybe your performance is great, but the quality of the video is getting in the way?

In this series, I want you to stand out for all the right reasons, so we'll build a repeatable workflow of lighting, filming,, and audio that you can set up ONCE, and barely have to think about it again.

Over SIX episodes, we'll improve each step of self-filming – the location, layout, setup and settings – to put your performance back in the spotlight so that the MEDIUM never gets in the way of the MESSAGE.

In this video, we solve some common problems with LOCATIONS and understand why it matters, and I'll give you NINE tips for performance preparation. before you ever set up your equipment

PART I – Location/Performance prep
PART II –Lighting
PART III – Camera/Framing
PART IV – Audio
PART V – Post-production
PART VI – Vocal Auditions

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Self-filming
01:14 First steps
02:01 3 Mantras
02:46 Location: 4 criteria
04:34 Mistake 1
05:00 Mistake 2
05:25 Performance prep: sit or stand?
05:56 Mark
06:10 Eye line
06:34 Stage or screen?
07:08 Genre
07:43 Voice
08:11 Monologue vs dialogue
09:14 Not on page
10:53 Appearance