Opinion

EDITORIAL | Self-Taping Should Be Optional 

EDITORIAL  Self-Taping Should Be Optional  It’s the perfect win-win  (By Staff) (Photo: Karolina Grabowska | Pexels) Some actors perform better when they can enter an audition room and focus strictly on acting. They…

OPINION | I Trained to Be an Actor, not a Tech Whiz! 

OPINION  I Trained to Be an Actor, not a Tech Whiz!  Why virtual auditions and self-tapes are demoralizing (The Anonymous Actor) (Photo: Thisisengineering | Pexels) Allow me to just yell this to the…

OPINION | Actors, Social Media is Fake as F&%k! 

OPINION Actors, Social Media is Fake as F&%k!  People only post good news on social media (The Anonymous Actor)  (Photo: Sammy Williams | Unsplash) I’ve gotta admit, bro. Social media used to have…

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  • OPINION | Casting Directors Should Give Us Feedback on Our Self-Tapes! 

    OPINION Casting Directors Should Give Us Feedback on Our Self-Tapes!  Casting directors demand so much, yet don’t even give us the courtesy of feedback on our self-tapes  (by The Anonymous Actor)  (Photo: Pixabay…

    OPINION | Self-Taping is a Godsend! 

    OPINION Self-Taping is a Godsend!  If the choice is between a self-tape and sitting in rush-hour traffic, I’ll choose self-taping every time! (by The Anonymous Actor) (Photo: Jill Wellington | Pexels) Anyone who…

    OPINION | The Self-Tape Request from Hell!

    OPINION The Self-Tape Request from Hell! Sometimes casting directors ask for far too much! (by The Anonymous Actor) (Photo: Usman Yousaf/Unsplash) Forgive me for saying this, but this self-taping thing has gone too…

    What is Slating?

    What is Slating? The slating process is very simple, yet vitally important (by Tonya Tannenbaum) The term, “slating”, for auditions, describes a standard industry practice whereby the actor briefly introduces themselves while facing…