The Self-Tape Trap

About this episode

This episode discusses the common mistakes actors make in self-taping for auditions and how those choices can impact their success.

Today we are diving into one of the most important audition skills in today’s industry. Self-tapes. Specifically, we’re talking about something most actors never realize they’re doing wrong. Today’s episode is called The Self-Tape Trap: Are Your Choices Helping or Hurting You? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jeffrey Dreisbach

Topics covered

• self-tape
• audition skills
• acting
• industry insights
• performance choices

Keywords

• self-tape
• audition
• acting
• performance
• industry
• choices
• skills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broadway Podcast Network

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