Whenever an actor is given the choice between an in-person audition and a self-tape, I believe the better choice is almost always: Go in. Not because self-tapes aren't useful. Not because an actor can't give a great performance on camera alone. But because acting is not supposed to be about controlling every variable. It is about responding to what is happening. And you can't fully respond to something you have completely constructed yourself. YOU NEED TO FEEL THE ROOM An audition room gives...

Somewhere along the way, we started confusing the business of auditioning with the craft of acting. The industry has changed, and self-tapes are now part of every actor’s reality. But we have to ask ourselves: are we training actors to become better storytellers, or are we training them to become better at auditioning? The rise of self-tapes changed the way actors enter the room. What was once a live exchange — an actor, a reader, a casting director, a moment of discovery — became an actor...

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