That’s not an impossible task.”įellow veteran casting director Bonnie Zane, who has worked on shows like Suits and Chucky, recalled how she spent a big part of the pandemic going to friends actors’ houses to self-tape with them while socially distancing. And to have no distracting noises behind them. What I’ve asked an actor is to try to reduce the clutter behind them so it’s not distracting, to create some decent lighting so they’re not in shadows. And, and I’ve never asked an actor to rent a space. First of all, I’ve never asked an actor to self-tape and memorize the lines, that is not required. “I think that’s a lot of baloney I’ve had actors audition on their balconies, in parks, in their living rooms. “I’ve never asked an actor and I would never ask an actor to self-tape in a studio, ever,” said Emmy winner Marc Hirscfeld, a veteran casting director and executive who currently works with AMC. They don’t have to, a number of casting directors insisted to Deadline. That has led to the proliferation of self-tape studios that charge actors to make their videos look more professional, making thespians spend money on jobs most of them won’t get. When you aren’t booking, and there is no feedback, no notes, no response, upping the production value of your tape seems like the only option.” These are requests to up our production values and are difficult for many actors to fulfill at home.
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Since the pandemic, I’ve received the self-tape instructions from some casting offices that request lighting without shadows, the best sound possible, a reader, and slates that zoom in from a face closeup to a full body shot. “Before Covid I was told directly by a showrunner at a party that it was unprofessional to send a tape shot at home with bad quality lighting and sound. In my personal experience, I’ve been told a better tape helps on multiple occasions,” Grayden told Deadline. “I think the production value of the tape matters to some producers at least. Exacerbating the situation are the lack of direct communication the pandemic has brought on, comments actors have been getting as well as their natural insecurities. They have shared frustration about the pressure to make their tapes “perfect” because of the increased competition as casting directors now get as many as 60 self-tape submissions for a role they would previously be able to see a dozen actors for in-person. She posted her note next to actor Michael Gaston’s Instagram message that “if you’re an actor paying a casting office to help you self-tape an audition, you are not self-taping your audition … you’re being preyed upon,” which has been circulated as a rallying cry among actors complaining about the issue. “I have NEVER taken a penny from an actor and never will.” “ACTORS: Please know this does NOT represent all Casting Directors,” Emmy-winning casting director Jennifer Euston wrote on Instagram. Some of them have stepped in to clear the air.
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