Beginner Acting

Self-Tape Essentials

Course Fee $400 $360
Duration 2 days, 14 hours
Age Requirements 18+
Self-Tape Essentials (11 January 2025)
Kensington

Jan 11, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025

$400
$360
Sessions
DateTime
11 January 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
11 January 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
12 January 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
12 January 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
OTHER UPCOMING CLASSES
Sat 26 Apr - Sun 27 Apr 2025
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEDT
$400 $360

Self-Tape Essentials

Overview

Mastering the art of the self-tape is essential for actors. This interactive 2-day course focuses on practical steps for developing your self-taping technique and teaches you how to make a powerful impact with basic equipment. Learn how to interpret a casting brief, prepare your scene work and set up and shoot an audition tape worthy of current industry standards.  

Explore the importance of lighting, sound and background setup to ensure a professional-quality self-tape and gain insights into framing, camera angles, and the subtleties of performance that will make your audition stand out. Under the guidance of a NIDA Open teaching artist, you’ll develop the skills to present yourself with confidence within a supportive and creative learning environment.  

Components

  • Basic lighting and set-up techniques 
  • Develop your understanding of a casting brief 
  • Produce mock self-tape auditions and learn how to make dynamic choices 

Prerequisites

This course is Beginner level. No previous experience is required.

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