Also here is an excerpt from my book, Secrets from the Casting Couch.
SELF CASTING DOS and DONTs
SHOOTING:
| DO | DON’T |
| Start with a wide shot that shows your entire body, both profiles, and then zoom in for the introduction. Introduce yourself breifly, saying your name, height and agent. | Announce your age |
| Keep your shots simple. Face camera and expose at least three quarters of your face most of the time. | Get fancy with editing or shooting. |
| Have your scene partner read off screen and close to the camera lens | Focus the camera on any actor other than yourself. Unless you want to audition your scene partner as well, the camera should always be on you |
| Use a simple background | Shoot on a location, use elaborate sets, costumes and props |
| Sit close to the mic, or get a professional seperate mic | Stand far from the mic, so that your scene partner is louder on the tape then you are |
| Practise with several takes, but just choose two, | Send in many takes |
| Choose a variety of takes so that the director can see your range | Send in takes that are exactly the same (there is no point in seeing it twice unless we get more information) |
| Send in one medium shot (from the waste up) and one close up (just face) | Show a lot of blank wall space over the head of the actor |
| Upload your file onto a site like yousendit.com, or savefiles.com or send it via Vimeo or You Tube link | |
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