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8 Things To Tell Your Self Tape Reader Before You Roll

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This guide is a slice of Journey 5B: Self Tape Mastery, one of my Journey masterclasses.

In the masterclass you'll learn:

Framing, lighting, sound and background that make or break a tape before anyone judges the acting
How to deliver your best performance without a live scene partner
The common self-tape mistakes to fix before you hit submit
Why screen work needs a different approach from the audition room

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Kym Jackson is a working actor with 80+ film and TV credits, a SAG-AFTRA delegate, author of The Hollywood Survival Guide for Actors and the founder of Secret Actor Society. See her credits on IMDbPro.

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I tape on my phone. Is that OK?

Yes. The class covers a setup that works with a phone, and the guide is about the reader, which costs nothing.

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