I love videos like this that give an explanation and how to recognize/go about it and most of all an EXAMPLE to see it in action! I’d really appreciate it if you did one like this on listening to your partner
I know I'm late to the party here, but I wanted to note that the text comments you added to the clip from The Crown actually detracted from my trying to absorb your points about subtext. The notes about topics like shooting angles may be interesting, but they're not related to the acting choices.
If casting directors want us to tape in our own homes edit the tape and find a reader I’m sorry they should be happy with me recording on my brick Sony Ericsson from 2006. We do half of their job now. They will see and hear me. Period.
I have a audition playing a mysterious mother with piercing yet soulful eyes. It takes place outside in the meadows, what type of lighting should I do? Drama? (The movie is a mysterious thriller. Thank you for the tips!
Hi - great info- could you suggest an affordable easy-to-use Camera NOT iPhone? I do not like using my phone. I want a simple camera for under $300. any ideas? THX!
Seems like everyone asks for a full body shot. Do you do that with your pop up just sitting in the background, or do you remove it or shoot he full body shot in a different area?
I usually just put my phone in vertical mode, the way we see on social media so we can see head to below the knees. This shows the sides of the backdrop sometimes, but that doesn't bother me - it's all just part of the magic.
Cool video! Does anyone know if there is a way to do what the app called coldRead does, but instead of it being a phone app, having it on your mac, so that you can shoot with your phone? Thanks!
Good question. In this set up I'm either using a microphone plugged into my camera or my phone. Our phones are pretty good at adjusting on the fly to avoid clipping, but if I'm using the mic plugged into my camera then I have to do a rehearsal where I test my loudest volume, and make sure I set the gain correctly.
Thank you for the useful info! If we're working with just a ring light (NOOOO!), any tips for making it softer? Would putting paper over the light or a t-shirt help?
Hi Audrey! A tshirt or pillow case would be perfect to start. You could also look for something called 250 Diffusion paper and that might help too. (that's what I put over my light panels)
Hey Dan - great videos, so helpful... So I've gone down the rabbit hole of trying to find the Godox light you use, here in the UK - getting conflicting dimensions (!) - definitely 20x12"?!!!
@@dantracyoriginals yeah, that's what I'm seeing - it's just in the vid you say 20x12" - and I was....well, I was looking at your hands and thinking yeah, maybe he has huge hands... and is it listed in his 'skills'...I guess we'll never know.
Dan, I am really enjoying your videos, quality, and personality. Do you think that too much shadow in my self tape is bad? I heard that you were supposed to be fully lit. But I am all about breaking rules. Lol. What has your reaction been with cinematic self tapes?
