SELF TAPING

101
AILIS OLIVER-KERBY
HOW TO SLATE
SLATE

u Full NAME
u HEIGHT
u Nationality
u Do you have a valid passport
u ROLE READING FOR
u PROFILES
u FULL BODY SHOT
ACCENT

u FOR A SELF TAPE, SLATE IN THE CHARACTER’S ACCENT (if different to your
own)
u For Chicago, use your own accent but use the clearst diction possible.
BACKGROUNDS

u PLAIN IS BEST!
u BLUE WORKS WELL
u NOTHING TOO TEXTURED
EYES = WINDOWS TO THE SOUL
WHAT TO WEAR

u A “NOD TO THE CHARACTER”

u AVOID STRIPES / TOO MANY PATTERNS
u DON’T LET THE OUTFIT WEAR YOU
u NOTHING TOO DISTRACTING
u BE MINDFUL OF STRAPLESS / SMALL STRAPS / NUDE COLOURS
 u LANDSCAPE (NOT PORTRAIT!)
u Use a tripod or at least a music stand / not handheld

COMPOSITION u

u
Edit it together with other footage / a title (imove)
Upload to YouTube as an unlisted link
u HD setting on Iphone
LIGHTING
THREE POINT LIGHTING / RING LIGHT
What are we looking for

LISTENING TO THE ENGAGING, PREPARATION – BOLD ENERGY

SCENE PARTNER HONEST DO THEY KNOW CHARACTER
PERFORMANCES THE MATERIAL? CHOICES
What do you need
RACHEL MCCADDAMS
Chicago self tape

u Choose one of the character’s short monologues

u 1 minute maximum
u Learn the monologue, identify the character’s tactics, objectives, stakes.
u Film the audition as a self tape.
u (Monday 7th Nov Task based study)

u DUE Sunday 13th November, 5pm.

u Email an UNLISTED Youtube link to a.oliver-kerby@iabarcelona.es
Dance portion

u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6rsDZpUxZ8

u Hot Honey Rag Dance

u Video should be filmed full body.
u Looking for CHARACTERISATION