Most actors strive to gain some form of insight and perspective on their auditions in the hopes of improving their process. I come across a lot of actors who ache for feedback on each particular audition. My goal for my students is to arm them with their own radar, their own sense for what is working or not, and their own inner guide to learn from their experiences, thereby continuing to improve their work over the years.
To assist in gaining some general perspective, here are three things an actor could be more aware of when auditioning that could possibly be contributing to a weaker audition.
1. Self-tape syndrome. While the self-taped audition has added a level of efficiency, and a way for many more people who might not normally be seen for an audition be considered, there is also, I believe, a few unwanted side effects.
Actors who have spent the better part of their careers live inside casting rooms have an advantage. They have felt organically when something is working or when it isn’t. They have experienced how to read a room. They have had an opportunity to physicalize things and provide a three-dimensional character, who can live and breathe close enough to the other people in the room for them to potentially
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