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TapeReady Radio
Conversations with casting associates, coaches and working actors about the craft behind a good tape. Every episode ships with a full transcript, so you can read it on a train or skim it before a deadline.
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Episode 7
Frame Your Self-Tape in Five Minutes
A short, practical reset on camera height, headroom, background and the phone-size check before you send a tape.
Episode 6
One-Lamp Lighting That Actually Works
Why a single soft source beats a three-point kit in a small bedroom, and how to place it in under five minutes.
With Dana Reyes, self-tape coach
Episode 5
Sound Is Half the Audition
Casting hears you before they judge your framing. A practical hour on mics, room echo and levels.
With Marcus Hale, dialogue editor
Episode 4
The Two-Hour Audition Workflow
From request email to uploaded file, without the panic — file naming, takes, and knowing when to stop.
Episode 3
Gear We Actually Kept
A year of testing, and the short list that survived — plus the expensive things we returned.
Episode 2
Self-Taping on the Road
Hotel rooms, airports and borrowed corners — a travel kit that fits in a backpack.
With Priya Nandra, working actor
Episode 1
What Casting Actually Notices
The pilot episode: a casting associate walks through fifty tapes and tells us what got flagged and why.
With Alex Duvall, casting associate