โฆis it though? ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ?โ
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An unsolicited self tape refers to a self-taped audition that is submitted to a casting office without that office actually requesting one. โ
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How do actors even get the information for an unsolicited self tape?โ
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A couple of different ways. But usually itโs either:โ
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โ Their agent sent them the instructions to tape without telling them it was unsolicited.โ
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โก They got the information from a friend who auditioned and decided to lay down a tape themselves.โ
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Letโs first start by saying:โ
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We ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐. You really think you can hit this one out of the park and you want a shot. โ
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But thereโs a level of ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฅ that is not being respected when a tape is submitted unsolicited. โ
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The great thing about โthe era of self tapesโ is that we can see SO many more actors. โ
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Weโre talking A LOT more than weโre used to. โ
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But that also means that if youโre even ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ right for a role, youโre probably going to get that self tape audition. โ
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๐ง๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ:โ
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– Concepts are constantly changingโ
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– Your time is valuableโ
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If the breakdown described you to a T and you didnโt get the audition, chances are, the concept has changed.โ
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And we donโt always re-release a breakdown when the concept changes. โ
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๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ช๐จ.โ
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We want to get this right. โ
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But your time is ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ and taping for a role that you unknowingly are wrong for is a waste of that valuable timeโฆ and ours .โ
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It never hurts to ask. โ
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And if the answer is โnot right for this oneโ โ trust that we mean it. Spend that time reading a script, working on your materials or doing something that makes you happy. โ
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#yourtimeisvaluableโ
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