New! SELF TAPE SUCCESS: Stand Out and Get the Job - 2 Week Online Class with Karie Koppel, Casting Director, Koppel Casting

Thursday, March 10, 2022, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Learn the ins and outs of what makes a self tape audition stand out, and get you the job. 

Karie will take you through the basics of what you need to know in order to make a successful tape, and then delve into the nuances and performance techniques that will make your tape get noticed. 

Week one will explore the key factors necessary for all on camera auditions.  The class will watch a self-tape you have made previously and critique it discussing what aspects of the work and what aspects can be improved upon. 

Week two you will make a self-tape with material Karie assigns to you using all the techniques learned in week one and then we will work on adjustments that could make the audition even more interesting and irresistible to casting. 

Throughout the course of the two weeks, Karie we will cover everything you ever wanted to know about what makes a winning self tape audition, including:

-Proper preparation techniques
-Camera setup, lighting, sound, framing etc. 
-How to adjust things based on the type of audition and what medium it is meant for. 
-The best formats and platforms to use when sending completed tapes. 
-What to do when taping environments aren't ideal and how to navigate those obstacle(s). 

Karie will also discuss how virtual in person auditions differ from tapes.

Don't miss this new class on perfecting your self tapes!

What to Prepare:

For week one, the class will explore the key factors necessary for all on camera auditions.  You will watch a tape you have made previously and critique it discussing what aspects of the tape work and what aspects can be improved upon. 

Week two you will make a tape with material Karie assigns to you using all the techniques learned in week one and then we will work on adjustments that could make the audition even more interesting and irresistible to casting. 

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• Arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event is slated to start. Your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by 12pm (EST) the day-of the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com at least one hour PRIOR to the start of class.

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

Karie Koppel

KARIE KOPPEL (Koppel Casting)

Off-Broadway: Fatherland, Maybe Tomorrow, Deadly Stages, ‘Til Death, Queens Girl In The World, Eve Ensler’s Fruit Trilogy, The Gentleman Caller, The Boy Who Danced On Air, and Mother of Invention.

Regional credits include: Denver Center Theatre, Geva Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Trinity Rep, Arena Stage, A.C.T. of CT, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Arrow Rock Lyceum, Northern Stage, Arizona Theatre Company, Syracuse Stage, Bucks County Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre Company, and Alabama Shakespeare Festival.

National Tours: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Middletown.  

Feature Films: The Empath, The House of Usher and The Visit; upcoming Smashing.

For PBS: “Walter Winchell,” “The Vote,” “Charles M Russell,” “Across The Pacific.”

Follow this link to her website