What Casting Directors look for in a Actors Self Tape and how to avoid Audition Common Mistakes
Tips and Strategies, Acting, Indie Filmmaking Michael Thordarson Tips and Strategies, Acting, Indie Filmmaking Michael Thordarson

What Casting Directors look for in a Actors Self Tape and how to avoid Audition Common Mistakes

If you avoid these common mistakes, you'll be on your way to mastering the art, that is the self tape. Of course, the more you do it, the better you'll become. You'll get to the point where if you didn't get the role, it was just because you weren't the right fit, and not because you had goofy pitch shifted voices haunting you in your kitchen while you were wearing a bathrobe.

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Don't get discouraged and depressed by low view counts, followers and likes!
Film Discussion, Indie Filmmaking Michael Thordarson Film Discussion, Indie Filmmaking Michael Thordarson

Don't get discouraged and depressed by low view counts, followers and likes!

You log in to see how it's doing, and you see it's gotten 7 views within a few days. You then search for other videos and short films getting 250,000 views easily. Then you start feeling down and a bit sad from the social media blues. Welcome to the ‘compare and despair’ attitude friends.

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5 Tips and Strategies to writing an Original and Engaging Screenplay
Indie Filmmaking, Tips and Strategies Michael Thordarson Indie Filmmaking, Tips and Strategies Michael Thordarson

5 Tips and Strategies to writing an Original and Engaging Screenplay

Coming with the idea is the easy part, while writing the script is the hard part. Not only are you writing an screenplay, but hopefully your goal is to write an exciting original and engaging screenplay that people want to see be brought to the screen. Here are some tips and strategies to help aid you on your screenwriting journey.

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