Your acting chops are ON POINT, but if you want to consistently book the work you crave, you need to conquer the other side of the camera, too. Because love ‘em or hate ‘em, virtual auditions aren’t going anywhere, so it’s time you learned the skills to slay them!
This course is THE comprehensive, action-based solution you need to self-tape like a pro! And it’s coming to you straight from a Casting Director with DECADES of experience in the industry who has seen first-hand the mistakes actors are making and knows the simplest ways for you to fix them ASAP.
👎🏿 You’ve been submitting self-tapes for tons of roles, but you’re baffled as to why you’re not getting callbacks.
👎🏾 Your agent has been sending you AH-MAZING parts, but you keep missing submission deadlines because you can never quite get that perfect take. (From me to you, “perfect” is not what casting is looking for anyway!)
👎🏽 No matter how hard you try, your self-tapes still look like terrible home movies shot by your kid sister, and you do NOT have the fortune to spend on fancy equipment.
👎🏻 You’re just not comfortable with this whole self-tape “trend,” and you hope this madness will pass when the pandemic finally ends. (Sorry. Take it from this industry insider: Self-tapes are here to STAY!)
Whatever your story, trust me, I’ve heard it before! I’ve been in this biz for decades, and no matter where you’re coming from on the self-tape front, you’re certainly in good company.
But unfortunately, this “good” company includes a LOT of actors who are missing out on phenomenal opportunities because of their self-tape hang-ups, and I do not want you to be one of them!
Luckily, I’ve got you covered.
🌟 Shoot and submit self-tapes with complete confidence knowing that you have a step-by-step guide on everything from tackling the tech to hitting “send” on your best submission. (Yup, even if you’re a perfectionist or soooo NOT tech savvy!)
🌟 Grab casting's attention in less than 7 seconds so they stop "moving on to the next tape!"
🌟 Immediately take specific ACTION to book more work this year than ever before because you finally cracked the code on the industry’s hurdle for actors — self-tapes!
🌟 Impress your current (or future!) representation with your ability to quickly turn around a high-quality self-tape and make them look GOOD with their colleagues in the casting room. (Psst... This also means a LOT more work will be coming your way!)
As a working casting director, an acting coach, and an actor with over two decades of experience, I’ve seen a lot of ups and downs on both sides of the casting room table.
And I know that the introduction of self-tapes and virtual auditions has been yet another challenge in an already tough industry.
This is why I created my self-guided class, The Self-Paced Course.
It’s the perfect solution for actors who need to not only understand the mysterious world of self-tapes but who are also ready to use self-tapes to book more work than ever before!
New to acting? Coming back to acting? Working in the industry for years? It doesn’t matter!
This is THE #1 course you need right now, no matter where you are in your acting career.
It’s also the course you’ll want to have in your back pocket anytime you could use a quick refresher on the steps involved in self-tapes and virtual auditions. (Kiss that endless scrolling through YouTube for solutions goodbye!) Instead, you’ll know you have a definite resource at your fingertips that will allow you to show up with confidence every single time.
Self-tapes are here to stay, so if you also want to stay in this industry, learning how to skillfully master the entire self-tape process from tech to filming to submitting your best take is a MUST!
In this self-guided course, you’ll get an insider’s look at everything you need to...
✔️ Tackle the tech (without breaking your budget)
✔️ Feel confident in shooting
✔️ Choose your best take (without wishing you could cobble together pieces from multiple shots like Frankenstein’s monster)
✔️ Submit your self-tapes the right way
✔️ Book more work than ever before
...And it’s all from someone who is IN the room daily! As a Casting Director, Mel sees THOUSANDS of tapes a month and has an expert eye on what works (and what doesn’t!).
This option is PERFECT for self-motivated actors who are on a budget. You might not be able to invest in one-on-one coaching or a small group course at the moment, but you can still snag these carefully laid out, actionable instructions on all things self-tapes from an industry expert!
Even if you snagged tons of self-tape freebies or “mini-courses” in the past, believe me when I say that this one is different and has the step-by-step details you need to start booking more work even if you’re not tech-savvy and can’t afford high-end equipment!
Here are the details of what we’re covering in each module inside the course...
Module 1.1 - Setting Up Your Space
Module 1.2 - Your Physical Equipment
Module 2.1 - Technology
Module 2.2 - Framing
Module 3.1 - The 3 E’s: Environment, Eyelines, & Energy
Module 4.1 - Choosing Your Best Take: The 6 Acting Components
Module 4.2 - Choosing Your Best Take: The 4 Tech Components
Module 5.1 - Full Body Slate
Module 5.2 - Last Looks: Edit, Label, & Send
Module 6.1 - Zoom Etiquette (coming soon!)
Also, you have lifetime access to these modules, and any new ones added as this course expands and grows!
"Mel's Killer Self Tape Course gave me the confidence I was lacking in my in home self-tape set up. As a result of the course, I was able to calmly figure out the tech side of self-taping; Dropbox and Google drive and easily send off my reel and self-tape audition takes to my manager without going into panic mode. If I hadn't taken this course I would have been screaming and yelling trying to figure out all the tech. Thank you Mel!"
Billy DePalo (FBI, Law & Order)
“Hey Mel. I hope you can feel it. Because I am sending a lot of love your way!! I just got back from a week in New York where I had two commercial bookings. TWO!!! The reason I booked both of these was absolutely because of your KILLER self-tape course. What a game-changer! Each of these castings came with some complex instructions because they wanted different looks and settings. But because of you and your amazing course, the logistics and technology were no problem! I now have so much more confidence in what I am doing that I can relax and focus on what really matters - the substance of my auditions. Thank you!!! And LOTS of love!!!”
Pam Holden
Mel Mack is a Casting Director with over 25 years of experience in L.A. and New York. Currently, at House Casting, Mel also is the Founder and Lead Instructor at the Mel Mack Acting Studio, the only acting studio run by a working Casting Director in New York.
As a former Actor, Mel knows what it’s like to be on both sides of the table and how important it is now to be teaching all the cutting-edge techniques for rocking auditions. When she was acting full-time, she either felt like her auditions sucked (but she booked it) or they rocked (and she didn’t).
It wasn’t until she became a Casting Director that she figured out what was wrong. Now, over 500,000 auditions later, she can pinpoint those problems, unique to every Actor, and uses the Studio as her platform to teach what she wished she knew then.
Mel’s goal is to help Actors feel more confident throughout the audition process, teaching techniques that are simple – yet fast and effective – for making unique and memorable choices in the audition room.
The Mel Mack Acting Studio focuses on comedy and comedy’s influence on drama to help Actors create dynamic choices with the script. On a deeper level, she teaches how to do this in “T.V. Time,” which helps Actors feel comfortable making adjustments on the fly that are specific to the Actor’s unique take on the Character.
Mel has been a featured expert writer/contributor for Backstage, a guest teacher at NYU Stone Street, Binghamton University, Kathy Wickline Casting, and Actors Connection, as well as a CSA panelist. She has also been a featured guest on podcasts such as Nothing Shines Like Dirt, The Boss Life Balance, and Lady Geek.
Take one more look at these rave reviews...
“Before I took this class, I hated doing self-tapes. I never got enough practice to feel comfortable with the technical aspects, and then after all that you have to turn in a good performance. This class sets you up to succeed by covering all the bases. Now when I get a request to self-tape, I don't scream. I actually have fun.” Mark Lanham “After Mel’s Killer Self-Tape class I feel fully prepared to make an awesome self-tape that I can be proud of.”
Camille Theobald
“This is an essential course for any actor. The industry was already trending towards more self-tapes and Mel’s class was ahead of that shift. Not only does the course provide valuable information for the equipment needed for a professional-looking self-tape, Mel also helps guide each actor to having the confidence to select, edit & upload the proper tape to send to casting. This is our present & foreseeable future for on-camera casting, and I feel extremely confident in my ability to produce a high-quality self-tape.”
Erin Nelson
