Everything You Need for a Self-Tape on the Road

Now that summer is here, and the world is (somewhat) opening up, you finally booked a flight to go see your Aunt Susie and her parakeet. And the second you get on that plane, you get a self tape audition for “Sketchy Person #4” on the new “Blue Bloods” spinoff. And oh shit, it’s due by EOD, and can you really get away with doing a self tape in front of those shiny wood paneled walls in her basement?

Here is everything you need to make sure you have a surefire way for your self-tapes to ALWAYS look incredible when you are traveling.

Your phone and a good table top tripod with adaptor. I like this one. It’s $15 and comes with it’s own remote.

Don’t have a nice window with natural light? Don’t use a ring light. It looks bad. Grab two good LED lights. Smaller than soft boxes, easy to pack, you can put them anywhere, and it gets the job done. I like these.

A good external lav for your iPhone. I like this one.

A nice clean backdrop. This gray/blue popup flex works best.

For zoom auditions: I like this webcam. Way better than the camera on your laptop.

Acting lessons for Aunt Susie so she can be your reader.

Have fun! And remember… don’t suck!