British Comedy Guide

Get a grip on your self-tape

Self-filming

Pro member Sherice Griffiths is an award-winning writer and director.

Self-tapes. Love them or hate them, if you're an actor, chances are you'll be asked to do one (or a hundred) of them.

Since you're not in the room with the key decision makers you have the challenging job of making a great first impression.

Having reviewed hundreds of actor's self-tapes, I've created a simple list of top tips for you (you're welcome) to ensure that you put your best self, into your self-tape.

Set the scene

Whether you're filming on your laptop, your iPhone or a professional camera there...

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