The Self-Tape & Slate Setup Checklist

Your self-tape is often your first impression, creative—and first impressions book rooms. This step-by-step checklist walks you through your entire setup, from lighting and framing to audio, slates, and file naming, so every tape you send looks and sounds professional. No expensive gear required—just intention, and this guide in your corner.

What's Inside

• Before-you-press-record prep: battery, storage, sides, and deadlines

• Lighting, background, and wardrobe setup guides

• Framing, camera, and audio checklists

• The perfect slate, take after take

• File naming, upload, and final send checklist

• FAQ: the most common self-tape questions, answered

Keep going, creative—once your taped setup is locked in, The Audition-Day Prep Kit walks you through everything to confirm, bring, and carry into the room, and the Professional Submission Script Pack gives you the exact words for the moment you hit submit.

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