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TV Commercial - Self Tape Course

5 Weeks Online Course Australia Wide

Next Course Commences June 5 2025

Why do we often see the same actors in TV Commercials?

How do they manage to get the job more often than other actors?

TV Commercials make up a large proportion of the pay packets that actors get each year and TV Commercial auditions require a specific skillset not covered in general acting classes. Yet in all the self tape auditions we see its obvious to us that many actors are spending very little time honing their TV Commercial skills. This course aims to rectify that.

The casting process across the world has changed. In the 'old days' we saw actors in studio. Where we could see and tell them what they were doing wrong. But now, nearly all first round auditions are via self tape so the opportunity for actors to get feedback just isn't there anymore.

As a result, we see a lot of bad self tapes...

So we have condensed 25 years experience in casting TVCs into this 5 week course to help actors improve their self taping skills and increase their chances getting cast in TV Commercials.

For more information see video below.​

Course Contents

Weeks 1, 3 and 5 of the course will have a Zoom meeting which will be recorded so if you cant make any of these meetings the recording will be provided the following day. However, the lessons for each week are to be done at your own pace. Each week consists of from 1 to 4 instructional videos around 5 to 10 minutes long and there will be a deadline each week for Self Tape Homework to be completed.

Each week the course will be broken down into 4 components.

 

Video: Industry Chat Topics

To give you an idea of the industry as a whole and you place in it and how this affects the decisions you make in your self tape.

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Video: Acting for TV Commercials

We outline how you should approach your self tapes from a TV Commercial stand point. How his might differ from a general filmm or TV audition and things you need to consider

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Homework

We will give you a self tape assignment each week which will be reviewed in the following week. 

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Homework Review

A detailed look at your self tape(s) for that week and what you could do to improve.

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Course Cost: $220 - Next Course Commences 5 June 2025

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Week 01.

TOPICS:​

  • Zoom Meeting: Introductions and Course Outline

  • Industry Structure - what you need to know

  • Slates & ID

  • Homework: Introduction Videos and Self Tapes

WEEK 02.

TOPICS:​

  • Acting for TV Commercials Part 1

  • Home Studio Set Up

  • Who Makes the Decisions?

  • Homework: Self Tapes

  • Homework Review Week 1

WEEK 03.

TOPICS:​

  • Acting for TV Commercials Part 2: Beats for TVCs

  • Acting for TV Commercials Part 3: Comedy Auditions

  • Self Tape Delivery: Best Practice

  • Self Tape Editing and Compression

  • Homework: Self Tapes

  • Homework Review Week 2

  • Zoom Meeting: Course Catch Up

WEEK 04.

TOPICS:​

  • Acting for TV Commercials Part 4: Just Think It

  • Acting for TV Commercials Part 5: Presenter / Direct to Camera Auditions

  • Homework: Self Tapes

  • Homework Review Week 3

WEEK 05.

TOPICS:​

  • Zoom Meeting: Course Wrap Up & Final Thoughts

  • Homework Review Week 4

  • Actors Toolkit: showreels, photos, casting platforms

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info@i4casting.com.au



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