Self Tape Academy

It was an intense few days, but awesome fun and I learned so much

Thanks to everyone involved in this Self Taping course.  It was an intense few days, but awesome fun and I learned so much.  It was great getting everyone’s feedback and being able to make each new video better using that information.

I will definitely recommend this course to others and I can’t wait to use my new-found knowledge when applying it in the industry to land a real part.

(I would have filmed this but I had packed everything up)

Thanks again.
Cheers
Vicki

Best Practical Learning Experience

The seven-day self-tape challenge was one of the best practical learning experience I have ever had. Right from the start of day 1, all the instructions and explanations videos were easy to understand and very interesting to watch. The great continuous feedback from fabulous mates, and the professional support and hints from lovey Johanna was more than an amazing support to push through the seven days.

I feel now much more confident in doing future auditions in the right way that casting managers would like to see and avoid the mistakes that used to do beforehand. I can’t recommend this course highly enough for everyone who is willing to learn the right tool and techniques to create great auditions or ever to gain acting experience while performing a different script.

I highly recommend this class.

I’m not one who usually is looking forward to commentary or criticism from my competition. For the first time in my life, this class made me look forward to it. I was told and encouraged about things I didn’t notice and even given a boost of confidence every so often. Technically, I am now ahead of the tech gods that refuse to operate and now know how to work around them to save myself time and frustration. For both those features alone, along with the price, I highly recommend this class.

Really helpful course!

Really helpful course! The group aspect is great as you gather different opinions and ideas and it makes you think about other ways of perceiving a script which helps you broaden your acting possibilities. Very much recommend 🙂

What a confidence booster! 

In just seven days, I learned how to do the self-tape properly,

I joined the 7-Day Self-Tape Course because I wanted to learn how to do my audition tape in the future.

In just seven days, I learned how to do the self-tape properly, use the right equipment for lighting and audio. I get to see the other people’s self-tapes when we were given a script to execute.

I enjoyed learning to memorise the lines and play around with some acting.

Thanks to Sarah and everyone, especially my agent BGT Actors, Models and Talent <3

Hiram Garcia

I really enjoyed this course. I am one of those people that THINK they know it all. I thought I knew what a casting person would want form a self-tape. Boy was I off! I got great tips and feedback from Sarah and the rest of the class. Very satisfying to see your last self-tape compared to your first one. I now feel confident that I can deliver a quality self-tape that will help me nail that next gig! I would recommend you take this every actor, even if you THINK you know what you are doing. Thank you Sarah.

This course has been such a blessing and has taught me heaps.

This course has been such a blessing and has taught me heaps.

Before this course, I had very little confidence in recording myself and knew nothing about how an audition worked.

It not only showed me how to self-tape, but it taught me a lot about the acting world. It was also great fun!

I now feel prepared and ready to step out into the acting world 🙂

7 day Self Tape Academy

This was a great way to build self-tape “muscle” and develop a global sense of community (with actors from around the world).

I’m so glad I decided to do this.

I’m so glad I decided to do this.  I didn’t realise that I would get so much out of it:  practical experience, advice, tips, do’s and don’ts, and invaluable feedback from our peers and mentor.  I feel so much more confident and ready for any audition that comes my way.  Thank you, and the format and on-line platform was so easy and friendly to follow.

A great way of learning

A great way of learning and getting feedback from others to improve a great exciting course to do, every day a new task

Challenging, and thoroughly enjoyable.

Challenging, and thoroughly enjoyable. Really pushed me and I’m determined to keep practicing!

The support I got from other students were amazing

Great Course!

Great course! I have learned so much during these 7 days. Definitely recommend doing it!

I thoroughly enjoyed this Course

I thoroughly enjoyed this Course, and fully recommend it to anyone looking to add more skills to their Portfolio. This course caters to everyone, including someone like myself who has never done any acting and am very new to the Film industry. I learned a lot through all the tutorial links and instructional videos. I also enjoyed the feedback from other class members and Facilitator on our daily Monologue homework. I used these skills in a couple of auditions last week and I landed a role in a Commercial.

This Self Tape Academy Course is the best investment you will make.

This Self Tape Academy Course is the best investment you will make. I will definitely recommend my family, friends and new talent to take this course or any course BGT has on offer.

Our mentor Sarah was awesome. She is super supportive, very constructive with an open door approach.

Sarahs training and communication methods was duplicated onto our group to provide the same support with positive daily feedback.

I enjoyed the learning style so much so, I am looking forward to signing up for my next online assignment ❤

I feel much more confident and competent at self tapes since completing the course.

This course was excellent for learning the basics of self tape auditioning which is extremely helpful for the shift to online auditions.  All the tools and tutorials are provided which saves time in researching.  Sarah is available for help and gives regular feedback from which everyone can learn and improve.  Useful tips are abundant from Sarah and other students are able to share their observations too. Smaller course numbers work well.  Thanks Sarah and team for putting this course together, I feel much more confident and competent at self tapes since completing the course.

Wow! What an amazing experience!

Wow! What an amazing experience!

Whether you are a complete beginner or wanting to brush up on your skills, I guarantee that you will not walk away from this course without having learned something.

Its back to back routine keeps you on the ball and really helps cement the knowledge you pick up each day. With such an intimate group of classmates, I truly enjoyed watching everyone’s journey and getting to see how quickly and drastically everyone improved.

If you’re looking to step into the Film/TV industry, this course should be a must!

Thanks all for the ride! 🙂

Sebastian Hunter

Before taking this self-tape course, I was an absolute amateur! There are many key elements to consider when doing a self-tape that I never thought about before. This course is highly interactive with awesome and helpful classmates too, which makes it even better because we all help each other out along the way. Not to mention the coach is right there with you the whole time. My videos went from amateur to professional looking in only 7 days! I would absolutely recommend this course to a friend, it’s 100% worth it.

Budsaba Keopraserth

I really enjoyed taking this course. I gained so much experience and learned so much from it. It helped me with learning to audition and to understand the directors point of view. I learned to be more expressive, which is something I don’t normally do. I think this course will help people have a much better chance to get the role on the audition because you know what you have to do with acting, editing and even filming set up. I would recommend people to take this course if they want to step up their game on acting front.

You build a connection with the other students and they’re very supportive.

This course was amazing! Sarah is so kind and helpful. She provides a lot of useful information and I’m incredibly grateful for her advice. She’s wonderful!! You build a connection with the other students and they’re very supportive. You gain a lot of confidence. It’s a beautiful experience, one I’ll never forget.

 I would rate it a 12 out of 10!

I Really enjoyed The challenge of the course.

I would rate it a 12 out of 10!

I learned some great skills in the 7 days I consider myself to be a technology dinosaur yet I got by, editing compressing my videos and uploading them. Learning new scripts every day and receiving reviews from our facilitator and peer group.
Well done Sarah You lived up to your reputation!

Thank you for helping children like me grow up to be Actors

Thank you, Sarah, so much for putting so much time in this course to help support other children like me grow up to be actors.

You are amazing.

Thank you

Teen Academy – It’s a lot of hard work, but I think it pays off.

I really enjoyed Sarah’s self taping course. I now feel confident to film my self-tape, and get the lighting and framing spot on. It’s a lot of hard work, but I think it pays off.

Such a wonderful course! Truly learned so much in such a short space of time.

Such a wonderful course! Truly learned so much in such a short space of time. The positive feedback, the constructive critique all combine to push you out of your comfort zone and into an immersive state of learning!
Every actor needs this skill in their toolbox, and the facilitators on the course are so supportive, engaged, and encouraging!
Definitely recommend! Petra Ras

Terry Mayo

I thought the Self-Tape 7 day course was brilliant! There was lots of really good and helpful training information provided. The scripts were super fun and I enjoyed the variation in the scripts too. Sarah provided awesome support throughout the program. A big “thank you” to Sarah. The web page for the course was easy to navigate. It also promoted a group atmosphere amongst the participants. That was wonderful. I feel like I’ve come a long way in such a short time thanks to this course. I totally recommend this!

Thank you so much Sarah for providing this amazing Workshop.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course that Sarah provided for us.  I found the interaction with the other students and the feedback that everyone gives back to each other on your daily Takes is really beneficial and it made me work better on the areas I needed to work on.

I gained so much more confidence to now act in front of the camera and it was fun too.
Thank you so much Sarah for providing this amazing Workshop.

10/10, would totally recommend!

The Self-Tape Academy is a heap of fun and really useful. Each day brings tips, tricks and feedback, so you can really notice your own improvement. Definitely feel like it’s set me up a lot better for future auditions!

Teen Challenge – Sarah has provided a platform that caters to all abilities

I have really enjoyed this course, and learnt so much about the art of self tape. The community is so friendly and I have felt very welcome and able to share ideas. Sarah has provided a platform that caters to all abilities and lessons that are informative and enjoyable to learn. I would recommend this course to all actors and anyone who would like to learn how to create a better self tape.

I had so much fun on the Self Tape course

I had so much fun on the Self Tape course, and came away much more inspired and confident than I felt going in. Sarah is a wonderful mentor; you can really see she is passionate about helping her students do their best. Her kindness and knowledge really shines, and the “self-tape community” was so encouraging and welcoming the whole way through.

If you are serious about putting your best foot forward and nailing that Self Tape Audition you absolutely must do this 7 day course.

If you are serious about putting your best foot forward and nailing that Self Tape Audition you absolutely must do this 7-day course.
Over and above,getting some great acting advice.

You will learn the basics of how to Light, Frame, and Edit your Audition from your like-minded course peers. On my course, everyone was really supportive and provided great feedback to make each day’s Audition, just that little bit better. Really enjoyed it!

It was a great experience and I learned a lot.

I had so much fun with this course! It was a great experience and I learned a lot. It was nice watching everyone and getting positive feedback, which wants you to improve more.
Thank you everyone and especially Sarah! You are a great mentor!

The 7-day course with Self Tape Academy helped me build the confidence to create my own self-tapes for future auditions.

The 7-day course with Self Tape Academy helped me build the confidence to create my own self-tapes for future auditions.
Everything from acting tips, lighting tips, framing tips, and more – the tutors gave helpful and honest feedback. The other students were hugely supportive and encouraging. This course is very engaging considering it’s all done online. I highly recommend this course for every actor because we are heading toward self-tapes being the new norm!

A course everyone should take!

The Self Tape Academy has been a welcoming and warm place to venture into ourselves. Learning daily techniques has helped me to progress towards taking further steps to an acting career. Everyone was so welcoming and nice. Sarah was with us every step of the way with positive feedback, and dropping gems to us about the industry itself. This is a course I believe everyone should take, YOU WONT REGRET IT!

A highly worthwhile experience!

I highly recommend this course. You are provided with very useful feedback on framing, lighting, and sound. The monologues are challenging and you are free to make them your own. Links to apps and other resources such as memorising lines, are provided. Overall a highly worthwhile experience!

I would like to say a big thank you as this has helped me so much

I’m so happy my mum put me into this course because it really made me out of my comfort zone trying to learn new things while getting feedback from my peers. Before I started this course I was completely clueless when it came to self-tape auditions and seeing as doing things online has seemed to be the new way (especially thanks to COVID 19) I think this was definitely beneficial for me and is beneficial for many other young actors and actresses wanting to get into the industry.

I would like to say a big thank you as this has helped me so much in many ways ( seeing as I couldn’t even edit or know what type of software to use in the beginning ) and I will definitely be telling my friends to sign up with me for any future courses. 🙂

Teen Academy – I have absolutely loved doing this course.

I have absolutely loved doing this course.  It is my second course I have completed with Sarah.  She is simply the best.  Her instructions are clear, precise and easy to understand.  Her feedback is very constructive and delivered in a warm and nurturing manner.  I can highly recommend any of Sarah’s courses to all aspiring  actors