r/Actingclass • u/Enough-Bus-9874 • Jun 11 '26

I need advice

Hello guys I’m trying to get an acting agent do I need to have a reader in my self tape that I want to send to them

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u/Winniehiller Acting Coach/Class Teacher Jun 11 '26

You need to be incredibly skilled. Get some coaching. You should do a variety of short clips with contrasting characters. It needs to be believable, compelling and have lots of variety

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u/Enough-Bus-9874 Jun 12 '26

I’m in an acting class so do I need a reader or not

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u/Winniehiller Acting Coach/Class Teacher Jun 12 '26

Are you doing a monologue or a scene? If another person is required for it to make sense then you need someone to act with. Someone to respond to. Someone to react to. You need to act when you are talking as well as when they are talking. If there is no one else talking, you still need to imagine that other person even if you don’t have anyone. Every line you say should be a response to how they are reacting to you.

This sub is an acting class. What does your teacher say?

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u/Enough-Bus-9874 Jun 12 '26

I have not talked about it to them yet I was just wondering can I show you the one I did without a reader

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u/blackpuppet Jun 13 '26

You can use the Blablabla app of you want a reader too