The Self-Tape is here to stay. The Self-Tape is your ticket to winning the hearts of Casting Directors. The Self-Tape can be your best work!

The BGB Self-Tape Class, led by Master Teachers Sydney Walsh and Cate Cohen, with BGB founder Risa Bramon Garcia, is an 8-week practice of creating compelling Self-Tapes and Zoom audition/callbacks, mastering all the inherent technical and practical challenges, and demystifying what happens on the Casting side.

We work through all of the concerns that come up, knowing what Casting, Producers, Directors, Showrunners, Filmmakers, and executives actually respond to. We tackle preparation, line memorization, script analysis, lighting, mics, camera angles, readers, eyelines, wardrobe, props, physical action, nerves, isolation, time limitations and deadlines, etc, etc, etc. We simultaneously bring you back to the heart of the work that Casting loves, back to what really matters in your on-camera work, and show you all the beliefs and TikTok hacks you can release.
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Your best audition is actually a living, dynamic piece of work — happening in real time and moving your audience on an emotional level. So… be the actor who adopts a new way of working, who shows up on camera (even in your living room) with presence, with ease, with specificity, fully dropped into the story, all cylinders firing. Be the actor who brings the full force of your unique talent to the scene. Be the actor whose self-tape grabs the attention of everyone watching- and they ARE watching! Be the actor who books work consistently from self-tapes and Zoom auditions!
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It’s so doable. And this transformational hybrid class will show you how!

Sydney and Cate, along with Risa, bring their extensive, invaluable real-world experience as working actors, directors, writers, teachers, and coaches, and Risa’s decades as one of the most prominent casting directors in the world-- in tandem with their love of the work, of deep human connection, and of bold choice-making- to each class. They each have the knowledge and talent to provide you with the tools to do the best work of your life and change how you work on camera forever!

Let go of perfectionism and beating yourself up over Self Tapes! Old habits of trying to please Casting Directors and get it “right” can slowly eliminate your spontaneity, your joy, and the creative act in front of the camera. Every Casting Director wants you to be who YOU ARE and is rooting for you. We are here to introduce you to a more effective and empowered practice so that you show up in your Self-Tape and the Zoom callback with confidence and creative power, moving your audience.

Here’s the best part: You're fully prepped for anything anyone throws at you as a result of the creative and real-world practical process in the BGB Self-Tape Class.