ACTOR TRAINING

Practical, camera focused training for actors who want to build confidence, sharpen their choices, and feel more prepared for auditions.
The focus is on helping actors become more comfortable and confident on camera. These sessions are designed to give you space to practise, explore scenes properly with coaching, and understand what reads well in a self-tape environment.
Photography studio with large windows, two chairs, a camera on tripod, softbox light, and white backdrop.

SELF-TAPE CLASS

A focused group class for actors who want to improve their self-tape technique, screen presence, and confidence on camera.

These classes gives actors the opportunity to work on scenes in a supportive, practical environment, without the pressure of a live audition.

Each session focuses on camera technique, performance choices, script work, and helping actors understand what reads clearly on screen. You will work with scenes, receive direction, watch work back where useful, and build confidence through regular practice.

What’s included
  • Weekly scene work with scripts provided
  • Script and character breakdown
  • On-camera practice in a self-tape setup
  • Directions to help sharpen your performance choices
  • Watch-back and group feedback so you can see what reads on camera
  • Practical self-tape technique for auditions
  • Support with confidence, stillness, eyeline, framing, and screen presence
  • Professional lighting and clear audio
  • A calm, actor-focused studio environment
  • A supportive group setting with other actors

Who's it for

This class is ideal for actors who want to:

  • Practise regularly between auditions
  • Feel more confident on camera
  • Build stronger self-tape technique
  • Make clearer performance choices
  • Understand how their work reads on screen
  • Get used to taking direction
  • Work alongside other actors in a focused environment

Session Details

  • Length: 2 hours
  • Price: £25 per session
  • Format: Group class
  • Material: Scenes provided
  • Day: Saturdays
  • Booking: 4-week blocks, £100 total

BOOK A SESSION

On Camera Self Tape Classes are available at Studio 418.

1-1 SELF TAPE LAB

A focused 1-1 session for actors who want to improve their self-tape technique, screen presence, and confidence on camera.

This is an opportunity to utilise a self-taping session without the pressure of it being an audition.

You’ll bring a scene of around three pages, though not limited to three. We will break down the material, look at the character, explore your choices, and work the scene on camera.

What’s included
  • 1-1 coaching
  • Scene and character breakdown
  • Reader support
  • Performance direction where useful
  • On-camera practice
  • Professional lighting and clear audio
  • A calm, actor-focused studio environment
  • An edited scene you can use for your own material

Who's it for

This session is ideal for actors who want to:

  • Practise self-tapes outside of auditions
  • Feel more natural on camera
  • Build confidence with a reader
  • Make clearer performance choices
  • Understand how their work reads on screen

Session Details

  • Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Price: £45
  • Format: 1-1
  • Material: Bring your own scene, ideally around three pages
  • Booking: Pay as you go

BOOK A SESSION

1-1 Self Tape Lab sessions are available to book now at Studio 418.