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Virtual reader · Video session
Online video rehearsal gives you a trained scene partner whenever you need one. Busy schedule, friends unavailable, or you need a reader who understands a script? Work with an actor over FaceTime, Skype or Zoom.
Our Video/Virtual Session service is built for busy actors. Rehearse your lines or record your self tape with a dedicated actor on the video platform you prefer.
Sessions are booked around your audition deadline. Many actors use one session to learn the lines and a second to record, so the reader already knows the rhythm of the scene when the camera rolls.
Send your sides before the session and mark your cue lines. Put the call on a second device next to your camera lens, so your eyeline stays just off camera. Keep the reader’s volume a little lower than your own voice.
Wear headphones only if casting allows them to show, and test the connection a few minutes early. A wired connection or a strong signal keeps the audio in sync, which matters when you trade fast lines.
Our course lesson on working with a reader covers placement, volume and pacing in detail. Video calls work on Zoom, FaceTime or Skype.
This service suits actors who tape at home, actors on location away from their usual scene partner, and actors who want a fresh pair of eyes on a scene before a callback. It also helps when a deadline lands late at night and nobody else is free to read.
Every reader is an actor first. They give you real reactions to play off, keep the pace you set, and stay out of the spotlight so casting watches you.
Email us with your sides, the casting deadline and two or three times that work for you. We reply with availability and the next steps. To learn the full process for recording on your own, see the Self-Tape Academy.
