Michelle Merring, actress and Castability user, shares with us how she went from resenting self tape requests, getting so in her head that she struggled to even turn them in, to finding true confidence and joy in front of the camera. Through consistent self tape practice, she details exactly how she shifted her mindset and fell in love with self tapes, attracting more auditions and callbacks along the way. Michelle is the winner of our Self Tape May challenge last year after she completed over 16+ tapes on the app during Audrey Helps Actor's Self Tape May challenge. Check out her open scenes in the winners gallery in the Castability App to see her creativity in action.

-Creativity in Self Taping and Finding Joy in the Process

-Building Confidence Through Practice

-Shift in Mindset: Auditioning as an Art

-Role of Community in Self Taping

-Overcoming Ego and Embracing Feedback

-The Importance of Vulnerability and Learning

-Reframing Rejection and Mistakes

-Setting Intentions and Goals

-Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivations

Links:
⁠Winners Gallery in-app⁠
⁠Audrey Helps Actors Self Tape May⁠
⁠Four Agreements book ⁠
⁠Extrinsic vs Intrinsic motivations⁠
⁠Self Compassion by Kristin Neff⁠
⁠Michelle's website ⁠
⁠Michelle's IMDB⁠

Amanda Lenker Doyle, CSA sits down with her friends Joshua Morgan and Mike Labbadia of Artist's Strategy. Joshua founded Artist's Strategy with the mission of helping artists make art for the rest of their lives. Joshua and Mike (hosts of the "Creative Risk" podcast) share with us why applying business principles to building a creative career is the key to longevity and success. Join us as we discuss what it takes to build a creative business and all the pitfalls along the way.

Artist Strategy Website

Creative Risk Podcast

Artist Strategy Instagram

Today we chat with Castability member and last year's Castability Self Tape May winner, Hakam Shalabi. Hakam has submitted on Castability since the app began and has gotten to see his work transform over time. Guided by our partners at The Bridge for Acting's Practice Track, Hakam tracked his practice by showing up consistently and gathering data on his craft and materials. Casting scored him high in "The Rebel" archetype and those rebel inspired headshots got him his first Network TV role. Join us as we discuss benefits of practice and everything Self Tape May!

The Bridge for Actors

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