I'm considering making some short scenes - monologues - available for actors to use for demo reels and auditions. My question for actors is whether this would be welcomed... or do you find that people would prefer to see you do scenes from known films? And if you'd like them, how long? (word count or page count) Love to hear feedback before I start putting these together...
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In terms of length, typically a solid audition monologue is in the 1 - 3 minute range. Use time instead of length because one actor could choose to play it extremely slow while others could speed through it. I haven't run into any casting directors that have qualms with doing original material, I write my own monologues for auditions, but at the same time using a monologue that is already established by a great actor is a key building block for a lot of new actors.
Thanks, Thomas... interesting insights. Seems like there's at least a small need for some original material... I'll prolly be doing it. :)
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As an actress I welcome new materials. Casting Directors hear the same monologues over and over again, so bringing something new and original to the auditions are refreshing & challenging. PROPS to YOU...Do it!
Awesome. QUESTION: Do you want to have a brief "scene setting" -- letting you know what's led up to this moment in the story? (these will be excerpts from features) Simple, like "She's just returned home after two years and found out her little brother is being abused."
Abused by her big sister's lesbian girlfriend
Think this would be a great idea, probably 2 minutes is ideal. Do you have any scenarios in mind?
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I have some passages from feature scripts of mine ... just a couple. Hoping to get to it next week or so...
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Many casting directors look for interaction with other actors on showreels. Whilst monologues may serve a useful purpose in the early stages of developing a showreel and certainly does show how you handle text, character interaction is a vital component of casting.