Audition Videos

MTDad777
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:39:03 +0000

Freedom is right on the money with his suggestions for the taped audition. We put together one for a large university and D got into their BFA Theater performance and later was offered an MT slot after I sent a link to a YouTube video I posted of her singing “Somewhere over the Rainbow” during a dress rehearsal for the spring musical.
For the original audition video I had a friend that tapes different events for the high school do it in our choir room, well lit, no props, costumes, dressed nicely, nothing to tight or short. In order to put this together I e-mailed the Theatre faculty and asked for the requirements. Each school has different requirements.
What I recall is we taped an introduction with her name, current school, location, and what pieces she was about to perform. She did a monologue, and two 32 bar contrasting songs. I used pieces of her NFAA video and added a clip as to why she wanted to attend that specific school.
The youtube video came out great because she was miked and I was sitting in the perfect place in the auditorium. The choir room sounded tin canish like most camcorder recordings, but if you can attach a high quality microphone to it and place it in the room properly it will sound much better. You will also need a computer with video editing software and a DVD burner. I use a program named Nero to edit miy tapes but Pinnicle Studio is a little more user friendly if you’re not real tech savy. It may be worth your while to ask a friend to help or have this done professionally as you could put together her NFAA video as well. If you do decide to purchase a camera I suggest you compare models and features at CNet.com. The main difference is that the more expensive models pick up low light better so in a dark theater these are great. I only spent about 300.00 on mine and was quite satisfied with most lighting conditions and the sound, however when it gets really dark and I’m a ways away I can’t pick up everything. The good news is that they get better and better every year so even the least expensive models are decent compared to a few years ago.