For actors · On-camera sessions
A scene written for you. Directed, shot and finished.
Original scenes built around your type, shot in the studio with a director, and delivered as finished clips for your reel. You act. I handle the writing, the camera, the notes and the edit.
See the three options
You need footage to get seen. You need to be seen to get footage.
So actors pay a crew for a scene, wait months on a student film, or cut a reel out of self-tapes. Each one has a catch.
A crew is expensive.
A day of production for one minute of footage, in a scene that may not suit you.
Student films are slow.
Sometimes the footage is good. Sometimes it never arrives.
A self-tape isn't a scene.
It shows you can audition. It doesn't show what you look like in the work.
What you need is one good minute that looks like you working.
What you leave with
One edited scene, ready for your reel.
The clip
One edited scene for each scene you book, cut from a medium shot and a close-up, with the sound and color finished.
Length
45 to 60 seconds.
Format
A horizontal HD video file (MP4, 1080p), with no titles and no watermark.
Delivery
A private download link within a week of your session.
Where it goes
Straight into your reel, or onto your casting profiles as scene work. It isn't an audition tape and shouldn't be sent as one.
In the room
Playback and notes during the session. With the Check-Up, you leave with your unedited recordings the same day.
What "written for you" means
A new scene, built from your answers.
Written new
Each scene is written for the actor booking it. It isn't pulled from a library, and it isn't lifted from a film or a show.
Built from your form
You tell me your type, the roles you go out for, and what your reel is missing. The scene is shaped around those three things.
Adjusted in the room
You get the scene ahead of the session. If a line doesn't sit right when you say it, we change it before we shoot.
How it works
Three steps. You bring the performance.
Before · about 10 minutes
Tell me what you play
A short form: your type, the roles you go out for, and what your reel is missing. I write the scene and send it to you ahead of the session.
The session · 45 or 90 minutes
Shoot it with a director
We work the scene the way you would on set. Tape, playback, a note, another take. I spent fifteen years directing actors in Los Angeles, and this is the part I do best.
After · within a week
Get your clip
I cut the best takes into a finished scene and send it to you. With the Check-Up, you take your recordings home the same day.
What's real
You, your performance, the camera and the direction. Nothing about your face, your voice or your acting is generated or altered.
Where AI helps
Drafting the scene, and the finishing: the setting behind you, the sound and the color. That's what keeps this affordable.
What it isn't for
Auditions, which should be untouched. And it's an original scene, not a credit, so present it as scene work.
Three ways to work
Pick the one that fits where you are.
On-Camera Check-Up
45 minutes
Bring a scene or I'll send you one. We tape it, watch it back, and work on what the camera is picking up.
- Directed taping with a reader
- Playback and notes
- Your recordings to take home
Good if you're newer to camera, or haven't seen yourself with a director's notes.
Ask about thisOne Scene
45 minutes
One original scene written for your type, directed and shot, then cut into a finished clip.
- One scene, about a page
- Playback and notes
- One finished clip, 45 to 60 seconds
Good if your reel is missing one thing.
Ask about thisTwo Scenes
90 minutes
Two contrasting scenes in one session, such as one dramatic and one light, each cut into its own clip.
- Two scenes, about a page each
- Playback and notes
- Two finished clips
Good if you're starting a reel, or want to show range.
Ask about thisI'm setting the pricing now. Tell me which of these you'd book and what it would be worth to you.
Questions
Who reads opposite me?
I do, off camera. The finished scene is on you: your side of the conversation, in a medium shot and a close-up.
Is the footage AI-generated?
No. You're really performing and I'm really filming it. I use AI tools to draft the scene and in the finishing, for things like the background, the sound and the color. Your face, voice and performance are untouched.
Can I use this for an audition?
No. This is for your reel and your casting profiles. An audition tape should be exactly what happened in the room. Present this as an original scene, and check each casting platform's rules on AI-assisted footage before you upload it.
Can I bring my own scene?
Yes, if you wrote it or it's original. I don't shoot scenes lifted from films or shows.
I haven't done much on camera.
Start with the Check-Up. You'll be directed through every take, and you'll leave knowing what you look like on screen.
What should I wear?
One look per scene that fits the character. I'll suggest something when I send the scene.
What does it cost?
I'm working that out now, and I'd like your read on it. Tell me which option you'd book and what it would be worth to you.
Where is the studio?
816 Acoma St, downtown Denver.
Which one would you book?
Tell me what you play, and I'll write you something to play.
See the three optionsDraper Studios · 816 Acoma St, Denver