<p>I currently live on the east coast of Canada and plan on applying for some BFA Acting/Musical Theatre programs. The thing my family can not afford to travel to all of these auditions in person. All of the schools allow video auditions if you live over a certain distance away (which I do) but I am nervous that video auditions will put me at a disadvantage. </p>
<p>I know that schools perfer to have you audition on person, so how much of a downfall will it be to audition by Dvd?</p>
<p>Also during my monologues in the video should it be a full body shot? Or just from the waste up. </p>
<p>Thank you! Except it isn’t really an option for me since I am only applying within Canada and Canada does not offer Unifeds ): I wish they did because it would be so much easier!</p>
<p>I was thinking something along those lines.
Also my dramatic monologue is more facial expression, while my comedic is more physically animated. Could I do one from the waste up and the other full body? Or would that not look right.</p>
<p>I’m sure you’ve looked at the criteria listed for each school and they don’t specify? It seems reasonable to me to do it the way you suggested, but other folks may think differently. :0)</p>
<p>I cannot speak for every school, but can give you some general feedback. A video audition will always put you at a disadvantage on some level. This is a live art form and the audience/actor interaction is a dynamic that cannot be fully integrated into a video audition. Beyond that, there is no personal interaction between the faculty and the person auditioning. This is, after all, a close four year relationship. You are asking both parties to enter into that relationship without having even met. That is a difficult proposal for everyone involved… school and student. </p>
<p>That said, schools do make offers to student that have auditioned via video. Is it a disadvantage? Likely yes. But it isn’t so great a disadvantage that you cannot overcome. </p>
<p>Finally. If you are taping this please, please, please do it well. Use a quality microphone. Shoot from mid-body. Show the entire body at all times. If you were doing it for me, I would like it in one seamless shot so I can see the transitions between monologue and song, etc. Did I say use a quality microphone? Use a quality camera. </p>
<p>Thank you for your response! I will definatly be trying to make as many in person auditions as I can, but I know that some of them will be via video.
I do have a high quailty HD camera and acess to external mics if the sound quality is not good enough on the camera.</p>