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Run a Self-Tape from Brief to Upload
Also useful for: people in Creative
120 min
Advanced
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Build and run a complete self-tape plan, from decoding the brief and choosing a playable approach to recording, checking, naming, and delivering the final file.
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Use this when
You have casting instructions and sides for a self-tape, especially when the deadline is close, the brief contains several technical rules, or you tend to keep recording without knowing whether another take will help.
You'll need
- Casting instructions
- Sides and scene material
- Deadline
- Recording setup
- Delivery method
- Current creative idea
- Maximum recording time
You'll get
- One selected take that meets every confirmed casting requirement
- The complete exported file watched with sound
- Confirmation that the file opens
- The requested name and format used
- The upload completed before the deadline
- Proof of delivery saved
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- One selected take that meets every confirmed casting requirement
- The complete exported file watched with sound
- Confirmation that the file opens
- The requested name and format used
- The upload completed before the deadline
- Proof of delivery saved
Sample
This is sample data, not your prompt. Pro unlocks this higher-stakes Playbook. On Free Playbooks you can still copy the assembled prompt into any AI.
Sample input
You receive a two-page dramatic scene due tomorrow at 6:00 PM Pacific. You must send one horizontal medium close-up as an MP4 through a casting portal. No slate is requested. Your character, Mara, asks a sibling for a place to stay while trying to hide a recent layoff. You have a phone, tripod, gray wall, window light, wired microphone, and a reader joining by video call. You have 35 minutes to record. Your first idea is to keep the request playful until the final line reveals the real need.
Sample assembled prompt
You create an instruction lockbox that... Your scene map identifies Mara's objective... You choose "disarm" as your primary... You record one grounded take, one... Your scorecard favors the second take... You verify playback, name the file...