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'It's soul-destroying': actors' fury over the rise of self-tape auditions by Dalya Alberge

Equity union says filming scenes at home amounts to unpaid labour and reinforces elitism Actors seeking their next role are now routinely asked to "self-tape" their auditions, a practice that amounts to unpaid labour and reinforces elitism in the creative industries, the union Equity has warned. Before the Covid lockdowns, self-tapes were a fallback for anyone unable to make an in-person casting " for example if they…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM on March 31, 2025

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