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Peter Rasmussen Casting and Acting Studio is giving away a HUGE $750 worth of Acting Training. Classes are available both online and in-studio in Brisbane - so feel free to enter wherever you are! 

Self-Tape skills are now vital, with Casting Directors relying on them more and more to cast projects. We estimate that over 70% of first-round auditions are done via self-tape. Self-Tapes can feel complicated, but the beauty of a self-tape is you can do it from anywhere!

Actors often overlook their slate to camera when filming a self-tape - but it’s actually a valuable opportunity to give us a glimpse of your true self. 

To enter you'll be filming a slate to camera in a place that’s important to you. Whether it’s somewhere sentimental to you, somewhere beautiful, somewhere unusual - it doesn’t matter as long as it helps us learn more about you. 

For full entry instructions please select the 'Register To Enter' button above. We're so excited to see your entry!


Student Testimonials

“I am very happy with the Showreel Peter helped me produce. Peter's informative and enlightening feedback and support lead to many positive changes in my self-tape work. Thank you Peter!”

Jade Plaistow

“I just completed Peter's Self-Tape your Showreel program and I can safely say that this has been a transformative experience for me! As a complete beginner in acting, this workshop provided the best possible start I could have wished for. In just six weeks, I managed to uncover my acting abilities and witnessed remarkable improvement, all thanks to Peter's expertise.”

Stella Karagiannakis

“I have recently completed Peter Rasmussen's Self-Tape Your Showreel course.  It is a very thorough course where you will receive very constructive feedback each week after submitting  your scenes. At the end of the course, you will able to choose with Peter's advice which scenes are best suited to put on your showreel. I highly recommend doing this course as you will benefit enormously.”

Patricia Chardon

“I found the course very helpful! The structure made it easy to follow and since I didn’t know much about framing, lighting or backgrounds, I learned a lot. The weekly feedback on improvements was super helpful too and I loved having so many scene options to choose from, it made my search easier! ”

Melanie Arthy

“Peter's Self-Tape Your Showreel course is a great way to get back into acting classes & build a good self-tape routine. Thanks to Peter's critiques, I am now much more confident in my home self-tape set-up & have learnt some new acting techniques that make self-tape scenes much easier to tackle. ”

Kristie Corkill

“Not only is Peter an amazing teacher, he is also a real ally in championing his students all the way to reaching their goals. I simply couldn’t have gotten where I am today without his help and guidance.”

Emily Weir, Actress: Home and Away.

“Selftape Your Showreel is your opportunity to receive helpful feedback from an actual casting director and multiple opportunities to get it right in an encouraging environment. Peter’s instructions will challenge and empower you in all the right ways. This course is a gym for your acting ability so the next time you need to flex your muscle you WILL be ready. ”

Nicole Chapman 

About Peter

Peter Rasmussen is an Industry leading Casting Director and Acting Coach with over 25 years of industry expertise, Casting everything from commercials to major feature films.

Peter prides himself on providing creative and innovative Casting to all types of productions -  from Feature Films to Commercials.  Some of his casting credits include AACTA nominated The Butterfly Tree and Celeste, as well as working on many television shows including Neighbours, Packed to the Rafters, Sea Patrol, H20 – Just add water, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and the Underbelly Movies Files. 

As an Acting Coach, Peter has studied and draws on various techniques from Lee Strasburg, Ivanna Chubbuck, Eric Morris, Uta Hagan, Sanford Meisner, Robert Cohen, Mark Travis, Practical Aesthetics and Howard Fine. 

His classes are highly sought after around Australia, and has taught at many major schools including the Queensland University of Technology – Fine Arts Program, Griffith Film School, Queensland Conservatorium’s Performing Arts Programme, The Howard Fine School and the Melbourne Acting Academy. 

Peter's teaching method centres around training the kind of actors that he loves to see in his audition room - bold, versatile and engaging.

He is well respected for providing fantastic casts to productions and unleashing his students true potential. 

His extensive knowledge of the worlds best acting techniques allows him to personalise the best methods for each individual actor. Peter’s students frequently go on to international success in lead roles.


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