Self-Tape Your Showreel Course Overview:


Self-Tape Your Showreel is a focused, career-building program designed to help actors present themselves professionally and competitively in today’s casting landscape. Over six weeks, you will create a strong scene library that clearly showcases your casting type, range and strengths - the exact materials casting directors and agents need to confidently submit you for roles.

Taught directly by working Casting Director Peter Rasmussen, you’ll receive direct weekly feedback on your work, learn how casting actually assesses self-tape auditions, and gain the skills to consistently submit professional auditions. By the end of the program, you won’t just have great footage - you’ll have clarity, confidence, and a practical understanding of how to position yourself as an employable actor.

Great Self-Tapes Are How Roles Are Cast

Over 70% of first-round auditions are now requested via self-tape, often with very little notice. Actors need to be able to respond quickly and confidently, without relying on anyone else, and still deliver work that truly represents them.

Learn to submit yourself for the roles you want.

With this course you will harness the creative freedom, flexibility and control self-taping provides actors. This program won't just change the way you audition - it will change your acting career.
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What happens over the 6 weeks?

  • Weekly Filmed Feedback and Private Consults

    We’ll create simple, filmed scenes that showcase your strongest acting - the exact material agents and casting directors need to confidently submit you for roles.

  • Create A Scene Library

    We will create simple filmed scenes with your best acting work - exactly what your agent needs to confidently submit you for roles.

  • Perfect Your Self-Tapes

    Harness the creative power of the self-tape. Learn to produce great auditions and submit to interstate and international roles.

Peter Rasmussen - casting director & renowned acting coach.

Peter brings a rare perspective to this program - combining over 25 years working as a casting director, actor and internationally respected acting coach. He understands exactly how self-tapes are assessed because he reviews them every day in real casting rooms. In this course, Peter offers clear, practical guidance to help you create stronger self-tapes, make confident choices on camera, and present work that genuinely supports your casting and career progression.


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. ”

Jade Plaistow

“Since completing Peter’s course, I have improved my auditioning and self-taping, resulting in being bumped up to a feature in TVC, on hold for auditions and regular work this year. I look forward to learning more with Peter.”

Anne Hinkly-Tyler

“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.

“I can safely say that this has been a transformative experience for me! In just six weeks, I managed to uncover my acting abilities and witnessed remarkable improvement, all thanks to Peter's expertise. ”

Stella Karagiannakis

“Highly recommend working with Peter if you are serious about taking things to the next level.”

Tessa Neilson

“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’ve now booked several hero roles on commercials as well as my first speaking role on a television series! Peter's incredible coaching definitely gave me the tools I needed to secure these roles.”

Kim Cooper

“Peter understands what it takes to be an actor in the landscape of Australian film. Challenging, at times daunting but always finding the fun and joy of what we do. Can't recommend Peter enough!”

Jordan Pearce

Self-Tape Your Showreel - Course Information:

Dates & Contact Hours:

Start Date: Tuesday 10 February 2026

Finish Date: Tuesday 17 March 2026 (6 Weeks)

Delivery: Online, flexible format

Weekly Structure: Online live class + student homework + private recorded feedback

Coaching: Private consults booked at times that suit you

All sessions, filmed feedback and course resources are recorded and delivered via our online platform, giving you ongoing access to watch, rewatch and revisit your work at any time during the course and after.


Location:

This course is taught live and online with Casting Director Peter Rasmussen.

Students receive continued access to class resources to revisit the course whenever needed.


Financial:

Total Cost: $575

Payment plans available at checkout (Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal Pay-in-4).


Suitability:

This course is ideal for actors at any stage who want to strengthen their self-tape technique, create more compelling audition material, and expand their casting opportunities.

Who Is This Program Suitable For?

  • Actors wanting a stronger scene library or showreel to clearly communicate their casting type.

  • Actors seeking representation and needing professional material agents can confidently submit.

  • Actors wanting expert guidance on their next steps in the industry.

  • Actors looking to submit for interstate and international productions.

  • Actors feeling overlooked or stuck auditioning for the same types of roles.

FAQ's with Peter Rasmussen

  • Don't Showreels have to be professionally filmed?

    Nope. We’re not really sure where this myth came from - but it’s definitely false. How are you supposed to get professional roles if you need to have already had professional roles to get the professional roles? A lot of actors get caught up in this chicken and the egg conundrum. Plain and simple - all you need is your best work filmed so that you can show the people who matter.

  • Should I hire a professional crew to film my Showreel for me, is that better?

    If you have the money you're free to do so, but I personally don’t advise it. Paying someone thousands of dollars to film a ‘one and done’ showreel implies your acting work isn’t going to grow or improve. In today’s casting landscape there is no way to avoid self taping if you want to book regular acting work. You need to regularly add new work to show your best acting work.

  • Who will read for my audition if I’m self taping?

    We provide you with a private page to contact other actors in our network to help each other online or in person. During this course I also show you multiple easy techniques to deal with not having a reader available.

  • Will I have access to the course after it’s over?

    Yep - you keep it all. There’s loads of resources you’ll want to come back and check in on.

  • I have misgivings about online courses

    Yep, I hear you. Actors are typically social creatures, we like to get in a room and feel the vibe. We all picture ourselves auditioning in person but the reality is this isn’t usually how it happens these days. This course shows actors how to put their personality across through a self tape and zoom audition, just like you will have to when auditioning for professional roles.

  • I've never self-taped before - will I be able to do this course?

    Yes! You'll come out of this course confident about submitting self-tapes.

  • I don't own a film camera - can I still do this course?

    Of course! Working actors deliver great self-tapes on their phone. And no, the phone doesn't even need to be the latest model.

Ready to submit your acting work with confidence?

If you’re ready to strengthen your submissions and take control of how you present yourself, this program will give you the structure, feedback and clarity to do it properly.

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