Camera app + iMovie
The catch: Flexible, but slow and easy to mess up under deadline pressure.
Self-e-Tape: Keeps import, recording, assembly, title card, cleanup, and export in one audition flow.
Self-tape app for actors
Record the audition, not the tech circus.
Self-e-Tape brings the self-tape workflow into one iPhone app: PDF sides, reader voices, rehearsal, recording, audio cleanup, slate, title card, review, and export.
The problem
Most self-tape tools solve one piece and leave you juggling the rest.
Actors usually end up bouncing between a PDF viewer, voice memo, camera app, editor, title-card tool, and cloud upload — often while the tape is due tomorrow.
That fragmentation costs time and confidence. It also creates avoidable mistakes: bad reader timing, messy audio, missing slates, wrong exports, and too many almost-final files.
The Self-e-Tape answer
Self-e-Tape is built around the actual audition workflow.
✓
Import PDF sides and identify roles without rebuilding the script by hand.
✓
Assign natural reader voices so you can rehearse and record when no human reader is available.
✓
Record takes, review quickly, and keep the best version without losing momentum.
✓
Clean up sound, add slate/title card, assemble the final tape, and export from one place.
Comparison
How it compares to the usual workaround
Reader-only apps
The catch: Useful for timing, but they often stop before editing, slate, title card, and final export.
Self-e-Tape: Handles the reader problem and the submission package.
Self-tape studios
The catch: Great when available, but not always practical at midnight or on a same-day deadline.
Self-e-Tape: Gives actors a reliable home workflow when time, money, or geography gets in the way.
FAQ
Quick answers
What is a self-tape app?
A self-tape app helps actors record audition tapes outside a casting room. Self-e-Tape is designed to cover the full process: sides, reader voices, recording, polish, slate/title card, and export.
Is Self-e-Tape only a reader app?
No. Reader voices are one part of the product, but the larger promise is the full audition workflow from import to submission-ready export.
Can I use it when I already have a reader?
Yes. A human reader is still ideal when available. Self-e-Tape is for the times when you need a reliable backup or want the rest of the workflow handled in one place.
Get early access before launch.
Join the actor beta list and get the Self-Tape Emergency Kit: a practical checklist for last-minute auditions.