Jake Barnett as Jared Jacobs
Character Description
Jared (15-24) A Heartthrob, a loner--a trainwreck.
Scene Description
Teen actor Jared Jacobs has lived in lies for so long they've become his truth. Will his latest escapade take him down for good? Can he convince his agent he's innocent? Jared knows one thing. He won't survive rehab. Not again.
Written by Kirstin Leigh
Alex Randall
ActorEnergy, passion and a past that has been manipulating the truth to your advantage, comes across loud and clear. Love your work!
Rachael Brown
ActressSooo normally I am not a fan of chasing the big emotions but for this scene it was imo the right choice! Big, bold, entitled, troubled and scared can only coexist in certain scenes but you made those choices and it worked.
I also really like your look and tone. Good job.
Donna Gafford
ActressI enjoyed your read Jake! Certainly felt all the emotions. Using your body added layers to those emotions! Itβs sooo easy to βactβ emotions out with your face & you did not! Believable scene! Nice work!
Mark Miertschin
ActorGreat job! I really liked the overtaking at around:33. Good transition to the line" it was suffocating". Also the hold to button the end was nice. Technically it was good as well. Lights, sound, and background.
Clint Hankinson
ActorAmazing Jake! I loved all of it! Your emotional prep was awesome. You were so connected to your scene partner and responding so well. Pacing was great. Use of space was super. I could definitely see this cut and pasted into a show or film. Very fun to watch!
One tiny thought - Might tighten the frame a little to mid-chest so we can see your eyes even better.
Awesome job!
Les Best
ActorJake, So thoroughly impressed with this. I felt every moment and nothing seemed forced. The only gap for me was when you stopped at the end and had the line, 'Me either' or whatever that was. It seemed as though you wanted to have an arc that looked hopeless, but I didn't get anything out of that part. In other words, whatever inner life was driving the first part so perfectly seemed to check out at that point. Keep it going to the end. You, sir, have a great future!!
Justin Wooten
ActorBro! I really enjoyed that! Great job! ππ»
Steve Toft
ActorThat was really good and normally I pride myself on being able to add constructive criticism to these tapes but this was near flawless.
The only thing that threw me at all was in delivering the final line, I wish you would have reconnected your eyeline with the reader.
Otherwise, I've cannot improve this work.
Congratulations !
Rebekah Cook
ActressYou owned this scene! Loved the energy and arc you leaned into. Good job allowing yourself freedom to move while on your mark; it kept the flow from stagnating. Keep trusting the camera to capture the inner life, and building that iceburg foundation of thoughts holding up the lines that spill out--it's powerful. I noticed you skipped "it smelt stale", but the subtext shone through, perhaps even with a slightly different nuance: as if you yourself felt forgotten at the back of the fridge, suffocating in overlooked silence, rather than dwelling on the smell. So if that was a choice, great job.
Douglas Cunningham
ActorGreat job, buddy! Definitely the winner in this matchup