FLETCHER
Were you rushing or were you dragging?
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Rehearse with a reader that runs lines with you. Record with the script on screen. Get honest feedback on your self-tape before casting sees it. Built for working actors.
Line 2 of 5
Whiplash, the practice room
ANDREW
You
I don't know.
FLETCHER
Start counting.
ANDREW
One, two, three, four.
FLETCHER
Not quite my tempo. Again.
Sides arrive. Rehearse. Record. Get feedback. Send.
Sides is built around the days between the scene landing in your inbox and the file leaving your hands. Start at whichever step you are on.
- 01
Sides arrive
Drop in the scene. Sides finds the characters and their lines, so you can cast yourself.
- 02
Rehearse
Run it out loud with a scene partner that waits for your cue and comes in on time.
- 03
Record
Tape it in the app with the lines on screen and the reader on the other side.
- 04
Get feedback
See what landed, what to fix, and the one thing to change on the next pass.
- 05
Send and track
Submit with a reason, then keep every audition, role and take in one place.
No reader? Sides gives you one. Try it right here.
Press play, say Andrew's lines out loud, and the reader answers as Fletcher. It listens for the end of your line, takes direction, and can sound like a different person for every character in your sides.
Ready
Whiplash, the practice room
FLETCHER
Were you rushing or were you dragging?
ANDREW
I don't know.
FLETCHER
Start counting.
ANDREW
One, two, three, four.
FLETCHER
Not quite my tempo. Again.
On cue
The reader listens for the end of your line and comes in when the scene is ready to move.
A voice for each character
Cast a different voice for every other role in the scene, or one voice for all of them.
Takes direction
Ask for a whisper, a laugh, a sigh or a beat before a line, the way you would in the room.
There at 11pm
Run it late, early, between jobs, or in the last quiet pocket before the deadline.
Record with the lines on screen and the reader on the other side.
The record page is a teleprompter, a scene partner and a camera in one place. Your lines scroll as you go, the reader comes in on cue, and every take lands in the audition, ready for feedback.
Take 2
Lady Bird, the car
Recording 0:18
Line 2 of 3
What if this is the best version?
LADY BIRD
Live teleprompter
Hearing you. The next line comes when this one lands.
MARION
I want you to be the very best version of yourself that you can be.
LADY BIRD
What if this is the best version?
MARION
Come on. We're going to be late.
Lines on screen
The script scrolls with you, so your eyeline stays near the lens.
The reader in the take
The scene partner reads the other side while you record.
Retake in place
Go again without leaving the page. Keep the takes worth keeping.
Straight to feedback
Send any take for notes, or compare two before you choose.
Get your acting rated before casting sees it.
Sides watches the whole take and grades it against what casting actually looks for: the lines, your choices, listening, voice and body. Every note points at a moment on the timeline, with the frame it happened in, and the feedback ends with one thing to do on the next take.
Tape strength
74/ 100
50 Developing70 Callback-ready85 BookableLast take 61
Your face goes still for nine seconds at 0:21 while Fletcher talks, and that is where the take stalls. The flinch at 0:59 is the moment we actually see you take the hit.
Since your last take
The count stopped being recited and started being a decision.
Betterbreath and filler, feeling it, not showing it
Your next take
Stay alive while the reader talks
Run the scene with your own lines silent. Only listen, and let your face respond to what Fletcher actually says, especially through the stretch around 0:21. Then add your lines back in.
How you'll know it worked
Something moves on your face before you speak, every time.
A human opinion when you want one, and everything kept.
A working professional who will actually watch the take, and a place where the takes, the sides and the feedback stay together.
Notes from a working film professional
Studio Notes puts one take in front of an independent film professional for written feedback, for $49. Delivered within 24 hours, or the order is refunded.
Every audition in one place
Auditions, roles, sides, takes and feedback live together on the dashboard, so the next callback starts from what you already know.
This week
Three auditions, one due Thursday.
Used all week, not just before sending.
Less spiraling after the take. More clarity about what to change, what to keep, and when to stop.
“It finally gives me language for what I was feeling in the take. I know what to adjust instead of spiraling.”
“The notes are specific enough that I can record one more take with a purpose, not ten more out of panic.”
“It makes the difference between guessing and sending with a real reason. That is huge on a deadline.”
Have an audition this week?
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- 1 submission per month
- Preview read with your score
- Confidence signal
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- 1 live rehearsal per month
- Full analysis
- Coach chat
- More scene partner rehearsals
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What actors ask first.
The questions that come up before the first audition in Sides.
Yes. Upload a self-tape, or record one in the app, and Sides grades it against what casting actually looks for: the lines, your choices, listening, voice and body. You get a score out of 100, a verdict, and notes that point at specific moments, with a timestamp and the one thing to change on the next take.
No. Bring the sides. You can rehearse with the scene partner and record in the app before you have anything to upload. The feedback comes when you have a take you are thinking about sending.
Yes. The record page puts your lines on screen, has the scene partner read the other side, and saves every take to the audition so you can review, compare and pick the one to send.
Yes. Studio Notes is a one-time purchase of $49 that puts one take in front of an independent working film professional for written feedback, delivered within 24 hours or refunded.
All the common ones: MP4, MOV, MKV and WebM up to 2 GB, and AVI up to 150 MB. Big files from a phone shooting 4K are shrunk in your browser before they upload, so they go up faster.
Feedback is usually ready a few minutes after the take lands. Review the notes, make one targeted adjustment, and decide whether the tape is ready to submit.
Yes. Uploads are encrypted and stored securely, and nothing is shared with anyone. You can delete a take at any time, and takes are deleted automatically after 90 days unless you keep them.
Yes, with one click from your account. No contracts, no cancellation fees. You keep access until the end of the billing period.
Walk in prepared. Send with a reason.
A scene partner for the rehearsal, a camera for the take, and honest feedback before you submit. Everything the audition needs, in one place.
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- Cancel anytime