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Joy Lofton is back on Slate It Till You Make It! You may remember Joy from Season 1, where we talked about her journey and career in the commercial world. If you haven’t heard that episode yet, go give it a listen — but this time, we’re skipping the origin story and getting straight into the WORK.

Joy brings a uniquely valuable perspective to commercial actors: she’s not only a successful commercial actor herself, she’s also a session director who has been on the other side of the camera watching auditions move from first calls to callbacks to selects.

In this episode, we’re getting technical. We break down what casting is actually watching in the first few seconds of an audition, how to make “sell lines” feel natural, the importance of pace, timing, eyelines and reactions, how to create meaningful variation between takes, and what actors can do to make their self-tapes stronger.

Plus, Joy shares what she wishes every commercial actor knew from the other side of the camera and how actors can identify the specific skills they actually need to train.

If you want to stop guessing and start getting more intentional about your commercial auditions, this episode is for you.

Connect with Joy + Audition Lab LA:

🎬 Audition Lab LA: auditionlabla.com
📸 Audition Lab LA on Instagram: @auditionlabla
🌬️ Joy Lofton on Instagram: @takeabreathjoy