Hi, everybody. This is Audrey Moore with the Audrey Health Actress podcast, and this is episode

136. Getting your kicks out of self-tape may. Today on the show we have Austin Highsmith

Garsons. Austin is an actress, screenwriter, and co-author of the SAG after contract for

vertical dramas.

The vertical short agreement is under the low-budget agreement, and she is, in fact, a low-budget

producer and actress, who has produced many different projects, which gave her a special

qualification for understanding what the vertical environment and needs are.

So today, we're talking about the drama of vertical

dramas, red flags to look for, how to make one and how to be in one. And we have a few listeners

experiences with verticals that we are going to share with the wide audience. I really hope that

you take this episode. Seriously, know that everything

is always changing and moving and grooving. Also, my favorite warning, don't get trafficked.

Please. And I just want to say, do verticals. This is not a don't do verticals. I just want you to

be aware that when you are getting vertical auditions, not all verticals are created equally. And there are some flags to look out for. Health and safety first. All right, self-tape may one more week of self-tape May. 16 tapes one month. Can you do it? Yes, you can. Some people already have. Meloyhabs, given dot tape,

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