How to Critique an Audition

[AyaseSakura]

Somebody suggested a thread on giving critiques so I figured I'd put one up.

When you give a critique, you want to be as honest as possible (but maintain some level of politeness >.<) so the auditionee's can learn and improve from what you have to say. And no hard feelings are shared (hopefully).

Every audition has it's pros and cons, you want to be able to mention, if possible, at least one of both. No one is ever too good to improve and no one is ever so bad that they can't improve.

As a producer you should ask yourself several questions when preparing a critique.
(These questions vary from producer to producer, of course; depending on what you're looking for.)

Did they fit the character voice-wise?
How well did they convey the character's emotions?
Did they convey the right emotion?
Did they follow your directions?
How was their mic quality?
How else could they have delivered a specific line?
Would this person fit better for any other roles that they didn't audition for?


These are just a few basic guidelines that I use. If you want to go above and beyond, then go for it!~

Feel free to post your own suggestions below.

[martialmichael126]

Very nice. This will be useful for anybody who's still learning how to critique.

I usually ask myself all those questions, but there's one more I tend to ask myself when giving a critique. "Would this person fit better for any other roles that they didn't audition for?" I know I've asked people to try out for one character based on what they sounded like for another.

[AyaseSakura]

I usually ask myself all those questions, but there's one more I tend to ask myself when giving a critique. "Would this person fit better for any other roles that they didn't audition for?" I know I've asked people to try out for one character based on what they sounded like for another.

Good suggestion, I'll add that to the list.

[1mfilms.com]

Every audition has it's pros and cons, you want to be able to mention, if possible, at least one of both. No one is ever too good to improve and no one is ever so bad that they can't improve.

Well put, and I agree 100%. Great tips overall and things I'll keep in mind the next time I hold an audition.

[CrowSama]

When critiquing, besides the usual find what I liked and didn't like and everything already mentioned, I also ask myself "How else could they have done a specific line?" because there's many way to express something.

[dunemoonbeam3]

being a crtique is good but somtimes voices fit parts without real explanation

[martialmichael126]

being a crtique is good but somtimes voices fit parts without real explanation

Even if you can't come up with a critique for the voice (which you should try to do anyway) you can critique everything else. (The performance, the mic quality, even how well they followed directions)