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Aaron Marcus shows actors how to slate for auditions: ask for your name, introduce yourself, turn slightly away, pause a beat, then step into character. The physical turn and pause give you a moment to shift into the role.

Aaron Marcus shows actors how to slate for auditions: ask for your name, introduce yourself, turn slightly away, pause a beat, then step into character. The physical turn and pause give you a moment to shift into the role.
In my head, I hear me asking, oh, what is your name? And they tell me their name. Hi, I'm Aaron Marcus. Then what I do is I slightly turn away from the camera. I will take a beat. It's not a long thing at all. It's like a second. Get prepared, then go into character.