 Hi, it is day number eight. So today we are still doing commercial auditions and I actually got a self-tape request for my agency. So I'm going to be filming two commercial self-tape auditions, one for this little challenge that I made for myself in July and then one for my agency. And I want to use this backdrop. I just think it's really fun. And then I was thinking also I want to wear this shirt. So I might wear this for the commercial audition for my agency. And then for the template today, I'm going to be wearing this. I noticed the last two self-tapes that I posted here that they were a bit rushed. And I thought, well, why am I even doing this challenge if I'm not really taking my time and learning how to do things better? You know, in the moment, just take my time. I was in a hurry. I was like, just calm down, take your time. Today I do have time and I also have two self-tapes to film. So that's what we're doing today. If you don't know what's happening here, my name is Beljika and I'm an actress based out of California. And I gave myself and if you want to join the challenge in July to film a self-tape every day. And I'm sharing it on my channel every day. So the first part of the month is commercials. So the last week and a half ish has been commercials. Next week is skills. We're filming some skills the week after that monologues. And then the final scene, the final scene, the final week of July, we are filming scenes. So let me tell you today's template. It's very simple, but the shots I do want to learn how to just make look better. The actual audition is going to be 30 seconds to one and a half minutes of you chopping food or me chopping food one wide and then one close-up so that they can see your hands. For the slate, it's going to be name and what you're auditioning for profiles, hands. That's it for the slate. And I really haven't joined using this one. So I'm going to keep using it for now and you know, just play around with different colors. So this is what it will look like for. I mean, it's blue and pink and blue and pink. But this is what I'm going to use for today's template. And then for my self-tape, I'm going to use this and it is a shoe company. So I have some shoes that look similar to that company for my agency's request for self-tape. But of course, out of respect to that company, I'm not going to share it as today's example because I could, you know, use my self-tape I'm sending to my agents as today's practice. But I already gave you guys the template for the whole week, what it's going to be. And also, just out of respect to the company, I don't want to use their text because this commercial audition that my agency sent me does have text and does share the name of the company and, you know, just words that they might use in a future commercial. So I'm going to be sending that self-tape to my agents. And then I'm going to show you the self-tape that I do for today. I don't think this is going to work. I'm in my kitchen and like my kitchen's over here and this is part of the island counter. But if I set up the shot right here to chop, right? If I'm too close, I chop off my head. And also you can see the sides and I can't bring you any closer because my head's already getting chopped off. Oh, I could cheat like this. Oh, okay. This is how close the camera would have to be so the background isn't shown. So you know what's going to have to happen? I'm going to have to bring my blue paper backdrop and I'm going to have to do my slate again. And I still need to bring the lights in here. I think this looks good enough. Nothing is being crazy. It's being reflected on the mirrors. Okay, it's happening here. Hi, my name is Belkika Rodriguez and I'm auditioning for the home cook.