by Cast It Admin | Dec 3, 2013 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records Surely there are times actors feel powerless, but the life of an actor is filled with decisions to make. Often and many. Some big ones: which market to live in, what classes/training to invest time and money in, which headshot...
by Cast It Admin | Nov 19, 2013 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records I believe whenever possible, a casting director puts great care and consideration into building a project, otherwise known as a breakdown. A commercial breakdown is chock full of incredibly important information. Everything you...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 3, 2013 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records Something magical happened the other day. I had a perfect casting session. Pretty much. And it wasn’t under the perfect circumstances. There were far too many roles to be properly cast in one day. It was a union job but the pay...
by Cast It Admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records To submit or not to submit, that is the question. Just when I think I’ve written/talked enough about the art of self-submitting in the commercial world, I have a casting session that makes me think there’s more to be said. Or that...
by Cast It Admin | Aug 7, 2013 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …lack information regarding non-union commercials. There are a lot of non-union commercials being cast and shot in Los Angeles these days. Great jobs, terrible jobs, and everything in-between can be abundantly found and are...
by Cast It Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …fail to know the general timeline for avails and bookings to go out, after a callback. You have had the commercial callback. You think it went pretty well, went horribly, you are positive you’ll book it or positive the actor who...
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