by Cast It Admin | Jun 11, 2011 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …underestimate the value of being nice. I’ve always wanted to write a column on the importance of being “nice”. But, it’s hard; surprisingly hard to articulate why I believe it is one of the most important things you can do for...
by Cast It Admin | May 11, 2011 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …skip an audition. Ok, many of you are immediately tempted to pass, not read and move on because you make all, err… most… ummm, a majority of your auditions. I officially give any actor who has not missed a commercial audition in...
by Cast It Admin | Apr 11, 2011 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …place blame for a bad read. You finally get the audition… you finally get the callback… even if you regularly get the audition or callback, you always want to do well in the room for a multitude of reasons. Of course, booking the...
by Cast It Admin | Mar 11, 2011 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …leave ineffective notes with their submission. I’m often asked for easy actor tricks. The word “trick” makes me cringe. Tricking anyone in the industry into giving you an audition/opportunity/job is a bad idea. Move right...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 11, 2011 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …rule out a casting internship. Casting internships for actors. There are as many different opinions on the subject as there are people willing to spout them. I have literally heard (or read) every viewpoint from: it does...
by Cast It Admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records lose perspective… It’s a great time to be an actor. It’s a new year. Surely you are all setting goals and making resolutions both personally and professionally. If not, you should be… and write them down for Pete’s sake! There...
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