by Cast It Admin | Dec 14, 2010 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …feel that one “bad” audition will eliminate future audition opportunities… I was speaking at an actor engagement, a month or two back, where a brilliant question was asked, (and I paraphrase) “What would an actor do that would...
by Cast It Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records expect to be given a timeframe… The art of scheduling a commercial audition session is a serious one. Shall I nutshell a Casting Director’s job in one stupidly simple sentence? To have a full day (or days) worth of talented and...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 14, 2010 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …make basic mistakes when it comes to a callback. Last month, I addressed what I deemed the “less than obvious mistakes” that actors have been known to make in callbacks. After receiving emails and having various conversations with...
by Cast It Admin | Sep 13, 2010 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …make subtle mistakes in a callback. Callbacks are a thing to be celebrated. You are being acknowledged for doing something right in the room, in addition to having all your tools in order (headshots, resume, reel) to receive the...
by Cast It Admin | Aug 13, 2010 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …complain about the costs of doing business. When giving my two cents in this column, I set the bar high. I know this. Actors are human and can’t be expected to be perfect, always…but I write with that as the goal. I admit it....
by Cast It Admin | Jul 13, 2010 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
by Casting Director, Laurie Records …neglect their own responsibility to reason through industry advice. I have found myself saying, “It’s a good time to be an actor,” a lot lately. When I say this, I am most often referring to the amount of proactive things...
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