by Cast It Admin | Apr 4, 2017 | The Competitive Edge, US
What do Hamilton and commercials have in common? “The Room Where It Happens.” Everyone wants to be in the room where it happens, and in the acting world, it’s the call back room—the room with the producers. [BURR AND COMPANY] The room where it happened The room where...
by Cast It Admin | Mar 7, 2017 | The Competitive Edge, US
For every part you audition for, you have to make choices to give personality to the character. It is a known fact that you can’t be “neutral” and give a good audition. There are all kinds of conundrums associated with what choice to make. “Am I being too big, too...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 3, 2017 | The Competitive Edge, US
THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON YOU HAVE GOING FOR YOU When I am a guest at an informational event for actors, the questions are inevitably geared towards all kinds of do’s-and-don’t’s regarding how talent can ultimately get auditions, excel in their...
by Cast It Admin | Jan 17, 2017 | The Competitive Edge, US
Welcome to the start of 2018. It’s that time of year. You are refreshed and pumped up, renewed and ready to start the New Year on the right foot. I’m always asked what makes someone successful in this business. Stating the obvious would be you need to know the...
by Cast It Admin | Jan 2, 2017 | The Competitive Edge, US
Happy New Year. There are certain things I don’t write about because I think the information is too elementary, but throughout the year some recurring mistakes jolted me into thinking I should relay this information to you, so I decided to start out the year more...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 28, 2016 | The Competitive Edge, US
When I am a guest speaker, this question inevitably comes up: “Do you like self-submissions?” This question doesn’t make sense to me, because if we (casting directors) put the breakdown out directly to actors, then of course we are expecting and looking...
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