by Cast It Admin | Feb 15, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, US
A really good audition makes the casting director, the producer, and the director really happy. You gave a good audition, you got put on avail . . . and then you didn’t get booked. Why? I can assure you it is nothing that you did wrong. So if it’s nothing you did...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 10, 2017 | AU, L.A. Survival Guide
In mid 2014, I packed my bags and left my lovely, happy life in Sydney to move to Los Angeles to further pursue acting. I had lived there briefly in 2011. My then US agent sent me out for castings and meetings, and I had retained one resounding feeling towards the...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Seminar Recap, US
Casting director Mel O’Neil of Mel and Liz Casting joined us for our January 2017 seminar, where she gave us lots of helpful hints and useful information. Let’s check out some of her wisdom below! 1. Getting an Audition Is Like Winning the Lottery...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 6, 2017 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, US
What does politics have to do with acting? Nothing—nada, zip, zilch, zero. (And for the record, whatever yours are is fine by me. One of the greatest built-in features of the country where I’m writing this now is the right to free speech in all of its forms.)...
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...
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