by Cast It Admin | Sep 5, 2017 | Uncategorized, US
Okay, so you’ve gotten your audition sides. You’re lucky enough to have 48 hours to read them, research the role and get at least functionally off book. You’ve worked with coaches and friends, mouthed the words over and over at the coffee shop, on the train, in the...
by Cast It Admin | Sep 5, 2017 | The Competitive Edge, US
A neutral performance or audition is a bad audition. You need to get to the point where you know if your performance is too big or too neutral. Acting too big and too over-the-top is a legitimate concern, resulting in a performance that is fake and not connected. ...
by Cast It Admin | Jul 27, 2017 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., Uncategorized, US
You might be familiar with the idea of “being impeccable with your word”. It comes from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book, The Four Agreements. Or perhaps Robert De Niro’s character in Meet the Parents and the “circle of trust” talk with his future son-in-law played by Ben...
by Cast It Admin | Jul 27, 2017 | The Competitive Edge, Uncategorized, US
There is a huge trust factor that the commercial business is run on. If talent does not come through on their end of the trust factor, the casting process would end in failure. Here are ten factors of trust casting directors depend on from actors. You Look Like Your...
by Cast It Admin | Jun 29, 2017 | The Competitive Edge, US
You’ve done all the things you can to have command and control over your career. You are a solid actor, you have a well-developed resume, you are comfortable auditioning and you know how to be in a room. (see blog What Hamilton and Commercials Have In Common). Even...