January 2022 - The Casting Director's Cut

Monday Myth Debunkers: All CDs Share the Same Opinions.

September 29, 2022January 31, 2022 by Ramani Leah, CSA

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.⁠ ⁠ You may have not thought of it this way, but casting is an art. ⁠ ⁠ It requires a certain taste and appreciation for storytelling. ⁠ ⁠ 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕠 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖.⁠ ⁠ The casting process certainly has a business aspect and process. ⁠ ⁠ And the process does have many similarities across platforms and mediums. ⁠ ⁠ But that does not mean CDs share the …

Terminology Tuesday: Pilot Season

September 29, 2022January 18, 2022 by Ramani Leah, CSA

It’s official! Pilot season is… 𝘏𝘌𝘙𝘌!⁠ ⁠ Anyone feeling it yet?⁠ ⁠ Pilot Season is the time between January and April when networks are casting for and shooting pilots (the initial episode of a series) as a test run for the show. ⁠ ⁠ Traditionally, shows begin to air in the fall, which is why it made sense for Networks to start the pilot process in early spring.⁠ ⁠ And thus “pilot season,” (aka, the casting dark ages) was born.⁠ …

Monday Myth Debunkers: You Need to be Wealthy…

September 29, 2022January 10, 2022 by Ramani Leah, CSA

Acting Classes, Headshots, Casting Site Memberships, Dues, Coaching, Personal upkeep…⁠ ⁠ Acting can feel expensive. ⁠ ⁠ Here’s the tea ☕️⁠ ⁠ Just like any professional career: medicine, law, teaching, IT, engineering, real estate, beauty etc., there is a level of initial investment for education and a certain amount of materials to start your business. ⁠ ⁠ Yes, we want you to embrace your craft and relish in the art, but your career 𝘪𝘴 also a business. ⁠ ⁠ What …

Monday Myth Debunkers: You’re Too Good for Co-Star Work.

September 29, 2022January 3, 2022 by Ramani Leah, CSA

Let’s start off the new year with a myth we hear allll the time. ⁠ ⁠ We get it, you want to hop the fence and skip to the good part. ⁠ ⁠ But doing co-star work is actually an incredibly valuable (and important) step in your #actorjourney⁠ ⁠ Once you’re thrown into the guest start & up pool, things can get a lot more… competitive. ⁠ ⁠ And while we are always interested and eager to meet new actors, …