Ramani Leah, CSA 
NOW HERE’S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART ⏬⏬ 🔺 Once again, these are all TEMPORARY. 🔺 Studios need time re-calibrate after a historically long strike. 🔺 People need content. 🔺 SHAREHOLDERS need content or studios risk the value of their company plummeting. You didn’t come this far to only come this far. When we are back in full capacity, where do you hope to be? #thecastingdirectorscut #actorslife
Help us bust out of Instagram jail with another #didyouknow Tuesday post! Do you exactly know what producers can see besides your self-taped audition? If you are uploading your self tape to Ecocast, we are able to create a link of our casting selects that we send to our creative team. Not only will they be able to watch your self tape, but they’ll have the option to click on your profile and see all of the photos you’ve uploaded. …
We’re attempting our break out of Instagram jail with a #didyouknow Tuesday post 💪 Did you know that not formatting your resume correctly can make it very difficult for us to understand your experience? Especially in the TV world (➡️ swipe for an example). We are able to assess and gage your level of experience through terms that we use to measure how big or small or role is. Terms like “co-star, guest star, series regular and recurring” all let …
How about a little myth debunking on this festive Thursday? Actors, I want you to take this pressure-filled thought and squash it to smithereens in 2024. Stop putting an unnecessary amount of pressure on yourself. Perfection does not exist in acting, only truth. Read that again. And again. Your character does not care how word perfect you are in this scene. They don’t care that this is your dream show or opposite your favorite actor. Truth does not go hand-in-hand …
We’ve heard a few misconceptions flying around when it comes to how actors get an audition so let’s review some of the basics and show you some real numbers from Breakdown Express: 1. Yes, there tends to be a large number of submissions for just 1 role. This number can fluctuate depending on the size of the role and type of project. 2. Pitching and submitting on time by your talent rep helps but is only part of the equation. …
Let’s talk about timelines on this fine post-strike Monday. Now that we are finally in a post-strike Hollywood, when do you impatiently waiting for auditions to roll in? How long is too long to be waiting around for SOMETHING to happen? If you’ve been having these thoughts/concerns, well, you’re not alone. And most importantly, they are more than valid. We encourage you to remember that a post-strike era is still very much an industry collectively getting its ducks in a …
We’ve talked about this topic before but it’s been a minute. And with things looking cautiously optimistic at the moment, we thought it would be a timely reminder. We've heard from actors and reps alike how this is often a worrisome thought. Is there any truth to it? Before we get more into that, let’s talk about the common sense aspect: How would anyone get their first guest star credit if this was the case? Everyone has to start somewhere. …
Let’s talk about first steps. For the most part, the resounding answer for where you should start first will be with acting class. But there’s an important step that if skipped, will only result in what we sometimes like to call “band-aid acting.” Acting requires an ability to easily access emotions. In order to do so, it’s imperative that an actor is able to be open enough to feel, empathize and figure out where your triggers lie. In the great …
This thought can be a dream killer. So let’s add a little perspective… As with most things in life, correlation does not imply causation. Read that again. Just because you are not booking as much as you’d like, it does not imply that you lack talent as an actor. In fact, the probability is much higher than you didn’t book because of reasons that have nothing to do with your talent. Being able to trust that as truth and trust …
Actors, let’s discuss a bit of a taboo subject: the moment before you begin in a live audition. You’ve been sitting in the virtual or in-person waiting room for some time, trying to prepare and get yourself into the character’s headspace as best as you can. Then you enter the “room” to cheerful smiles, or people joking with one another or just a vibe that does not match the character’s current situation. You briefly step into the role of YOU …