Monday Myth Debunkers

We always say bookings, pins and callbacks should be taken as positive feedback—that your hard work is paying off and getting noticed. ⁠ ⁠ But what if you’re not booking. And not getting pinned. And not even getting called back?⁠ ⁠ Are you doing something wrong?⁠ ⁠ 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺.⁠ ⁠ First, don’t put pressure on yourself about callbacks. ⁠ ⁠ Most offices don’t have callbacks for anything under a series lead, majoring recurring guest or lead role in a film. …

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When in doubt, send 2 takes, right?⁠ ⁠ We’ve covered this topic before but it felt time for a little refresh ✨⁠ ⁠ To start off, you should always default to the instructions given to you by the casting office. ⁠ ⁠ If they ask for 2 takes, give them 2 takes. ⁠ ⁠ If the role is a one-liner, a general rule is that it is fine to send 2 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 takes (mean 2 different choices).⁠ ⁠ If the …

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𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽:⁠ ⁠ Are you sending your self tapes out into the ether?⁠ ⁠ Are we actually watching 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 self tape we request?⁠ ⁠ Let’s re-frame this question in order to better answer it:⁠ ⁠ Would we be requesting tapes we have no interest in watching?⁠ ⁠ Our answer is an emphatic 𝙣𝙤.⁠ ⁠ We assure you, we are in the business of finding the best actor for the role, not the business of wasting anyone’s time. …

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We’ve heard a few actors have this concern before, so we thought we’d start the week off by busting this myth! ⁠ ⁠ Have you ever worried that you’ve had a certain reel up for so long, that when you go to update it, no one will notice?⁠ ⁠ Let’s run through 2 different scenarios:⁠ ⁠ 1. You had the same reel for the past 7 years. But over those 7 years, we’ve gotten to know you as an actor. …

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Oh the dreaded deadline push…⁠ ⁠ Just when you think it’s another audition — 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙥 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙥, casting has pushed their deadline. ⁠ ⁠ But you’ve already turned in your tape. And you think you’ve done a pretty good job, if you don’t say so yourself. ⁠ ⁠ 𝙎𝙤, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡?⁠ ⁠ Why are they pushing the deadline?⁠ ⁠ Surely it’s because they haven’t found anyone who has knocked their socks off yet so they are extending the deadline in …

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Ok, hear us out with this one. ⁠ ⁠ How many times has an acting coach, teacher or even casting director given you the direction of “you need to give yourself somewhere to go.”⁠ ⁠ Meaning—you’ve started out at such a heightened emotion, that the scene won’t be able to have any sense of an arc.⁠ ⁠ All good, important things to be mindful of. ⁠ ⁠ But here’s the thing—𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀-𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. ⁠ ⁠ If …

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Oh, 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙚. Why do you always show up to a party you were never invited to? Double-tap if you’ve ever felt the “I’m not ready for this” scaries. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. But member that word we say over and over again around here? Yeah, it’s about 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 again. It’s easy to look around and see the endless talent around you. What’s hard is knowing that other people are doing the same, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙤. Yes, you! …

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Ringing in the week with one of the biggest myths we could possibly debunk #readon⁠ ⁠ Double-tap if you often feel guilty for taking a day off (whether it’s taking a day off from self submitting, reading the trades, a script you’re supposed to be working on etc.)⁠ ⁠ This is a gentle reminder that, as casting directors, we don’t expect (nor do we want!) you to put acting (or any career for that matter) before family, mental health and …

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Oh the dreaded takes…⁠ ⁠ When in doubt, send 2, right?⁠ ⁠ It mays seem like the practical choice, but for us, that potentially means DOUBLE the self tapes we had originally signed up for. ⁠ ⁠ The silver lining to virtual casting is the ability to read/meet more actors than we normally would in an in-person setting (yay!)⁠ ⁠ But when we’re faced with hundreds of tapes that are double to triple what we had signed up for, time …

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And remember… this is a Monday MYTH Debunker 😉 So we’re calling bluff on not putting earned roles on your resume!⁠ ⁠ There are (2) different situations at hand here. ⁠ ⁠ 1. You auditioned for the role, booked the role, shot the role and the role was left on the cutting room floor. ⁠ ⁠ In this situation, you earned that credit on your resume. You may not get on-screen credit, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get credit …

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