UPDATING CASTING SERVICES & HEADSHOTS

Hello All.  We have an ongoing issue that solely rests in the actors hands and you miss potential opportunities for work.  When we, or any Casting Director, preps a job (basically when we choose who we should bring in for this specific audition), we do review your resume – the one that you posted on either Casting Networks or Breakdown Services. Yes, we may see you a hundred times a year, but when we’re looking for someone with specific skills like athletics, languages, cooking, etc., we look at your resume for those specifics. So if you want to get your foot in the door, make sure you:

 

a)    Update your resume

b)    Be honest about your weight and height

c)    Be honest when you say you can do an accent or skill

d)    Update your headshot. Yes, if you shaved your head, we need to know.

And most important, ALWAYS BRING IN YOUR HEADSHOT. STOP ASSUMING that we can print one out for you or the client can look at it online.  A casting director may or may not ask for them.  We don’t dictate when you need to bring in a headshot – the client does and we NEVER know when one will be asked for.  It looks bad for the performer when they don’t have one and a client asks for one.  Last week so many actors came in for auditions and the client was here and they didn’t bring a headshot. Guess what – the people who booked the job brought in headshots.  Call it a coincidence or not, that’s the facts jack.