This week, we’re going to take a look at in-room direction. You’ll recall that I’ve covered the audition redirect in a previous column, but this time I’m looking at the ways in which directors, CDs,…
Posts tagged actor mind taffy
Crappy Reader Syndrome
Another of your least favorite things (according to the emails I received in response to my question: “How Can We Make Your Job Easier?“) is a bad reader. True. Nothing can derail a thoughtfully-prepared audition…
Timeframe for Casting?
Hey Bon, I just read for a very big producer/director in NYC for a callback. The first audition was for an LA casting director who called my agent later that day for the callback. Anyway,…
Actor Mind Taffy
The other day, I was sitting on the floor, surrounded by stacks and stacks of headshots, attempting to match up actors for prereads on the film I’m currently casting. I recall interviewing casting directors and…
Do You Have Any Questions?
There are several schools of thought about what an actor should do when asked, “Do you have any questions?” just before an audition officially begins. You’re in the room; you’ve reviewed your sides; you did…
If the Role Is Yours…
Last week, I participated in a panel discussion of casting directors for a local film festival. One of the other casting directors on the panel said something that I’ve always said, in some form or…
Audition Like You Have It
Actors have heard, time and again, that a good auditioning mindset is, “Behave as if you already have the role.” Here’s my take on that, from a recent callback situation. We had already hired the…