I have a question about reading the room. During a callback, the casting director (who was stone-faced at my initial audition) was LAUGHING like I was the funniest thing alive along with the producer who…
Posts tagged mind of the buyer
What Traveling Taught Me
I’ve recently returned from a very quick casting gig in Columbia, Missouri. It was my first time to the Show Me State and there was record heat, of course, but that’s not what this is…
Black Actors, Black Hair, and Various Roles
Hi, and thanks so much for this forum. As you are aware, African-Americans do not show their age the way other ethnicities and races do. The once broken-down, grey-haired, tired-looking grandmother just doesn’t exist much…
Making Magic
The third and final column in the series about the 21 May 2005 CD and talent agent panel produced by the ATAS (links to event details and panelist information here) will cover “magic” and DIY…
Technology and Casting
For my second column in a series covering the ATAS casting director and talent agent panel (click here for links to event details and panelist information), I’m focusing on the technology of casting, which was…
But I’m an Artiste!
I had the great fortune of participating in an industry panel last week for a group of actors who are at the end of their Masters programs in Fine Arts. Certainly, actors who have just…
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…