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Network Casting Director Tip #10

By Anita | March 22, 2020

I can’t seem to actually book a role.  I get really close but in the end the role goes to the other person who makes…

Network Casting Director Tip #9

By Anita | March 22, 2020

What should my headshot look like?  There are so many options when looking for a photographer.  What should they be able to do?  Which shot…

Network Casting Director Tip #8

By Anita | March 22, 2020

I keep getting these requests to submit self-taped audition sides.  I have no clue if what I’m doing is acceptable.  Is what I quality of…

Network Casting Director Tip #7

By Anita | March 22, 2020

Auditioning does not come easy to me.  I get so nervous that I can’t perform as well as I do when I’m practicing.  I don’t…

Network Casting Director Tip #6

By Anita | March 22, 2020

The show I was called in to audition for does not usually cast my type.  And once I got the audition the holding room was…

Network Casting Director Tip #5

By Anita | March 22, 2020

How far out on a limb should I go with my acting choices when I audition?  How will I know if my ideas will embarrass…

Network Casting Director Tip #4

By Anita | March 22, 2020

Should I memorize my audition material?  How much should I know about the tv show?  Check out this tip from a Network Casting Director. Online…

Network Casting Director Tip #3

By Anita | March 22, 2020

They keep calling me in for these bit parts.  They never read me for supporting or principle roles.  When I get a chance to show…

Network Casting Director #2

By Anita | March 22, 2020

I have auditioned twenty times without getting cast.  I don’t feel like going another one.  What’s the point in going?  Check out this tip from…

Network Casting Director Tip #1

By Anita | March 22, 2020

Casting Directors make me so nervous.  I can’t seem to do what I rehearsed when I’m in front of them.  Are mocking or judging me? …

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