What Goes On During A Casting Call?
To a lot of people, the dream of having an acting career can prove to be a strong calling. Of course, to become a working actor in Hollywood you need to start somewhere.
Open casting calls are the gateway into the world of acting. It’s here that careers are started and you need to know how to find them. Explore Talent www.exploretalent.com has over 2300 casting calls listed on their site for their members to choose from. This includes open calls from across the country so those who don’t reside in the land of palm trees and sunshine can still get their career in gear by finding an open casting call near to them.
Going to one of these casting calls means you’ll have to stand in line with all the other hopefuls. This is why they also call them “cattle calls.” Once inside, you audition for the casting director. If the audition is for a play, you will already have gotten the play beforehand and practiced your parts. If you’re auditioning for a film, you might need to do a “cold reading” for your audition. This means you’ll be given a scene and told to memorize your part in the next 20-30 minutes. Then you go back in and perform in front of the casting director.
If he likes you, you get a “call-back.” From there, the field is whittled down to a few actors vying for the same part and somebody eventually winds up winning the part.
