Profession casting director

Casting directors select actors for all roles in a motion picture or television series. They co-operate with the producer and director to determine what they are looking for. Casting directors contact talent agents and organise interviews and auditions for the parts. They determine the fees and contracts for the actors and extras.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Personal directing styles

    Understand and analyse the behaviour of specific directors.

Skills

  • Read scripts

    Read a playbook or film script, not only as literature, but identifying, actions, emotional states, evolution of characters, situations, different sets and locations, etc.

  • Carry out interviews to select artistic team members

    Determine the content, physical and material conditions of the interview. Describe the project parameters. Evaluate personal, artistic and technical skills according to casting requirements, and candidates’ interest in the project.

  • Consult with production director

    Consult with the director, producer and clients throughout the production and post-production process.

  • Follow directions of the artistic director

    Follow the instructions of the director while understanding his creative vision.

  • Match actors to roles

    Match the perfect actor to each role based on their experience, ability, reputation, availability, and box office appeal.

  • Contact talent agents

    Contact agents in charge of finding jobs for writers, actors, musicians, and other professionals in the entertainment and broadcasting businesses and maintain good relations with them.

  • Study relationships between characters

    Study characters in scripts and their relationships to each other.

  • Carry out auditions

    Hold auditions and assess and select candidates for roles in the productions.

  • Develop professional network

    Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.

  • Negotiate with artists

    Communicate and negotiate with artist and artist management about prices, terms and schedules.

  • Discover acting talent

    Identify existing talented actors or discover new ones.

  • Consult with producer

    Consult with a motion picture producer about requirements, deadlines, budget, and other specifications.

  • Organise auditions

    Organise try-outs for actors. Determine when and where the auditions will take place. Send out job ads to talent agencies, newspapers, magazines, and other information sources.

Optional knowledge and skills

photography film production process operate a camera receive actors' resumes find appropriate extras prepare casting budget manage contracts create breakdown notices search databases acting techniques provide chaperone for children on set

Source: Sisyphus ODB