CASTINGS FOR ACTORS

HERE ARE SOME OF THE LATEST JOBS IN FILM, TV AND THEATRE 

FROM NINO FIRETTO CASTING 

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THEATRE COMMISSION

Brief Description:

WE are commissioning a new piece of theatre for Nozstock. The theme of this year’s festival is the Wild West but we’re mainly just looking for a fab-sounding show. Organisers are looking to commission a brand new piece of theatre especially for the daytime theatre programme. Pays £350 Expires 19 April

City: HEREFORDSHIRE

MALE STUDENTS FOR VIDEO SHOOT

Brief Description:

FIRST year male student wanted for video shoot.The idea is focused on male first year students, age 18-19 who have involvement in either the arts, music or a team sport. Shooting 10th & 11th April.Pays: £500 per day. Expires 23 March

City: NATIONWIDE

ACTORS FOR A COMEDY PILOT

Brief Description:

TWO male actors both aged between 41-50 yrs, one black and one white for a super-funny half hour comedy pilot for television. Non union. Expires 7th April

City: MIDLANDS

BOYS FOR SHAMPOO ADVERT

Brief Description:

SEARCH for Boys to Star in a video for a famous shampoo brand, which features some young boys who have brown or black hair to talk about their hair care routine and the products they use. Boys should be 13-16 years old. Expires 24th March

City: NATIONWIDE

TELEVISION C4 TRAILER

Brief Description:

ACTORS for television drama trailer. 4 male 18 to 50 years and 4 female roles, 18 to 30 years  non union contracts Casting Saturday 30th March in Manchester. Expires 30 March

City: MANCHESTER

AM DRAM: LONDON LPC

Brief Description:

SEEKING actors for a an original am dram production to be held in London. Actors, any age, gender and ethnicity. You need to be flexible, versatile and professional and able to cope with delivering some great speeches (and possibly some songs). Expires 5th April 2013

City: LONDON

SKY TV SEEKING ACTORS

Brief Description:

CASTING now for a new SKY drama. Seeking actors 18 -50 any ethnicity for a drama/documentary. Re-enactment. Filming summer 2013 in Kent. Please have a full profile page with links to previous work. Expires 12th April 2013

City: KENT

ACTOR FOR SHORT FILM BRET

Brief Description:

SEEKING an actor (M) 21+ Caucasian, any height or build for a 14 day shoot. April / May Non union contract. Great pay. Casting by video applications only please.Manchester. Non union. Expires 12th April

City: MANCHESTER

BLUE PETER PRESENTER

Brief Description:

BLUE Peter is looking for a third presenter. Do you have what it takes to join Helen and Barney to become the latest Blue Peter presenter?   Have you got a passion for sharing your experiences in a way that our audience loves? Expires 4th April

City: SALFORD

ACTORS WANTED FOR A INTERNET SOAP

Brief Description:

ACTORS Male and a female both 25+ years, any gender and ethnicity.  You are needed to play characters in a Docu/Soap. This is part of a web series. Pay is good. Non union. Expires March 30

City: NATIONWIDE

VOICE OVER ARTISTS

Music Radio Creative is a radio jingle and audio production company with over 6 years of experience working with clients all around the world. We cater for DJs, radio hosts, radio stations, webmasters, businesses and any individual looking for 'the voice'.

This year we will be expanding the business further which will mean exciting opportunities for new voices to join our team on a freelance basis.

We are looking for a variety of voices, accents, languages and dialects. If you have 'the voice', access to good quality recording equipment, are able to deliver audio within 24 working hours and are happy to work on 'price per word' basis then we would like to hear from you.

To apply:
Email voiceoversmusicradiocreative.com with the following:

1. Attach or link to your most recent voice over demo.
2. A few lines about yourself and what you do.
3. Attach a custom recording, using your present setup, as follows:

"Do you need 'The Voice' as a DJ, radio station, webmaster, business owner or just an individual? We deliver great quality audio and we do it fast! Music Radio Creative."

Please follow all the steps listed to be considered – applications by email only – no phone calls please. Should you be successful we will be in touch.

Finally, visit http://www.musicradiocreative.com to get an idea of what we do.

3 ACTORS (F) for weight loss product commercial

Contact email; FAO of Rei Bennett info@stencilmedia.com
What: Weight loss product promo (commercial)
Where: Derby
When: Jan 3rd 2012
Duration: 1 Day
Paid.: Non union

Director: Scott Eddington. Three actresses are required to play the part of customers who can testify to the success of a new weight loss product. The product is brand new to the UK so is in need of advertisement. Casting will be held on Wednesday 28th December 2011 and those chosen will be filming on either Tuesday 3rd January or Wednesday 4th January.
Applicants required to apply asap to be given the time and address of the casting session.
   
3 Breakdowns:
Female 31-40 any ethnicity
To play a pleased customer of the weight loss product. The role involves being interviewed for the product's website. PAID


Female 41 - 50 any ethnicity
To play a pleased customer of the weight loss product. The role involves being interviewed for the product's website. PAID

Female 51 - 60
To play a pleased customer of the weight loss product. The role involves being interviewed for the product's website. PAID

Contestants wanted for ITV'S COOKING FOR CASH

Cooking for Cash

Are you a keen cook?
ITV Studios are looking for couples or ‘teams of two’ with a passion for cooking who want to demonstrate their skills and in the process could win a cash prize.
You don’t need to be a topnotch chef, but if you are a keen amateur or just love cooking, we’d love to hear from you.
This is your chance to create the perfect food pitch with the chance of winning a cash prize. What would you cook to win you the money?
If you think you and your partner / parent / in-law / brother / sister / friend / colleague etc have what it takes to cook and compete and if you would like to apply please email cookingforcash@itv.com

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 30th November 2011. You must be 18 years of age or over to apply.
The application process is subject to the programme recruitment terms and conditions at www.itv.com/terms

CASTING DIRECTORS - HOW DO YOU CAST ?

Sorting through the audition process

Getting the right people together for your production can be a slow process.  Having producers, directors and choreographers listening to audition pieces, monologues or songs can be labourious.
We all have different approaches for finding the right person for the role.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's job was probably harder when he had to cast Cats'.  This photo (right) is from 1961, Los Angeles.  It was a casting call for black cats for the film Tales of Terror.

Here is a process you may want to consider for the two legged actor that is not as terrifying.

Put together a vision or profile for each character in the script.  Imagine a well known actor in the role.  Don't get concerned over appearance just yet.  Your aim here is to understand the underlying goals and personality of the character.  Build up a short biography of the character. You may need to work closely with the writer. Remember your biography will become a useful tool for the actor to use as they prepare for the role.
A 1960's screenplay called for a very handsome, athletic, tall, blond, charming, dynamic and intelligent young man whom people immediately fell in love with for the lead in a major movie.  Did you think Dustin Hoffman or were you playing it safe?  Dustin went on to play Benjamin Braddock in 'The Graduate'.  He was almost the exact opposite of the criteria they were initially looking for but he was a brilliant actor who created a whole different take on the role and in the process created one of the most memorable performances in film history.  To cast outside the box can  often bring out a whole new dimension in a story.

Now create a description of the actor you are looking for.  A physical description, psychological and a personality description need to be expressed in writing.  The easiest and probably the best casting is typecasting.    Actors hate the concept but it is true.  Think outside of the box if you are typecasting.  Remember 'The Graduate'.  You can always bring in an amateur to play a role.  Sometimes budget's dictate the process for you.  If an amateur is who the role is, they will probably do a credible job.  Look for actors who's general appearance, personality and life experiences closely match up to those of the character you are casting.  There is more chance of them turning in a great perfomance for you. 
Remember in the casting process that the characters in your story are probably going to evolve, a character arc.   The character they start out to be will not be the character they end up being.  Then do you cast for the character they start out as or as the character they end up being?  You get to chose how to handle this, and hopefully get an actor smart and talented enough to handle it all.

The final step is to chose the 'pages or sides' from the script you want the actors to read during the audition.
It isn't fair to expect an actor to show up for the audition with no chance to prepare so always send 'pages/sides' to the actors.  You can also learn a lot about the work ethic of the actor and how much they want the role by how much preparation they put into the audition. 

Chose scenes for the /pages' that let the actor display the full range of emotions for the character. Scenes that are turning points in the character arc are especially good.

Send a brief summary of the story together with the 'pages/sides'.  At least a paragraph about the story line and your vision for the story.  Add another paragraph with the character's biography.  Let the actor have access to the entire script if they are interested.

From the start you will want to have a good working relationship with your cast so be open, honest and friendly with them.  Those Directors who are aloof throughout the audition process will find they have to make up for lost time in establishing that working relationship.
A good model for the directory/actor relationship is that of an uncompromising, but loving and patient parent and an obedient child who wants to please.   At worst we are dealing with egos here, at best professionals.

Auditioning known actors
If you are so lucky and have the budget to play with you may be on the look out for a known actor.ility  You will probably find that they will not be willing to audition. They often feel that their work is well known and that their time is too valuable. This is not unusual.  You will need to be flexible with your approach.  Try to arrange a one on  one meeting something less formal, a cafe maybe.  At least an informal get together so you can see if your personalities will mesh.   Also be sure to find out, probably from their agent, what special considerations they will expect. If the name actor is willing to work for a reduced fee but requires the most expensive housing, food and treatment for themselves and a host of followers you may not be able to afford them.