8 Ways for Kids to Stand Out at a Commercial Audition
Lana Veenker, CSA, ICDN, founder and president of Cast Iron Studios, shares these eight tips on how kids can standout at commercial auditions.
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Strategies For Starting Off Your Commercial Audition Right
When you slate (speak) your name in auditions today, it's the very first time the director and ad agency get to see you and decide whether they will actually watch the rest of your audition.
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10 Tips from Commercial Session Directors
Chet Nelson, Del Hunter-White, Gary Armstrong, Joy Lofton, Kirkland Moody, Mark Dalbis, Marvin Kruger, and Spencer Kramber are all session directors. Here is what they say separates the bookers from the rest.
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What You Need to Know About Commercial Reels
Commercial reels are most useful for trying to secure a commercial agent. An actor with a reel is much more likely to get a meeting than one without.
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CD Erica Palgon Has No Use for Passive Actors in an Audition
"It's not about making a joke or just playing something for a laugh," says film and commercial casting director Erica Palgon. "Don't go broad just for the sake of trying to stand out."
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The Casting List You Never Want to Be On
If you're lucky and you've been around a while, you'll invariably know a few casting directors who've become fans and call you in for auditions all the time. But what happens when the love ends?
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5 Dos and Don'ts for Remaining Your Agent's Favorite Client
The following dos and don'ts were offered to me anonymously by agents and casting directors who are, frankly, baffled as to why common sense just doesn't prevail with some actors.
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If you've never experienced a waiting room jam-packed with children being coached by mom (or dad) for their commercial audition, you've missed a riveting sociological process.
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My face dropped when I walked in and discovered that the copy was not up on a card. So I clumsily improvised my way through the audition, since I hadn't memorized all the lines.
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There Are Reasons Why Available Work Varies Throughout the Year
There are clear and specific reasons why some times of the year are busy, and others are deader than poor Jud in "Oklahoma!"
