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AUDITION
TIPS!!!
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If you have an audition for a Casting Director,
director or producer, always be prepared. Get the
material (we call it "sides") in advance
and practice before your audition.
- Know what the project you are auditioning for is about. Are you reading for
a comedy? a drama? What is the style of the show or film or the play?
- Always bring your head shot and resume. (see Hollywood
Glossary for more detailed information).
- Don't use a lot of props. They get in the way of the really important thing
- your audition.
- Dress appropriately but do not wear too much of a "costume".
If you are reading for a homeless person, you don't need to
come to the audition
in ratty clothes and smelling badly. Conversely, if you are reading for a role
as a business woman, you don't want to come in dressed in an evening gown.
- If you are keeping the script in your hands (check with the Casting Director
to confirm that is ok), make sure you only use it as a reference. You want
to make sure the Casting Director can see your face and hear your words.
- Don't wear heavy cologne or perfume. You may think it smells great, but often
times actors overpower the Casting Directors with their scents.
- Try to relax and be friendly. Casting Directors know it's a stressful experience,
and usually they will try and make you feel more comfortable. But make sure
you take a deep breath (before you get into the audition room) and try and
shake out the nerves.
- If you have long hair, make sure it's back off your face, so that we can
see your acting.
- Be prompt. If you are supposed to be at the audition at a certain time, then
be there. If you get held up - try to call and let someone know that you are
running late.
- If you are reading with a Casting Director or a reader, make eye contact
with that Casting Director. Don't play the scene to an imaginary actor. If
your audition is being taped, then ask the Casting Director if you should play
it directly to the camera or to the person reading with you.
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