How to Break Casting's Heart

SelfSubmit U November 10, 2018 2:21 Auditions Marketing

Three submission habits that cost casting time, and how to avoid them when you self-submit from online casting sites.

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4 Things Actors Should Know About Submitting Without Wasting Casting's Time

Drawn from what is actually said on camera, so you can decide whether to spend the 2:21 watching it.

Your job in a submission is to serve the project

Because clicking submit takes a second, it is easy to submit without care. The goal as an actor is to serve the project, so every submission should be judged by whether it helps casting fill the role or costs them time.

Read the whole breakdown before you click submit

Casting notices often list very specific needs, such as a special skill or a wardrobe requirement like providing your own uniform. Submitting when you do not have that skill or that uniform wastes casting's time and signals that you did not read the breakdown all the way through.

Do not submit for a self-tape you cannot deliver

Many breakdowns state up front that casting will be completed from self-tapes or from demo reels. If you are not set up to produce either one, take that into account before submitting rather than after you are asked for material.

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Full transcript (362 words)
self submitting for auditions can be a good amount of work and sometimes it can even be an emotional process when you are too tired to get it done or super excited about getting called in for that perfect role or project but do you ever stop to think about the emotions you can put casting through as an actor on this channel we give you free tips and resources to help you get more auditions from your online casting websites so if this is your first time here make sure you hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out because it's so easy to click a button and submit it's also easy to submit without care these are a few ways you can greatly inconvenience casting this is a big deal since our goal is actors is to serve the project number one submitting without reading the requirements sometimes casting notices will list very specific needs for a special skill or wardrobe for example you must provide your own uniform so if you don't have a special skill or the uniform required it can greatly waste castings time and it indicates that you are not fully reading your breakdown number two being unprepared to deliver being unprepared to deliver times are changing and a lot more opportunities for self taping exist many times the breakdown will even mention if casting will be completed from self taping or demo reels if you are unprepared for either take that into consideration before submitting number three being unresponsive and not following up to emails in a timely manner casting has a very quick turnaround time having a way to get messages about auditions and bookings quickly will make everyone's life much easier what are some ways you can think of to help make castings life easier let us know in the comments below every week we will be sharing free tips and resources to help you get more so from your online casting websites make sure you hit that subscribe button and get notifications so you can get up to date tips on building a strong online casting profile and getting more auditions