Top Acting Sites For Actors Los Angeles

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A ranked rundown of seven Los Angeles casting websites, what each one covers, which cities they serve and which are free to join.

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7 Things Actors Should Know About Los Angeles Casting Websites

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Actors Access tops the list and is free to join

Ranked number one, Actors Access has been in business since 1971 and describes itself as a professional tool that gives casting directors a way to find top talent. Signing up and viewing projects costs nothing. Beyond LA it serves New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago, Texas, the Southeast, the Northwest, Florida, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah and the mid-Atlantic.

Now Casting also lets you register for free

Ranked number three, Now Casting calls itself the premiere actor service company with all the tools professional actors need to succeed. Registration is free, and it puts out industry updates alongside the casting notices.

Backstage is the oldest name on the list

Ranked number two, Backstage has been around for over 50 years and bills itself as the most trusted name in casting since 1960. Actors can view casting notices directly on the site, which also runs news and advice alongside the breakdowns.

Casting Networks is the international option

Ranked number four and started in 2002, Casting Networks describes itself as the science behind the art of casting. It is a family of sites including LA Casting, NY Casting and SF Casting, and it serves Los Angeles, San Francisco, Australia and the UK.

Casting Frontier reaches a dozen markets beyond LA

Ranked number five and launched in 2006, Casting Frontier calls itself the platform for talent to market their material. It covers New York, Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago, Texas, Philadelphia, Central Florida, the Pacific Northwest, San Francisco, Michigan, Toronto and the mid-Atlantic.

CAZT includes self-tape space and casting feedback

Ranked number six, CAZT describes itself as a studio that helps you book more work. You can find and submit for roles, watch your own audition back, and get feedback from casting directors when they provide it. The company also offers space for self-taping.

Hollywood Casting and Film gives filmmakers free gear

Ranked number seven, it claims to provide LA based actors with more audition opportunities than any other service. Filmmakers can register free to book space and use professional equipment at no charge, while actors pay for membership to get at the audition opportunities.

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there are a lot of choices when it comes to finding auditions but how do you know which ones are good on this channel we give you free tips and resources to help you get more auditions from your online casting website so if this is your first time here make sure you hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out this list of casting websites is for Los Angeles some of them are great for access outside of LA - there are some free sites but we wanted to focus on the most reputable paid site and in an effort to help you avoid wasting money on unrepeatable site and at the end of this video we are going to show you how to get a PDF cheat sheet of our list number seven Hollywood casting and film they describe themselves as a service that provides LA based actors with more audition opportunities than any other service they also are equipped with professional equipment for filmmakers free of charge you may register free as a filmmakers to book space or you can become a member as an actor for audition opportunities CA ZT they are satisfied as a studio that helps you booked more work they allow you to find and submit for roles you can watch your audition and even get feedback from casting directors when provided they also provide a space for self taping 5 casting frontier started in 2006 they describe themselves as the platform for talent to market their material they also serve other cities outside of Los Angeles including New York Washington d.c Baltimore Chicago Texas Philadelphia Central Florida the Pacific Northwest San Francisco Michigan Toronto and the mid-atlantic casting networks started in 2002 and self described as the science behind the art of casting it's a family of websites including la casting and Y casting SF cast they and more they are international they serve la San Francisco Australia and the UK number three now casting they describes themselves at the premiere after service company having all the tools professional actors need to succeed they give great industry updates and they offer free registration number two backstage they have been around for over 50 years in their self described as the most trusted name in casting since 1960 actors can easily view casting notices on their website and this website also gives news and advice number one actors access actors access has been in business since 1971 self-described as a professional tool that provides casting directors with the way to find top acting talent when casting your project and is completely free to sign up and view projects actors access serves many cities outside of LA including New York Vancouver Toronto Chicago Texas South East u.s. Northwest u.s. Florida Hawaii Colorado Utah in the mid-atlantic are there any web sites we missed on our list that you had a great experience using share with your fellow actors by letting us know in the comments below and as a bonus there's a link in the description where you can grab a free pdf cheat sheet of this entire list it also has additional information including current pricing of each casting site every week we will be sharing free tips and resources to help you get more auditions from your online casting website 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 that gets you more audition you [Music]