5 MORE Things Casting Directors Wish Actors Knew About Auditioning

here are five more things that casting directors really wish actors knew about auditioning number one casting directors are trained to Remember You Now While most casting directors don't have perfect memories most have trained themselves to remember Talent that's you by the way that means they've created a mental habit of committing you to memory when they audition you or when they watch your self tapes or when they see your work in any capacity so the best thing that you could do is give them something extraordinarily good to associate with that memory of you like a standout audition or a kick-ass performance so that way you don't have to hope and pray they remember you they will the second thing casting directors wish you knew is this sometimes you don't get the part even though you are the better actor I know it may not be fair but it's true many times the role does not go to the best actor it may go to the actor who is the best and who is also right for the part fits into the project fits in with the rest of the cast and also meets all the non-creative nonf fun non artist requirements that the producers the director the studio have all thrown at them like budget location Union status name value all those things there are many things that casting directors need to balance when casting while Talent is way way way at the top of the list unfortunately it's not the only one up there the third thing that casting directors wish you knew is this casting directors really care about you even if they seem grouchy sometimes most casting directors love actors but since they're human beings sometimes life gets in the way and creeps into their work they might seem Moody or like they don't give a hoot about you at your audition or when you meet them sometime sometimes that emotional distance is a form of self- protection because they care so much and they'll feel so bad when they don't cast you that subconsciously they keep you at arms length they do that because they care so much remember that number four casting directors try to watch every self tape but sometimes they fail casting directors want to watch every self tap they requests they really do they work through lunch late nights weekends holidays watching they watching they're watching they try they really do but like all human beings sometimes they fail but what you'll never hear about is that often things behind the scenes are actually causing that to happen like a new draft for a script where the character is cut out or Rewritten or the production loses a location so that role now works tomorrow and they need to cast from the tapes that they already have so many reasons so don't hate them when they fail they're human just like you finally number five casting directors love to brag about you most casting directors are hoping you'll not only get the part but that will'll deliver a brilliant prle performance on set too they dream about getting that phone call from the producers or the director about what a dream you were to work with and that they can't wait to work with you again they're hoping for the moment to tell all their casting Chums their agent buddies their director writer producer Pals all about you and how they gave you your breakout role and then kind of give you some under the radar promotion to their powerful industry peeps too so work on your craft consistently and not just your acting craft but your auditioning craft 2o and give them something to brag about and you will benefit in ways that you can't even imagine if you found this video helpful go ahead and let me know tell me which one of the five things really rang your bell tell me in the comments and go ahead and subscribe to my channel so that you don't miss a thing I have a lot of cool acting tips auditioning tips and stuff ripped right out of my casting experience to help you become the Unstoppable actor you're meant to be