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Auditioning for Independent Films

Posted on September 23, 2009 in Casting Directors | No Comments

Cory Turner from Expert Villiage shares a little insight into audition for independent films in this three part series.
Holding Auditions for Indie Filmmaking: Part 1 — powered by eHow.com
Holding Auditions for Indie Filmmaking: Part 2 — powered by eHow.com
Holding Auditions for Indie Filmmaking: Part 3 — powered by eHow.com

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How to Hold an Audition

Posted on September 23, 2009 in Casting Directors | No Comments

Casting is one of the most important aspects of a film – auditioning talent is an important step to get right. This forum article provides some excellent tips

…The follow is a list of steps I’ve taken for each of the audition sessions I have held, which have all been successful and actors who have auditioned [...]

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How to Cast a No Budget Thriller

Posted on September 22, 2009 in Casting Directors | No Comments

Filmmakers of the independent thriller film “The Union” talk about ideas on how to cast for ‘no’ money, ways to cast w/o travel, who to cast w/o interviewing, and how to cast?
How to Cast a Micro-Budget Thriller – The best video clips are right here

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Packaging and Casting Agents

Posted on October 6, 2008 in Casting Directors | No Comments

DV Handbook offers some advice on using Casting Agents to “Package” your project.
…Assuming you’ve got your script ready to go, the next step is to attempt to “package” your project. This means attaching a writer or a script (if you don’t already have it), actors, a director, and any other key players, a band if [...]

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How do you become a casting director?

Posted on May 28, 2008 in Casting Directors | No Comments

From: Videojug.com
The best way to become a casting director is to try and get into the profession via writing to casting directors and seeing if anyone’s looking for an assistant, or maybe even a theatrical agent, and work for them. Working in a production company, it’s easy for me to sit here and say that, [...]

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