6 Tips to Impress a Casting Director

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Many creative individuals dream of becoming actors or actresses. That said, the process of achieving that goal can be long and arduous. Often, one of the most important steps in completing this task is to impress a casting director. Such action might be accomplished by adhering to the following tips.

Never Act Desperate Granted, competition in the entertainment industry is tough and many aspiring actors and actresses are struggling and might be desperate to land a role. That said, desperation is detrimental when conveyed in any way to a casting director. These professionals can spot desperate individuals from a mile away.

Treat All Present With Respect

Prospective actors are strongly cautioned to treat everyone with a significant degree of professionalism, decency and respect. While casting directors are looking to hire those that best fit the roles being casted, even the most talented individuals might hurt their chances by displaying arrogance, rudeness, and other type of perceived negative attitude.

Follow Directions This may be overlooked but the inability to follow simple directions could be a deal breaker for some prospective entertainers.

While attending a casting session, would-be actors should without fail obey simple commands like acting a particular scene the way the director requests, follows instructions implicitly and gets along well with all others present.

Do Not Become Flustered In certain situations, the unexpected may happen. During such circumstances, a casting director will pay close attention to individuals who avoid becoming flustered. Good actors will possess the ability to adapt on a dime and improvise when necessary.

Be Professional

Entertainment industry professionals will expect all prospective actors to display a significant degree of professionalism. Being professional means appearing for calls on-time, taking instruction well, possessing good acting skills and displaying a solid amount of preparedness.

Possess The Right Look In many instances, specific roles being casted call for persons that fit certain height, size and other physical features. Under such circumstances, only actors and actresses possessing the right look will likely be casted. For example, if the part in question calls for a tall, muscular, blondehaired man, a prospective actor who is short with black hair probably would not stand a great chance at landing the role.

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