Tara Feldstein Bennett & Chase Paris CSA of Feldstein | Paris Casting (Atlanta, Stranger Things, Ozark)
“Be yourself. Most of our roles don’t require a ton of acting, we need you to be yourself in that role. Go in and do the best YOU for each role. If you find you have to keep ACTING for each role, it’s probably not working!”
TFB: “For the love of god – actors – STOP POSTING YOURSELF ON SET, IN COSTUME, WITH OTHER ACTORS, PLOT POINTS on social media. JUST STOP. When it airs, go crazy. I’m over making phone calls to your agents when you know better.”
CP: “Actors/Agents – when you ask for an extension on a self tape, are you asking us to hold presenting to producers for your one tape? You can always send a tape late, but you should know it may not be considered.”
Rich Delia (Playing With Fire, Good Boys, Coyote Lake)
“Acting is a profession. So if someone shows up late, how do I know if I cast this person that they’re not going to show up late on the job? 50% is asking, “Can I trust this person on set?”
Cindy Tolan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Straight Outta Compton)
“I give adjustments. I want to find the person for the part, so if there is something that is right about you for the role, but your choice wasn’t going to best tell the story the director or writer wants, then you make an adjustment. There is also so much that goes into casting. Actors just have to feel good about what they did in the room and then leave it there.”
Meg Morman & Sunday Boiling of Morman Boiling Casting (The Baxters, In The Vault, Hello My Name is Dorris)
MM: “When we audition actors our rule is that the actor reads all of the pages they prepared at least once. We’ve given them specific material and they took the time to prepare. After that, if we want to redirect, we do but redirection is not always given.”
SB: “We never interrupt an audition. We’ve heard of directors doing this and it’s horrible. If you encounter this we’ll say, ‘Let them finish this scene and then we’ll go back.’ Auditioning is a very nerve-wrecking process for people.”
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Great tips, Tammy Hunt! It seems like "adjustment" is needed no matter what area of the industry you're in. Auditioning, acting, writing, directing, pitching, etc. I thought casting directors interrupting auditions was common. Thanks for clearing that up.
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This is all simple yet sage advice and information on multiple topics. Really great. Thanks. Tammy Hunt!
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“For the love of god – actors – STOP POSTING YOURSELF ON SET, IN COSTUME, WITH OTHER ACTORS, PLOT POINTS on social media. JUST STOP. When it airs, go crazy. I’m over making phone calls to your agents when you know better.”- the amount of times I had to deal with this when I worked in a talent management office was ridiculous. We even had trouble with some cast members doing this on our own productions and it caused so much drama. If you become an actor that the producers and casting directors can't trust, that will get in your way moving forward. Just don't! Thank you so much for sharing these tips, Tammy Hunt!