Top Ten Ways To Sabotage Your Own Audition
When you're out auditioning you will be competing with hundreds and thousands of other. Honestly you should feel fortunate just for getting an audition in the first place. When a breakdown goes out to agents and managers a casting director receives anywhere from one to five thousand photos for each role. From those they may call in one hundred actors for a first audition. So just the fact that you got an audition is amazing. Thus you don't want to blow your chances of getting the job by doing something silly. Commercial auditions are different than theatrical auditions as anything can happen and you never know exactly what to expect. But regardless of the situation these are things you should never do at a commercial audition.
1. Forget your headshot and resume Your headshot is your calling card. This is a job and a headshot is like a business card. It identifies you and gives the casting director all your information so you they can contact your representation to call you back.
2. Getting too friendly with the CD Touching the casting director is out of the question. You may not be sick but they don't know that and after seeing a hundred people a day they need to protect themselves.
3. Chewing bubblegum Fresh breath is nice and all but you need to spit out that gum before you enter the audition room. Chewing gum on camera looks miserable and will ruin your audition. The only exception is if the casting director or script specifically asks you to chew gum.
4. Talk too much If you have a question ask it. Say hello and how's your day if you would like. But don't let the chatter go on too long. It just eats up their time. Remember they're looking for someone their client will enjoying working with on set, a chatterbox get annoying and is distracting.
5. Unscheduled auditions Unscheduled auditions or "crashing a casting" is unacceptable. You can be banned or blacklisted for doing this. If you really think you're right for something and weren't called in you can ask the casting director if you may audition, don't just sign in. They might say yes, they might not, respect that decision.
6. Tardiness It's your job to audition, don't show up late. They track this and will remember if you're extremely late or routinely late to sessions.
7. Having excuses for everything Don't create an excuse for everything from being late to not knowing about the wardrobe or getting the sides in time. Honestly they don't care. It doesn't matter so just deal with it and do your best.
8. Discussing your vocal, dance or acting skills Everyone in entertainment can act, sing and dance. So when the ask you personality questions and want to know what you like to do talk about something else. Be a real person with them, that's what they're looking for.
9. Being unkind Rudeness is uncalled for. Don't do it. It will bite you in the ass. Even if someone is unkind to you just smile and move on, it will serve you a lot better.
10. Little white lies Lying may not seem like a big deal but it can be, especially when you get caught in that lie. Tell the casting director you're an amazing fencer and then they bring in the gear and ask you to fence and you can't. Guess what? You not only lost that job but possibly a chance at future work with them as well. - 2361
1. Forget your headshot and resume Your headshot is your calling card. This is a job and a headshot is like a business card. It identifies you and gives the casting director all your information so you they can contact your representation to call you back.
2. Getting too friendly with the CD Touching the casting director is out of the question. You may not be sick but they don't know that and after seeing a hundred people a day they need to protect themselves.
3. Chewing bubblegum Fresh breath is nice and all but you need to spit out that gum before you enter the audition room. Chewing gum on camera looks miserable and will ruin your audition. The only exception is if the casting director or script specifically asks you to chew gum.
4. Talk too much If you have a question ask it. Say hello and how's your day if you would like. But don't let the chatter go on too long. It just eats up their time. Remember they're looking for someone their client will enjoying working with on set, a chatterbox get annoying and is distracting.
5. Unscheduled auditions Unscheduled auditions or "crashing a casting" is unacceptable. You can be banned or blacklisted for doing this. If you really think you're right for something and weren't called in you can ask the casting director if you may audition, don't just sign in. They might say yes, they might not, respect that decision.
6. Tardiness It's your job to audition, don't show up late. They track this and will remember if you're extremely late or routinely late to sessions.
7. Having excuses for everything Don't create an excuse for everything from being late to not knowing about the wardrobe or getting the sides in time. Honestly they don't care. It doesn't matter so just deal with it and do your best.
8. Discussing your vocal, dance or acting skills Everyone in entertainment can act, sing and dance. So when the ask you personality questions and want to know what you like to do talk about something else. Be a real person with them, that's what they're looking for.
9. Being unkind Rudeness is uncalled for. Don't do it. It will bite you in the ass. Even if someone is unkind to you just smile and move on, it will serve you a lot better.
10. Little white lies Lying may not seem like a big deal but it can be, especially when you get caught in that lie. Tell the casting director you're an amazing fencer and then they bring in the gear and ask you to fence and you can't. Guess what? You not only lost that job but possibly a chance at future work with them as well. - 2361
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