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What Is A Casting Director?

    A casting director is the person who is tasked finding actors to fill acting roles in a production. Casting directors work with actors, agents, producers and film directors to cast the right actors and negotiate deals. Therefore, it is crucial for actors to impress the casting director, as they are the connection between the actor and the movie project or television program.

What Are Casting Directors Responsible For?
   
The casting director’s primary duties include:

• Determining the criteria for the actors needed
• Holding auditions
• Helping to make casting decisions

Determining the Criteria for Actors Needed

One of the first tasks for a casting director is helping to determine what the criteria are for the actors who are needed in the film. In other words, a casting director might ask: what should the lead character’s personality be like? Should he be tall and muscular or short and stumpy? Should the lead character be serious or funny?

Holding Auditions

Once the casting director, producer and director have determined what the criteria will be for the actors they are looking for, it is up to the casting director to hold auditions. The casting director must make sure that actors know about the audition and what is involved. Finding great actors to play the various parts is the essence of the casting director’s job.

Making Casting Decisions

The casting director helps the director and producer make decisions about which actors should perform in the production. The casting director must evaluate the actor’s résumé and performance experience, the actor’s availability, the needs of the role and the needs of the overall story to determine which actors should play which parts.

What Do I Need To Do To Impress The Casting Director?
    Every casting director has a different personality, different film and television projects, and different requirements. But every casting director expects professionalism from each actor because it helps make it easier for them to hold auditions and determine which actors are good for which parts (or no parts at all). Professionalism starts with:

• Being on time for auditions
• Reading the script (if possible) and being prepared to perform
• Bringing all necessary items, such as résumés, headshots, and agent information to the audition.

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Charles Todd is a staff writer for Audition Central. Charles has written numerous articles on the art and craft of acting. In addition to being a writer, Charles is also an actor and director.

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What Is A Director?

    The director is the person who shoots a film. He or she is the person charged with walking the audience through a story, in a way that is realistic, touching, and entertaining. In other words, the director is the person responsible for bringing a show to life. For example, when a movie is being filmed, it is the director’s job to piece together the lighting, set, props, backgrounds, camera angles and actor performances necessary to make the film look good on the big screen.
    The director is second in command, next to the movie’s producer. And while, other individuals may be directly responsible for acting performances, lighting, etc., the director is ultimately responsible for fitting all those different pieces together.
   

What Are The Director’s Primary Responsibilities?

• Filming
• Casting
• Directions
• Arranging
• Editing

Filming
    The director’s most important role comes in the form of shooting the film. It is the director’s job to take the scenes in the script and bring them to life. In order to make that happen, the director must blend the principal actors, supporting actors, lighting crew, set designers, costume designers into one organized and entertaining unit.

Casting
     One of the first duties of the director is to aide the casting director in selecting the right actors to perform in the production. This is, of course, extremely important. Failure to place the right actors in the right parts can make or break a film.

Directions
    The director is the primary person who gives directions and suggestions to actors, often called notes, about how they should perform. If an actor performs his role in a way that doesn’t quite fit the scene, for instance, it is the director’s job to mold that performance into one that does fit. The director must navigate through the egos of well-paid actors to get the performance he feels will work best in the scene.

Arranging
    Producing a great scene includes producing great scenery. In the end, the director is responsible for looking into his camera and seeing what the audience will eventually see. Therefore, the director must make sure the lighting is right, the scenery is appealing, the camera angles are appropriate and the movement is stimulating.

Editing
    Along with the director’s many roles, he must also help to edit the film in the post-production phase (after all the filming has taken place). Here, the director will get his final chance to put the finishing touches on what he hopes will be a successful, entertaining film.

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Charles Todd is a staff writer for Audition Central. Charles has written numerous articles on the art and craft of acting. In addition to being a writer, Charles is also an actor and director.

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