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Minimum Requirements for Acting Auditions

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

The standard procedure at acting casting can be easily summarised: you should ensure that you have at least two pieces you have fully learned which should be sufficiently different to demonstrate the range of your talent. For example, you could prepare a comic piece to contrast with a serious one, or a contemporary piece to offset a classical one. You should also take along a professionally prepared 10×8 photo head-shot of yourself which you should expect to hand in to the audition panel, and of course a CV with all your particulars on it. Be sure to include details such as stage name, contact details, and a summary of your experience so far, highlighting the names of the plays or shows, the names of the characters you have played, and the names of the companies you have worked with. You may also want to include specific skills you have that may be relevant to the upcoming project, such as horse-riding or fencing.

Additionally, one particular area that it always pays to develop confidence in is improvisation. Even if you are not asked to improvise at auditions, being ready and able to create and perform ‘on the spot’ demonstrates real performance skill. It also makes you feel assured about what you have to offer.

Here at Audition Now, we get you access to a whole range of acting auditions. With our extensive contacts we notify you by text direct to your mobile of all the latest work opportunities.

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Presentation at Acting Auditions

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

When you are next preparing for acting auditions, give time to consider not only the substance of what you will be doing in the audition or casting call, but also all elements of your presentation. After all, auditions are the actor’s business card: in the audition process you are giving information about yourself to the audition panel. As with a business card, it is that information that may lead to work or collaboration in the future. Your audition may get you the part, or get you a recall, or may at least get you onto a casting director’s file.

However, as with business cards, the presentation at auditions is crucial. When someone gives you a business card that looks cheap and hastily thrown together, and on poor quality card and with a lack of finish, then it gives you a bad impression of them and you may hesitate to follow up the contact.

A carefully put together CV – clear and easy to read, with all the important information about you and your previous experience assembled in an orderly fashion, a 10×8 professionally-taken photo portrait, and a choice of clothing appropriate to the role or the show or film for which you are auditioning are all aspects of your presentation which can enhance your chance of success.

Here at Audition Now we keep you up-to-date about all the latest television, extras and theatre auditions. We text you direct to your mobile phone so you never miss a chance to make a good impression.

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Never Too Many Acting Auditions

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Now that the summer festivals season is drawing to a close, it is time to make sure you get lined for work into the autumn and beyond.

Many new work opportunities come up at this time of year, and to be sure of maximising your chances, you need to access as many acting auditions as you can. It is a good time also to take a fresh look at your resume, and make sure you are presenting your skills and experience in the most eye-catching way. Don’t forget to include details of where you have recently worked, and also who you have worked with. The acting profession is like a club, and it can help you considerably if people know who you have worked with in the past.

You should also reassess your material for auditions. Perhaps you need to learn new pieces, particularly in the light of recent work, and you should certainly consider what you have learned from that experience. You may not always agree with directors you have worked with in the past, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help you understand where your strengths and weaknesses lie. Being directed by someone you don’t like can tell you more about yourself than you might expect.

The important thing is to get to as many auditions as you can. This is where we at Audition Now can be very helpful. With our up-to-the-minute texting information service, you can be confident that you will miss none of the latest acting auditions.

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Your CV At Acting Auditions

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Your casting panel at acting auditions needs to connect your audition performance with your history, so it is important that you can present to them a carefully prepared and professionally laid-out CV (or resume).

There are key pieces of information that are needed in your CV, remembering that you should get everything onto one side of A4. These include: your name, any professional association, such as Equity membership, and a description of your physical characteristics such as height, weight, colour of hair and eyes. Also, if you are a singer, you should mention voice-type. You need to provide contact information, such as phone numbers, email address and details of your agent and website, if you have one. A website is a useful tool for you, as you can update it frequently and include more material than at your acting auditions.

Your experience will take up the bulk of your CV. You should list it according to type, i.e. stage, TV, film, but also include any commercials or voice-overs, and you should give at least the name of the production, the role you played and the company or theatre for whom you performed. It may help to mention the director, and, if appropriate, a ‘name’ actor.

Don’t forget to include any training and special skills you have, such as acrobatics or stage combat. These skills can swing in your favour is mentioned, and will come in useful if the audition panel are trying to decide between you and another actor for acting casting calls.

Here at Audition Now we keep you up-to-date with all the latest acting auditions, so that you can show off your talent and your experience to your best advantage.

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