by Terry Berland | Sep 28, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, US
I like reading blogs about the industry. I wish I had time to read them all. A blog that comes up on occasion, not written by a casting director, tries to solve the big mystery of “What Is A Casting Director Looking For?” The question always revolves in and around...
by Terry Berland | Sep 5, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, US
It is a given if you have a good audition partner that you have a good audition experience and you walk out of the audition feeling like you have a good shot at the call back. Let’s define what a good audition partner is. A good audition partner has good timing and...
by Terry Berland | Jul 30, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, US
Living in the age of on-line and self-submissions, self-taping, and massive competition, in the commercial acting world, I am finding talent is not understanding the importance of the relationship between casting, agents and managers. Bottom line is casting director’s...
by Terry Berland | Apr 13, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, Uncategorized, US
I’m going to start out with ways to calm your nerves that you have all heard before. One element that can get rid of your jitters, and can calm your nerves is certainly knowing your technique. In addition, understanding the venue you are working in, including who the...
by Terry Berland | Mar 7, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, US
Don’t Look For A Cookie Cutter To Shape Your Audition. The other day I was in the reception area of a project I was casting and one of the actors asked me “what are they looking for”? I cringed inside and answered, they are looking for an actor to bring them...
by Terry Berland | Feb 15, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, US
A really good audition makes the casting director, the producer, and the director really happy. You gave a good audition, you got put on avail . . . and then you didn’t get booked. Why? I can assure you it is nothing that you did wrong. So if it’s nothing you did...
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