TALENT Information

NOTES TO ACTORS
DiPrima Casting does not call talent directly. All talent must be registered and submitted through an Agent.

Good casting directors tend to be busy people.  They probably will not appreciate extraneous phone calls and e-mails or unannounced visits to their offices. Please be considerate.

 

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THE ROLE OF A CASTING DIRECTOR
The producer hires a casting director to find the talent, whether for a commercial, a feature film or a TV series.

The casting director prepares for the casting audition in what is known as the "Prep Session." If the client is a SAG signatory (required to use union talent, when available) the casting director will make every attempt to interview all suitable union talent prior to interviewing any non-union talent. Only after, all available and qualified SAG (union) talent has been seen, will the casting director interview non-union talent.  If the client is not a SAG signatory only non-union talent will qualify for the audition.

PREP SESSION
The casting director puts out a Casting Call explaining to the agents what he / she is looking for. The agents submit photos and resumes of their clients (actors and models) to the casting director. The casting director then looks over all the submissions and calls the agents to provide "time slots" for the various talent the casting director feels are right for the part.

TIME SLOTS 
(Call Times) are time assignments granted to an agent for the purpose of auditioning their selected talent. One or two time slots are generally provided. With over 150 agents in the South Florida area, casting directors provide few time slots per agent. Occasionally, a casting director will provide additional time slots to agents who have convinced the casting director that he / she has a new talent, which the agent feels is right for the part.

Time slots are literally, "valuable moments of time," sought by agents and talent alike. Union castings require the casting directors to adhere to assigned times slots. If a talent is late notify your agent, else, the entire process can be delayed. A good casting director will run very close to schedule. Talent should be punctual.

THE AUDITION PROCESS
ALWAYS BRING 2 HEADSHOTS OR COMPOSITES WITH RESUME ATTACHED.
When talent arrives at the casting location:

	Sign-in on the Audition Sheet
	Fill out the Talent Work Sheet
	Review the posted information informing you about the casting (distribution, callback date, shoot date, location of shoot etc.)

See "What Casting Directors look for"

As you can see, casting directors are an important part of an actor's life. They do not always make the final decision as to who gets the job, but they do decide who gets to audition.

CALLBACKS
The casting director first sees many actors for each role he / she is casting. Casting directors then makes a choice of which talent they will bring in to meet the producer and director. This is called a callback, generally the final audition prior to talent selection.

LINKS:
How to Start an Acting or Modeling Career 
What Casting Directors look for
Workshops
Monologue
SAG Agents
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Florida is a Right to Work State

TALENT / MODELING / AGENCIES
Similar regulations affect all talent and modeling agencies operating within Florida. All talent and modeling agencies in the State of Florida must be licensed through the Department of Professional Regulation.

For more information about the regulation of Talent & Modeling Agencies, please contact:

Board of Talent Agencies
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0794
Ph. (850) 487-1395
Fax (850) 922-2918
Email: Julie.Malone@dpbr.state.fl.us

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 Photographers are now able to review current images of the talent, as opposed to outdated agency headshots or comp cards. 

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