1. The timeThere’s a big difference between an audition at 2:15 and 12:15. Trust me, I’ve made this mistake once or twice and there is a big difference. I don’t like an assistant’s blank look when I arrive two hours early. And I definitely don’t like a furious casting director’s look when I arrive two hours late.
2. The location/casting directorHow long is it going to take you to get there? An audition on the west side is different than an audition on the east side. And 125th Street or 12th Street. I once went to the wrong casting agency but they were auditioning a different commercial for the same product. I sat there for 45 minutes until someone told me I wasn’t on their list. I missed the other audition. A one in a million chance, but it happened.
3. The productWhat does the product want you to think of them? And what do you actually think of them? For example, superstores want us to think of them as All-American, family-friendly, purveyors of quality goods. Which is different than what I actually think of them—cheap crap destroying the mom and pop fabric of this country. If I’m not careful, this thinking will create an unconsciously cynical slate. I’ve seen it in
1. The timeThere’s a big difference between an audition at 2:15 and 12:15. Trust me, I’ve made this mistake once or twice and there is a big difference. I don’t like an assistant’s blank look when I arrive two hours early. And I definitely don’t like a furious casting director’s look when I arrive two hours late.
2. The location/casting directorHow long is it going to take you to get there? An audition on the west side is different than an audition on the east side. And 125th Street or 12th Street. I once went to the wrong casting agency but they were auditioning a different commercial for the same product. I sat there for 45 minutes until someone told me I wasn’t on their list. I missed the other audition. A one in a million chance, but it happened.
3. The productWhat does the product want you to think of them? And what do you actually think of them? For example, superstores want us to think of them as All-American, family-friendly, purveyors of quality goods. Which is different than what I actually think of them—cheap crap destroying the mom and pop fabric of this country. If I’m not careful, this thinking will create an unconsciously cynical slate. I’ve seen it in
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