Modeling & Acting Auditions & Casting

Question 1

What is a 'cold reading' in an acting audition?

Accepted Answer

Performing sides or script you receive with little or no preparation time

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Auditioning without any emotional expression

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Reading stage directions aloud during a performance

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Performing a memorized monologue without notes

Question 2

What are 'sides' in an acting audition?

Accepted Answer

Excerpts from a script given to actors to prepare for an audition

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The actor's headshot and resume packet

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Stage directions printed on the margins of a script

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Pages from the actor's monologue book

Question 3

What does it mean when an actor receives a 'callback'?

Accepted Answer

The casting director wants to see the actor again for further consideration

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The actor's agent calls to confirm booking

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The director phones the actor personally to offer a role

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The studio calls to negotiate the final contract

Question 4

What is an 'open call' audition?

Accepted Answer

An audition open to anyone without a prior appointment or agent submission

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An audition broadcasted live online

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A final callback where roles are officially offered

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An audition for non-speaking background roles only

Question 5

What is a 'self-tape audition'?

Accepted Answer

An audition submitted via video recording filmed by the actor at home

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An audition recorded by the casting director during a callback

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A screen test filmed at a professional studio

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A live virtual audition conducted over video call

Question 6

What does 'type casting' mean in the entertainment industry?

Accepted Answer

Repeatedly casting an actor in similar roles based on their appearance or past performances

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Casting actors using a specific software system

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Holding auditions by category or character type

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Assigning roles based strictly on union membership