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The actors we represent in our Theatrical (film/TV) and/or Commercial (promos, industrials, commercials) departments.
Our list of clients
On-Camera Union. Full name: SAG-AFTRA - Screen Actors Guild + American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
SAG-eligible. Technically non-union - have not joined the Union yet but have qualified to do so.
Financial Core, otherwise referred to as SAG-core.
Can work both Union and Non-Union jobs.
Non Union.
Can refer either to the status of the project or to the status of the actor.
1. Project status - can submit Non Union, SAG-e, and Fi-Core actors to these
2. Actor status - not qualified to join the Union without extensive paperwork being filed by production.
Casting director or just "casting" - refers to the individual or office that casts a project. They post the project notices (PNs), decide who gets to audition, and send out the audition notifications.
Project Notice including heading details and breakdowns.
Breakdown. Character / role description.
*Note that in some of the training materials / videos, I have said BD in place of PN.
The interface / site Casting Directors use to post Project Notices:
BDX - Breakdown Express
CN - Casting Networks
CF - Casting Frontier
AirTable - our agency specific database.
Manager / Management. Some of our clients are also represented by a talent manager at a talent management company. We are to communicate with them on important matters in a timely and respectful manner.
Select and Submit our Clients to Breakdowns across all 3 Platforms.
Choose the search criteria, e.g. age range, ethnicity, BDX folder, skill(s), etc.
The actors we have chosen from the search results (but have not necessarily submitted yet.
or just "ticket" - this is the audition invitation we receive through the Platform. Varies in appearance and functionality depending on the Platform and type of audition.
Audition
An audition that the Client tapes with a Reader instead of going in person to an audition at a physical location.
EcoCast - a format for requesting and uploading Self Tapes on BDX.
CF Cast - a format for requesting and uploading Self Tapes on CF.
Clients are required to notify us immediately of any changes to their availability Mon - Fri during business hours. The act of notifying us is called Booking Out.
The portion of the script that casting wants the actor to prepare for the audition
Password to access protected sides
The 5 things you need to delete or edit in an audition ticket before forwarding it to the actor.
In some instances, when casting is holding an in-person audition session, they will inform us of the time frames of when they are seeing people for each role.
When a production shoots in a certain city, some roles are reserved for "local hire," meaning, they will go to local actors in that location.
Some of our actors are able and willing to cover their own expenses to travel to a city at their own expense so they can increase the number of opportunities they have to booking work and obtaining credits that would go toward building their resume / career.
We have to take this into consideration when submitting actors to these projects/roles. Only certain actors are signed up to do this for certain cities, and we have to be much more selective about the value (both rate and status) of the projects because it needs to be worthwhile for our clients to put up their own funds just to book the job.
We will not submit on any local hire roles outside of LA unless it is SAG Scale or above $1500 Non Union. San Diego is a possible exception. Ask me on a case by case basis about that.