Itโs official! Pilot season isโฆ ๐๐๐๐!โ
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Anyone feeling it yet?โ
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Pilot Season is the time between January and April when networks are casting for and shooting pilots (the initial episode of a series) as a test run for the show. โ
โ
Traditionally, shows begin to air in the fall, which is why it made sense for Networks to start the pilot process in early spring.โ
โ
And thus โpilot season,โ (aka, the casting dark ages) was born.โ
โ
Keep in mind, however, with all of the new streaming platforms and cable networks over the past decade, โpilot seasonโ is slowly starting to become an obsolete term. โ
โ
Pilots are now shooting year round and some networks have even announced that they are doing away with pilot season altogether. โ
โ
So, what does this mean for you?โ
โ
Not a whole lot. But a couple things:โ
โ
– ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ. Your job is continue training, updating your materials and showing up authentically and honestly. If you continue that mindset year round, you could find yourself booking a pilotโฆ in November!โ
โ
– Before you make the move to LA for pilot season, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. And not only is that ok, thatโs ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ. Pilot auditions are a different beast. Sometimes we’re open to a search (newer actors), sometimes we’re not. Know that you are in a completely different submission pool for pilots and youโre going to have to show up with your A-game to snag a coveted pilot audition. โ
โ
– ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ. You need casting offices to know you and trust you. And for most actors, that comes after a few years of booking co-stars and guest stars first. We know youโve heard it before and weโll co-sign it again and again, but truly, ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ. โ
โ
At the end of the day, donโt let pilot season intimidate or disappoint you. ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ.โ
โ
#themoreyouknow #thecastingdirectorscfut #mondaymythdebunker #pilotseason #actorlife
โ
Anyone feeling it yet?โ
โ
Pilot Season is the time between January and April when networks are casting for and shooting pilots (the initial episode of a series) as a test run for the show. โ
โ
Traditionally, shows begin to air in the fall, which is why it made sense for Networks to start the pilot process in early spring.โ
โ
And thus โpilot season,โ (aka, the casting dark ages) was born.โ
โ
Keep in mind, however, with all of the new streaming platforms and cable networks over the past decade, โpilot seasonโ is slowly starting to become an obsolete term. โ
โ
Pilots are now shooting year round and some networks have even announced that they are doing away with pilot season altogether. โ
โ
So, what does this mean for you?โ
โ
Not a whole lot. But a couple things:โ
โ
– ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ. Your job is continue training, updating your materials and showing up authentically and honestly. If you continue that mindset year round, you could find yourself booking a pilotโฆ in November!โ
โ
– Before you make the move to LA for pilot season, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. And not only is that ok, thatโs ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ. Pilot auditions are a different beast. Sometimes we’re open to a search (newer actors), sometimes we’re not. Know that you are in a completely different submission pool for pilots and youโre going to have to show up with your A-game to snag a coveted pilot audition. โ
โ
– ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ. You need casting offices to know you and trust you. And for most actors, that comes after a few years of booking co-stars and guest stars first. We know youโve heard it before and weโll co-sign it again and again, but truly, ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ. โ
โ
At the end of the day, donโt let pilot season intimidate or disappoint you. ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ.โ
โ
#themoreyouknow #thecastingdirectorscfut #mondaymythdebunker #pilotseason #actorlife
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