Ramani Leah, CSA

Oh, 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙚. Why do you always show up to a party you were never invited to? Double-tap if you’ve ever felt the “I’m not ready for this” scaries. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. But member that word we say over and over again around here? Yeah, it’s about 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 again. It’s easy to look around and see the endless talent around you. What’s hard is knowing that other people are doing the same, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙤. Yes, you! …

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Ringing in the week with one of the biggest myths we could possibly debunk #readon⁠ ⁠ Double-tap if you often feel guilty for taking a day off (whether it’s taking a day off from self submitting, reading the trades, a script you’re supposed to be working on etc.)⁠ ⁠ This is a gentle reminder that, as casting directors, we don’t expect (nor do we want!) you to put acting (or any career for that matter) before family, mental health and …

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Oh the dreaded takes…⁠ ⁠ When in doubt, send 2, right?⁠ ⁠ It mays seem like the practical choice, but for us, that potentially means DOUBLE the self tapes we had originally signed up for. ⁠ ⁠ The silver lining to virtual casting is the ability to read/meet more actors than we normally would in an in-person setting (yay!)⁠ ⁠ But when we’re faced with hundreds of tapes that are double to triple what we had signed up for, time …

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And remember… this is a Monday MYTH Debunker 😉 So we’re calling bluff on not putting earned roles on your resume!⁠ ⁠ There are (2) different situations at hand here. ⁠ ⁠ 1. You auditioned for the role, booked the role, shot the role and the role was left on the cutting room floor. ⁠ ⁠ In this situation, you earned that credit on your resume. You may not get on-screen credit, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get credit …

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You flubbed a line. Your reader didn’t pick up that cue fast enough. Your dog barked. ⁠ ⁠ 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺.⁠ ⁠ And we know that. ⁠ ⁠ This is your reminder that we are not looking for perfection. ⁠ ⁠ In fact, we’ve never sought perfection!⁠ ⁠ And that’s because it’s impossible, especially for an audition. ⁠ ⁠ Even in the room, if you flubbed a line but the intention was spot on? We’re probably not going to …

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That moment when you’ve finished the audition and you’re doing calculus in your head to try and figure out what the CD meant by, “That was great, we don’t need to do it again.” 🧮➕🧐💭⁠ ⁠ And the ruminating thoughts that follow and even haunt you?⁠ ⁠ We get it. ⁠ ⁠ 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰.⁠ ⁠ That’s why today’s #mondaymythdebunker is about giving you some peace of mind in regards to getting a redirect… or not. ⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣ Every …

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Pilot season has us like 😵‍💫 so please excuse today’s 𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 Myth Debunker.⁠ ⁠ We’re coming in with a hot myth today 🔥⁠ ⁠ Music, sound effects, title cards, sets—make your self tape stand out as much as possible, right?⁠ ⁠ 🚫🚫🚫⁠ ⁠ 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨.⁠ ⁠ While we greatly appreciate your passion, effort and creativity, the fact is: your self tape is an audition and nothing else. ⁠ ⁠ 2 main reasons you should not …

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