NYCastings - DirectSubmit » acting auditions https://www.nycastings.com Casting Tools for Casting Directors and On-Camera Talent Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Get More Auditions with these Direct Submitting Tips https://www.nycastings.com/get-more-auditions-with-these-direct-submitting-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-more-auditions-with-these-direct-submitting-tips https://www.nycastings.com/get-more-auditions-with-these-direct-submitting-tips/#comments Thu, 24 Oct 2024 23:41:02 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=20110 Here are some tips to address good Direct Submitting etiquette. Please read and use these tips when submitting to projects. … Do not submit to projects in states you are not in, unless the casting notice states that this is a nationwide casting or seeing talent in a couple of different cities. … Most jobs […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/get-more-auditions-with-these-direct-submitting-tips/feed/ 0 Navigating Your First Audition: Essential Tips for New Actors https://www.nycastings.com/navigating-your-first-audition-essential-tips-for-new-actors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navigating-your-first-audition-essential-tips-for-new-actors https://www.nycastings.com/navigating-your-first-audition-essential-tips-for-new-actors/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2024 22:17:59 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=25126 Embarking on an acting career is an exhilarating journey, filled with opportunities, challenges, and learning experiences. One of the most pivotal moments for new actors is the first audition—a stepping stone that can set the course for your career. While auditions can be nerve-wracking, especially for newcomers, being well-prepared can significantly ease the process. Here’s […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/navigating-your-first-audition-essential-tips-for-new-actors/feed/ 0 Diversify Your Craft: How Exploring New Monologues Enhances Your Acting Skills https://www.nycastings.com/diversify-your-craft-how-exploring-new-monologues-enhances-your-acting-skills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diversify-your-craft-how-exploring-new-monologues-enhances-your-acting-skills https://www.nycastings.com/diversify-your-craft-how-exploring-new-monologues-enhances-your-acting-skills/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2024 23:53:32 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=24961 In the world of acting, monologues are more than just words on a page; they are the gateway to exploring the depths of human emotion and character. For actors, continuous learning and skill refinement are essential. One potent method for honing your craft is through performing a variety of monologues. This article delves into how […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/diversify-your-craft-how-exploring-new-monologues-enhances-your-acting-skills/feed/ 0 6 Tips on How to Prepare for an Audition https://www.nycastings.com/6-tips-on-how-to-prepare-for-an-audition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-tips-on-how-to-prepare-for-an-audition https://www.nycastings.com/6-tips-on-how-to-prepare-for-an-audition/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:19:41 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=24794 Creating a strong, memorable impression during an acting audition is a no brainer for securing roles and advancing your career. This extensive manual aims to assist actors at any stage of their career in getting ready for auditions, addressing important elements such as choosing an appropriate monologue, grasping the character’s essence, refining cold reading abilities, […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/6-tips-on-how-to-prepare-for-an-audition/feed/ 0 The New SAG-AFTRA Deal Changes To The Self-Tape Audition Process https://www.nycastings.com/the-new-sag-aftra-deal-changes-to-the-self-tape-audition-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-sag-aftra-deal-changes-to-the-self-tape-audition-process https://www.nycastings.com/the-new-sag-aftra-deal-changes-to-the-self-tape-audition-process/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2023 23:49:50 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=24757 The new SAG-AFTRA deal includes significant changes to the self-tape audition process, providing actors with more protections and lessening some of the challenges they face. These changes, resulting from ongoing contract negotiations, address concerns within the actor community. Here are the key details of the new rules: Cost of Audition: All self-tape audition requests must […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-new-sag-aftra-deal-changes-to-the-self-tape-audition-process/feed/ 0 Be Prepared: It’s a Great Slogan For Actors And Scouts Alike https://www.nycastings.com/be-prepared-its-a-great-slogan-for-actors-and-scouts-alike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-prepared-its-a-great-slogan-for-actors-and-scouts-alike https://www.nycastings.com/be-prepared-its-a-great-slogan-for-actors-and-scouts-alike/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:42:28 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=16955 As creative professionals, it’s one of the great joys in any actor’s life to get thrown into an unexpectedly extra-creative situation while on stage or on set. Who doesn’t love it when a director or AD says something like, “Hey, why don’t you just try something and see what happens?” If you’re a newbie director […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/be-prepared-its-a-great-slogan-for-actors-and-scouts-alike/feed/ 0 Let’s Talk Communication: Crucial Communication Skills for Talent – and Production https://www.nycastings.com/lets-talk-communication-crucial-communication-skills-for-talent-and-production/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-talk-communication-crucial-communication-skills-for-talent-and-production https://www.nycastings.com/lets-talk-communication-crucial-communication-skills-for-talent-and-production/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:54:40 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15212 I was talking with a casting director the other day who was relating war stories from the olden times, back when she was just breaking in to the business. This is only a couple of decades ago give or take, but what she described might just as well have been tales from working in casting […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/lets-talk-communication-crucial-communication-skills-for-talent-and-production/feed/ 0 Five MORE Things Every Actor Wishes They Knew Starting Out https://www.nycastings.com/five-more-things-every-actor-wishes-they-knew-starting-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-more-things-every-actor-wishes-they-knew-starting-out https://www.nycastings.com/five-more-things-every-actor-wishes-they-knew-starting-out/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:48:29 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=9857 Recently I posted a list of things most actors probably wish they had known when they were just getting started. But as the list developed I realized I was really going to need to list more than five. There are just so many things that you really can only learn the hard way–or by reading […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/five-more-things-every-actor-wishes-they-knew-starting-out/feed/ 0 I Wanna Act! But How Do I Get Started in Acting? https://www.nycastings.com/i-wanna-act-but-how-do-i-get-started-in-acting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-wanna-act-but-how-do-i-get-started-in-acting https://www.nycastings.com/i-wanna-act-but-how-do-i-get-started-in-acting/#comments Wed, 31 May 2017 16:30:33 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=9801 If you’re reading these pages, it’s a safe bet that you’ve already been bitten by the acting bug, in one capacity or another. Somewhere along the line, anyone working as an actor, dancer, singer, agent, director or casting director saw a film or a show or a play or a musical that moved them in […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/i-wanna-act-but-how-do-i-get-started-in-acting/feed/ 0 Meet Brette Goldstein, the Casting Director Who Loves Actors So Much She Can’t Say Goodbye https://www.nycastings.com/meet-brette-goldstein-the-casting-director-who-loves-actors-so-much-she-cant-say-goodbye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-brette-goldstein-the-casting-director-who-loves-actors-so-much-she-cant-say-goodbye https://www.nycastings.com/meet-brette-goldstein-the-casting-director-who-loves-actors-so-much-she-cant-say-goodbye/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 17:49:48 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=9398 It’s a Saturday afternoon, and I decided to join a workshop with Casting Director Brette Goldstein. There are many CD’s in town, but I chose Brette after doing my research because, on her website, she says, “a casting relationship with me is built on trust, fun… by creating a safe space for the actors to be the […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/meet-brette-goldstein-the-casting-director-who-loves-actors-so-much-she-cant-say-goodbye/feed/ 0 From Small Town to Big City – Following Your Dream https://www.nycastings.com/from-small-town-to-big-city-following-your-dream/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-small-town-to-big-city-following-your-dream https://www.nycastings.com/from-small-town-to-big-city-following-your-dream/#comments Mon, 01 May 2017 16:10:34 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=9123 So, you live in Small Town, USA and want to make it to the Big City. How do you do it? There are numerous steps and options. But let’s start with voice lessons, acting class, dance class, auditioning, networking, and working side jobs until you hit your big break. So whether you studied musical theatre […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/from-small-town-to-big-city-following-your-dream/feed/ 0 Transform Your Acting Career with 8 Steps Used by the Most Successful Sales People In The World https://www.nycastings.com/transform-your-acting-career-with-8-steps-used-by-the-most-successful-sales-people-in-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transform-your-acting-career-with-8-steps-used-by-the-most-successful-sales-people-in-the-world https://www.nycastings.com/transform-your-acting-career-with-8-steps-used-by-the-most-successful-sales-people-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:41:19 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=7650 As many other actors, I wasn’t always getting paid to act.  One of my numerous jobs was that of a door to door sales person. It was at PI Advertising where I learned the 8 steps to success.   Some of the greatest sales people in the world follow these or similar steps. At PI […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/transform-your-acting-career-with-8-steps-used-by-the-most-successful-sales-people-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Minorities in Film & TV – Corina Calderon & Jessica Pimentel https://www.nycastings.com/minorities-in-film-tv-corina-calderon-jessica-pimentel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minorities-in-film-tv-corina-calderon-jessica-pimentel https://www.nycastings.com/minorities-in-film-tv-corina-calderon-jessica-pimentel/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:52:36 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=6883 Unless you’re on the fourth planet of the star Sirius, you’ve probably heard all about diversity in film and television – especially in the past couple of years. She made a comment to me once about how this business is such a ‘white girl thing’. – Corina Calderon discussing her former acting coach. Minorities in show […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/minorities-in-film-tv-corina-calderon-jessica-pimentel/feed/ 0 Auditions: SUBMIT and FORGET https://www.nycastings.com/auditions-submit-and-forget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=auditions-submit-and-forget https://www.nycastings.com/auditions-submit-and-forget/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2015 03:50:01 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=4907 We, as humans, tend to overthink situations. An audition is a situation. No matter where you are in your career, going on an audition gets your blood pumping and the adrenaline just doesn’t stop. You’re so excited you have trouble sleeping and you can’t think about anything else. Even answering emails is a quick 1-2-3 […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/auditions-submit-and-forget/feed/ 0 NERVOUS NEWCOMER or SEASONED ACTOR? https://www.nycastings.com/nervous-newcomer-or-seasoned-actor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nervous-newcomer-or-seasoned-actor https://www.nycastings.com/nervous-newcomer-or-seasoned-actor/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2015 05:41:24 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=4868 Which are you? A nervous newcomer, a seasoned actor or somewhere in between? Agents and Casting Directors can tell right away which one you are before you even speak. Heck, they can tell even before they read your resume! Here’s a true story (as if I’d tell something not true <whistling and looking up in […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/nervous-newcomer-or-seasoned-actor/feed/ 0 Post a Casting Notice – Tour for Casting Directors & Creators https://www.nycastings.com/tour-for-casting-directors-content-creators/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tour-for-casting-directors-content-creators https://www.nycastings.com/tour-for-casting-directors-content-creators/#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 15:27:46 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/?p=2712 Finding Talent for your Project is a breeze! How to send a Casting Notice to us: Email Casting Notice to: Casting@DirectSubmit.com .. We’ll review it, and if all looks good, we will post it to the site. If we have questions about anything that’s unclear we will call you and go over the details. We want it to be perfect for the […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/tour-for-casting-directors-content-creators/feed/ 0 Talent – Join Now & Submit To Casting Notices https://www.nycastings.com/actors-models-dancers-singers-vo-artists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=actors-models-dancers-singers-vo-artists https://www.nycastings.com/actors-models-dancers-singers-vo-artists/#comments Sun, 17 May 2015 19:22:05 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/?p=2709 How & When to Join NYCastings / DirectSubmit lets Actors, Models, Singers & Dancers (Kids to Seniors) ‘DirectSubmit‘ themselves to Film, TV, Theatre, Commercial, Print Casting Calls & Talent Agencies nationwide. We’ve been in business for 24 years, and have had over 96,000 projects work with us.  To do this, the Talent submits their Resume through […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/actors-models-dancers-singers-vo-artists/feed/ 0 Captain’s Order: 14 Q’s for Gotham’s Zabryna Guevara https://www.nycastings.com/captains-order-14-qs-for-gothams-zabryna-guevara-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=captains-order-14-qs-for-gothams-zabryna-guevara-3 https://www.nycastings.com/captains-order-14-qs-for-gothams-zabryna-guevara-3/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:22:00 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/captains-order-14-qs-for-gothams-zabryna-guevara-3/ Much like the commitment required to truly be a performer, running Gotham City is no easy undertaking. However, Zabryna Guevara manages to complete both tasks with ease. Actors seeking jobs on TV, Film and Theatre can find inspiration in her cannon of work. Currently starring on Gotham as Captain Sarah Essen, Zabryna’s career has dabbled […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/captains-order-14-qs-for-gothams-zabryna-guevara-3/feed/ 0 Guys: Are Same-Sex Scenes A Challenge? https://www.nycastings.com/guys-are-same-sex-scenes-a-challenge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guys-are-same-sex-scenes-a-challenge https://www.nycastings.com/guys-are-same-sex-scenes-a-challenge/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/guys-are-same-sex-scenes-a-challenge/ Last article we found out how actresses handled same-sex scenes. Now it’s the guy’s turn! Gale Harold of Queer as Folk, Freddie Smith of Days of Our Lives and Dan Feuerriegel of Spartacus weigh in on what was once the most controversial characters to portray. Gale Harold, best known as Brian Kinney from Showtime’s Queer […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/guys-are-same-sex-scenes-a-challenge/feed/ 0 The Big Break Theory – Part 2 of 5 https://www.nycastings.com/the-big-break-theory-part-2-of-5-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-big-break-theory-part-2-of-5-2 https://www.nycastings.com/the-big-break-theory-part-2-of-5-2/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:45:00 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/the-big-break-theory-part-2-of-5-2/ Talent Manager Henry Ravelo reveals the Origin of Opportunity. Break out roles require strong actors and Talent Manager Henry Ravelo believes that uniqueness plays an essential role in landing jobs. He described how to make the most of your attributes in Part 1 of this Big Break Theory. Now, Henry takes the individual and pushes […]

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