match actors to roles
Match the perfect actor to each role based on their experience, ability, reputation, availability, and box office appeal.
Casting directors select actors for all roles in a motion picture or television series. They co-operate with the producer and director to determine what they are looking for. Casting directors contact talent agents and organise interviews and auditions for the parts. They determine the fees and contracts for the actors and extras.
Competences and skills
25 ESCO relationsEssential skills and competences 14 competences
Occupation specific
1 competenceSector-specific
9 competencescarry out auditions
Hold auditions and assess and select candidates for roles in the productions.
carry out interviews to select artistic team members
Determine the content, physical and material conditions of the interview. Describe the project parameters. Evaluate personal, artistic and technical skills according to casting requirements, and candidates’ interest in the project.
consult with motion picture producer
Consult with a motion picture producer about requirements, deadlines, budget, and other specifications.
consult with production director
Consult with the director, producer and clients throughout the production and post-production process.
contact talent agents
Contact agents in charge of finding jobs for writers, actors, musicians, and other professionals in the entertainment and broadcasting businesses and maintain good relations with them.
discover acting talent
Identify existing talented actors or discover new ones.
familiarise with personal directing styles
Understand and analyse the behaviour of specific directors.
read scripts
Read a playbook or film script, not only as literature, but identifying, actions, emotional states, evolution of characters, situations, different sets and locations, etc.
study relationships between characters
Study characters in scripts and their relationships to each other.
Cross-sector
4 competencesdevelop professional network
Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.
- Scope note
- This includes the development of social relationships with patients and customers.
follow directions of the artistic director
Follow the instructions of the director while understanding his creative vision.
negotiate with artists
Communicate and negotiate with artist and artist management about prices, terms and schedules.
organise auditions
Organise try-outs for actors. Determine when and where the auditions will take place. Send out job ads to talent agencies, newspapers, magazines, and other information sources.
Optional knowledge 3 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
1 competencefilm production process
The various development stages of making a film, such as scriptwriting, financing, shooting, editing, and distribution.
Cross-sector
2 competencesacting techniques
The different acting techniques for developing lifelike performances, such as method acting, classical acting, and Meisner technique.
photography
Art and practice of creating aesthetically appealing images by recording light or electromagnetic radiation.
Optional skills and competences 8 competences
Occupation specific
3 competencescreate casting breakdown notices
Create brief descriptions of the physical attributes, skills, and experience sought in actors.
find appropriate extras
Find background extras that match the overall theme of a scene.
provide chaperone for children on set
Make sure there is always a chaperone present on the set when recruiting underage children to perform in a motion picture.
Sector-specific
2 competencesoperate a camera
Capture moving images with a camera. Operate the camera skilfully and safely to obtain high quality material.
prepare casting budget
Prepare, together with the production accountant, the budget for the hiring of the actors and extras.
Cross-sector
3 competencesmanage contracts
Negotiate the terms, conditions, costs and other specifications of a contract while making sure they comply with legal requirements and are legally enforceable. Oversee the execution of the contract, agree on and document any changes in line with any legal limitations.
receive actors' resumes
Receive headshots and resumes from actors to select the most qualified and schedule auditions.
search databases
Search for information or people using databases.
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