The best way to find open acting casting callsi, if you’ve just started in the acting business, is by looking into websites especialized in casting calls. You can subscribe to some of them and you will start receiving new updates about acting casting calls.
However is good to follow some guidelines in order to get the most valuable information for you.
First, you have to select which are the geographic areas that you’re interested, then you need to narrow your search, there are two big websites where I recommend you to begin, the first one is called backstage.com and this site specializes in providing the most updated information about casting news. The only disadvantage is that you have to pay, but the good news is that there are flexible plans, after all this is an investment for your career which is worthy.
Once you get your account, the first thing you should pick is a type of casting call you’re looking, let’s say that you’re interested in acting casting calls for Entertainment, once you click in the link, it would be better to have in mind what type of entertainment you are more comfortable with. For example, let’s choose disney casting. In this site, you can pick the state you want to run the search if you live in US or Canada, for foreigners the most specific way to search is by country. Anyway, once you get the results you can select the ones you’re interested and put it in your inbox. You also need to have a prepared actor’s resume , you know there are some details you have to take extra care like the picture and experience.
If by any chance you don’t have the meanings to subscribe to this paid service, there are other free alternatives for acting casting calls, the most important one is called freecastingcalls.com , there are news everyday about casting calls for actors, one of the things you should start looking first is what type and where is the casting call located. Once you’ve spotted a group of casting calls that caught your eye, write in a word processor all the information about the acting casting call, this will be very important to have all in one place and compare which options you really like. This will help you to prepare you resume, remember you can add and remove whatever you think will benefit for the casting call, you don’t need to put all your career life, only the parts that you think the casting director will find interesting. Watch your emails once you have sent your resume to the casting staff .
On the other hand, outside internet there are plenty of opportunities to find acting casting calls, first you should be reviewing your local newspaper, and look for ads for open casting calls, also if you have time and budget , I recommend you to take classes or workshops, this will help you to find people that is already in contact with the acting business industry , stablish a social network because they will be the ones who could let you know when an open casting call is available, and this will give more time than your competence to prepare yourself
