How to Become a Casting Director

Working in film and television as a casting director is a career to consider if you want to work behind the scenes in these industries. All you need is the exact steps to get your foot in the film industry door.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

What It Takes to be a Casting Director

1. Get involved in the preproduction process. The casting director job begins when the director is ready to cast a film.
2. Match the right actor with the right character. Get to know your actors to understand their abilities and potentials, and then book the actors for the right audition.
3. Supervise extras on the set. It is the duty of the casting director to make sure all the extras behave themselves and understand what it takes to be an extra in a film. Understand what the director does to cast a film. The director views auditions in person or on tape.

Get Hired with a Casting Director or Casting Agency

4. Get on the phone and call casting directors. Ask if they are hiring any office people or assistants. Tell the person on the phone you like to work hard.
5. Put a resume together.
6. Prepare for an interview. Practice with a friend doing a mock interview.
7. Figure out what you are going to wear to the interview—-a little casual but not too casual.
8. Get the job. Go to the interview and get hired.
9. Pay attention, learn the ropes and work hard.

Tips & Warnings

• Casting directors have to have excellent crowd control skills because they sometimes deal with hundreds of people at one time.
• Keep in mind that a casting director needs to be kind yet stern with actors.