Casting Director Science & Engineering Professionals

Understand and analyse the behaviour of specific directors.

Consult with the director, producer and clients throughout the production and post-production process.

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 …

Follow the instructions of the director while understanding his creative vision.

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 characters in scripts and their relationships to each other.

Hold auditions and assess and select candidates for roles in the productions.

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 a motion picture producer about requirements, deadlines, budget, and other specifications.

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.

Identify existing talented actors or discover new ones.

Match the perfect actor to each role based on their experience, ability, reputation, availability, and box office appeal.

Communicate and negotiate with artist and artist management about prices, terms and schedules.

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.

The different acting techniques for developing lifelike performances, such as method acting, classical acting, and Meisner technique.

The various development stages of making a film, such as scriptwriting, financing, shooting, editing, and distribution.

Art and practice of creating aesthetically appealing images by recording light or electromagnetic radiation.

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 …

Capture moving images with a camera. Operate the camera skilfully and safely to obtain high quality material.

Search for information or people using databases.

Create brief descriptions of the physical attributes, skills, and experience sought in actors.

Find background extras that match the overall theme of a scene.

Prepare, together with the production accountant, the budget for the hiring of the actors and extras.

Make sure there is always a chaperone present on the set when recruiting underage children to perform in a motion picture.

Receive headshots and resumes from actors to select the most qualified and schedule auditions.