casting director
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.
Also called: executive of casting, casting recruiter, extras casting director, movie casting director, talent director, motion picture casting director, film casting director, talent booker
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- essential skills
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- optional skills
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- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- art director4 skills in common
- video and motion picture editor4 skills in common
- hair stylist3 skills in common
- post-production supervisor3 skills in common
- sound editor3 skills in common
- storyboard artist3 skills in common
- script writer2 skills in common
- voice-over artist2 skills in common
Essential skills
14- carry out auditions
- carry out interviews to select artistic team members
- consult with motion picture producer
- consult with production director
- contact talent agents
- develop professional network
- discover acting talent
- familiarise with personal directing styles
- follow directions of the artistic director
- match actors to roles
- negotiate with artists
- organise auditions
- read scripts
- study relationships between characters
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