Every time I send one of my clients to an audition, I always have he or she call me afterwards. I know what some of you may be thinking: You're an agent, aren't you too busy for that? Since when do agents care that much? I guess this guy can't be too busy...if he was he wouldn't waste his time on calls or emails that many deem as meaningless. Believe it or not, these phone calls/emails are very important to me. I always want to make sure that everything goes okay at an audition. Okay meaning, the client felt good or comfortable about what he or she did. A quick, "The audition went well, I felt good about it" or "I received positive feedback from the Casting Director" is sufficient for me. However, there are certain clients who give me an entire analytical rundown of the audition...this is something I need to address.
I've titled this blog: "Leave it all on the audition field," because that is exactly what an actor/actress (although I think both men and women are referred to as "actors" these days...I believe it is pc) should do. It doesn't benefit he or she at all to analyze and over-analyze the audition they just went on. Especially, when it comes to commercials (which is an area I specialize in). Some of my clients will call me and go over every little detail about the audition. Some of the details are so specific, that they include whether or not the Casting Director blinked.
I understand "leave it all on the audition field" is easier said then done...I really do. Booking jobs is not an easy thing in this industry and auditions can be extremely frustrating (emphasis on the words extremely & frustrating). However, if one does not over-analyze after each and every audition, each audition he or she goes on will get better and better...trust me. He or she will not live in the past regarding auditions and will look to the future. You wouldn't believe how many calls I've received, where a client tells me: "The audition went great...I went in and really didn't care too much and it couldn't have gone better." Yes, that last line is true and it is referring to National Commercials. The point is: When you step into the audition room, do the best that you can, take a chance, don't worry if the Casting Director doesn't laugh, smile or say much, say thank you and....Leave It All On The Audition Field.
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First!!! Just kidding, I know this isn't Perez Hilton's blog.
ReplyDeleteAwesome that an agent is blogging. As an actor I find it very helpful.
A pet peeve for good actors is being paired up with a really bad actor or worse, an actor who just doesn't care. Yes, you'll outshine them, but dead weight is dead weight. Being paired up with a good actor and the audition goes so much better and is a great joyful experience.
My commercial agent likes to hear brief feedback when there is a bad actor encounter in a paired scene audition - just so he can make sure that it's not one of HIS clients you were auditioning with.
And leave it like that on the audition field. So you met a bad actor that kind of screwed your audition. Yeah it does suck. Chances are the bad actor will be out of the biz soon enough and you'll still be around anyways. The job was just not meant to be, and it's not worth obsessing about.