Confessions of a Casting Director: Help Actors Land Any Role with Secrets from Inside the Audition Room
Confessions of a Casting Director is a must-have for any aspiring actor or stage parent—the definitive guide to breaking into film, television, theater, and even YouTube from longtime casting director and studio executive Jen Rudin.

Packed with information that aspiring actors want, her up-to-the-minute expert advice is essential for anyone pursuing an acting career. Jen Rudin demystifies the often intimidating and constantly changing audition process, sharing insider tips on preparing for every type of audition: musical theater, television (including commercials and reality TV), and film to voiceovers, animated movies, and even web series.

In this comprehensive guide, Rudin covers everything today’s actor needs to succeed, including finding an agent or manager; using technology to your advantage; the demanding world of child acting; the pros and cons of New York vs. LA; turning a callback into an offer for the role, and much more.

Every actor should walk into an audition room feeling confident and prepared, and this book is full of the Dos and Don’ts, sure-fire tricks, and must-have information to help turn rejection into that first big break.

Complete with checklists, easy-to-follow game plans, and advice from real actors, agents, and entertainment industry professionals, Confessions of a Casting Director is like having your own private audition coach.

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Confessions of a Casting Director: Help Actors Land Any Role with Secrets from Inside the Audition Room
Confessions of a Casting Director is a must-have for any aspiring actor or stage parent—the definitive guide to breaking into film, television, theater, and even YouTube from longtime casting director and studio executive Jen Rudin.

Packed with information that aspiring actors want, her up-to-the-minute expert advice is essential for anyone pursuing an acting career. Jen Rudin demystifies the often intimidating and constantly changing audition process, sharing insider tips on preparing for every type of audition: musical theater, television (including commercials and reality TV), and film to voiceovers, animated movies, and even web series.

In this comprehensive guide, Rudin covers everything today’s actor needs to succeed, including finding an agent or manager; using technology to your advantage; the demanding world of child acting; the pros and cons of New York vs. LA; turning a callback into an offer for the role, and much more.

Every actor should walk into an audition room feeling confident and prepared, and this book is full of the Dos and Don’ts, sure-fire tricks, and must-have information to help turn rejection into that first big break.

Complete with checklists, easy-to-follow game plans, and advice from real actors, agents, and entertainment industry professionals, Confessions of a Casting Director is like having your own private audition coach.

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Confessions of a Casting Director: Help Actors Land Any Role with Secrets from Inside the Audition Room

Confessions of a Casting Director: Help Actors Land Any Role with Secrets from Inside the Audition Room

by Jen Rudin
Confessions of a Casting Director: Help Actors Land Any Role with Secrets from Inside the Audition Room

Confessions of a Casting Director: Help Actors Land Any Role with Secrets from Inside the Audition Room

by Jen Rudin

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Confessions of a Casting Director is a must-have for any aspiring actor or stage parent—the definitive guide to breaking into film, television, theater, and even YouTube from longtime casting director and studio executive Jen Rudin.

Packed with information that aspiring actors want, her up-to-the-minute expert advice is essential for anyone pursuing an acting career. Jen Rudin demystifies the often intimidating and constantly changing audition process, sharing insider tips on preparing for every type of audition: musical theater, television (including commercials and reality TV), and film to voiceovers, animated movies, and even web series.

In this comprehensive guide, Rudin covers everything today’s actor needs to succeed, including finding an agent or manager; using technology to your advantage; the demanding world of child acting; the pros and cons of New York vs. LA; turning a callback into an offer for the role, and much more.

Every actor should walk into an audition room feeling confident and prepared, and this book is full of the Dos and Don’ts, sure-fire tricks, and must-have information to help turn rejection into that first big break.

Complete with checklists, easy-to-follow game plans, and advice from real actors, agents, and entertainment industry professionals, Confessions of a Casting Director is like having your own private audition coach.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062292094
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 12/17/2013
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 1,034,679
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jen Rudin is an award-winning casting director who began her thirty-year career in show business as a child actor at age eight. As a casting executive at the Walt Disney Company, Rudin conducted talent searches across the United States, identifying and hiring actors who went on to star on Broadway in The Lion King, Mary Poppins, and The Little Mermaid and in beloved Disney movies like The Incredibles, The Princess and the Frog, Chicken Little, and Brother Bear. Her company, Jen Rudin Casting, casts projects in New York and Los Angeles. Jen is a proud member of the Casting Society of America.

Table of Contents

Foreword Janeane Garofalo xi

Introduction: The Cat in the Hat Sells Bologna on Sesame Street 1

Chapter 1 The Initial Investment 17

Chapter 2 Agents and Managers 101 35

Chapter 3 Leave Early and Bring a Raincoat: Basic Audition Prep 47

Chapter 4 Pilot Season Panic: Auditioning for TV and Film 61

Chapter 5 Someday I'll be Part of Your World: Auditioning for Broadway and Theater 77

Chapter 6 Going Viral: Reality TV, Webisodes, and Becoming a Youtube Sensation 95

Chapter 7 Making Mickey Talk: Voice-Over and Animation Auditions 111

Chapter 8 Can You Hear Me Now?: Commercial Auditions 125

Chapter 9 Don't Tweet Us, We'll Tweet You: Using Technology to Help Your Career 135

Chapter 10 Stage Moms: How to Support Your Child and Avoid Mama Drama 145

Chapter 11 Los Angeles vs. New York: Navigating Freeways and Subways 167

Chapter 12 You Got the Job! Now What? 185

Epilogue: The Future 201

Acknowledgments 205

Appendixes: Best Practices and Resources 207

Glossary of Useful Industry Terms 217

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