What Is A Casting Director Looking For?

What Is A Casting Director Looking For?

Written for The Networker by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. I like reading blogs about the industry. I wish I had time to read them all. A blog that comes up on occasion, not written by a casting director, tries to solve the big mystery of “What Is A Casting Director...
How To Turn A Bad Audition Partner Into A Good Audition Experience

How To Turn A Bad Audition Partner Into A Good Audition Experience

Written for The Networker by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. It is a given if you have a good audition partner that you have a good audition experience and you walk out of the audition feeling like you have a good shot at the call back. Let’s define what a good...
Relationships Between Talent, Casting Directors, Agents And Managers

Relationships Between Talent, Casting Directors, Agents And Managers

Written for The Networker by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. Living in the age of on-line and self-submissions, self-taping, and massive competition, in the commercial acting world, I am finding talent is not understanding the importance of the relationship between...
What You Should Focus On To Get The Job

What You Should Focus On To Get The Job

Written for The Networker by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. The one thing you should not focus on is booking the job.  What you should focus on is being present. If you are not present there are many hidden, not-so-obvious opportunities that will be missed.   Many of...