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...
How Your Casting Profile Can Get You An Audition (Or Not)

How Your Casting Profile Can Get You An Audition (Or Not)

Written for The Networker by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. There are certain things I would never chose to write about because they are trite, and I assume everyone knows the do’s or don’t regarding them.  However, recently prepping casting sessions, I started to...
One Surprising Element That Can Calm Your Nerves

One Surprising Element That Can Calm Your Nerves

Written for The Networker by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. I’m going to start out with ways to calm your nerves that you have all heard before. One element that can get rid of your jitters, and can calm your nerves is certainly knowing your technique. In addition,...
The One Question You Shouldn’t Be Asking Is “What Do They Want?”

The One Question You Shouldn’t Be Asking Is “What Do They Want?”

Written for The Networker by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. Don’t Look For A Cookie Cutter To Shape Your Audition. The other day I was in the reception area of a project I was casting and one of the actors asked me “what are they looking for”? I cringed inside and...
Five Reasons Why You May Not Book After A Great Audition

Five Reasons Why You May Not Book After A Great Audition

Written for The Networker by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. A really good audition makes the casting director, the producer, and the director really happy. You gave a good audition, you got put on avail . . . and then you didn’t get booked. Why? I can assure you it is...