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Practical casting guides: collecting applications, keeping a talent database and working as a team.
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How to run an online casting call: a step-by-step guide for casting directors
From the announcement to the approved actor — how to publish a casting call, collect every application in one place and never lose a candidate.
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How to review casting applications fast: statuses, shortlists and teamwork
A hundred applications in one evening is doable if you never read the same profile twice. A status system, a review order and habits that save hours.
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Accepting casting applications through a Telegram bot: a 10-minute setup
Actors have long been answering casting calls on Telegram. Connect your agency's bot and messages with photos and videos turn into applications for the right role on their own.
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Casting applications by email: connect your mailbox and stop sorting it by hand
Agents and experienced actors still send portfolios by email. Connect your mailbox over IMAP and emails with the casting keyword become applications for the right role on their own.
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AI for casting: automatic parsing of applications from Telegram and email
Actors write the way that suits them, not you. AI splits the free text of a message into the fields of an application form — on demand or fully automatically.
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Building an agency talent database you actually want to use
The best casting is the one you don't have to announce, because the right type is already in your database. How to keep an actor database with photos, measurements, tags and notes.
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Exporting actor profiles to PDF and Excel: send a selection to the director in a minute
A polished PDF with photos for the director, a spreadsheet of measurements for the producer, an archive of originals for the editor. The export formats — and how not to send too much.
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Your casting agency page: a showcase of castings and a subscription for new roles
Your own page with every open casting, your branding and a subscribe button — actors hear about new roles first, and you get applications without paying for ads.
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Teamwork in a casting agency: staff, permissions and invite codes
A casting is rarely one person's job. How to bring assistants and colleagues into your agency account, split permissions and stay in control of your castings.
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An actor profile that gets picked: how to fill it in and apply to castings
A casting director spends a few seconds on each profile. How to make them want to call you in for an audition within those seconds — tips on photos, video, measurements and applying.