Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Do Casting?
Today, almost all casting begins with an on-line audition. More on that process here. That means that actors have come to bear the weight of hiring a coach, producing a…
Extreme Roles = Extreme Decisions
Extreme Roles = Extreme Decisions A Checklist of Things for a Parent to Consider At some point in a child actors career, most parents will be faced with an acting…
Learning Lines With Kids
Actor Life Hack: How to Learn Lines with Kids The 2024 SAG-AFTRA theatrical contract requires that child actors get 72 hours to submit a self-taped audition (adults get 48 hours).…
Pilot Season
The Real Truth About Pilot Season A cottage industry has developed in Los Angeles in the last 30 years or so, an industry that exists to serve something called “pilot…
Online Casting
Years ago, actors physically traveled to auditions and sat in a room with 50 other actors (like a doctor’s office) waiting to be called. In that room, they were often…
Taping Auditions
The self-taped audition, asking the actors to tape themselves and send the audition electronically, is now a Hollywood staple. Youtube and publicity stunt open calls have existed for more than…
All Roles Are Not Created Equal
Do you search the internet far and wide looking for job opportunities for your child? Do you feel strongly that it is your contribution to your child’s career? Do you…
Broadway for Kids – Auditions
The Casting Process There is no real “season” for casting Broadway shows. New Broadway shows and some holiday shows open in October/November, with casting being done in the summer. This…
Legitimate Disney Auditions
BizParentz is very fortunate to have had a working relationship with Disney Studios. We also have personal experience: between us, our children have worked for most of the Disney corporations,…