So€¦ You want to be in a Film? For those people who do not live in Los Angeles, New York or Chicago, finding auditions may not always be easy.
There really is no huge database of every audition in the country organized by city or town. Most auditions are not national or nationwide. Sure the large Reality Shows will sometimes travel cross country and schedule auditions from coast to coast but movie productions will not.
Most movies will cast their small parts, extras and speaking extras from locals in the area that they are shooting in.
Yes, I know you may be thinking that you have seen the ads on multiple websites that promise high paying extra work in any city-well, for a fee. I have even seen some that go as far as telling you that if you do not live near the production, producers will fly you over. That is simply not true. Extras are always cast locally.
The reason is economic. Extras are paid minimum wage and are usually used as background for scenes that need lots of people. Anyone can be an extra because it does not require any skill. If you were in charge of production would you fly someone in just to pay them minimum wage to stand around, of course not.
So now that you know where not to look, you may be asking "where should I look?". The answer is easy, within your own community.
When productions come to small towns its usually a big deal and you will see information about it in local papers and on local news sites. For larger cities you may need to check with the States Film Commissions.
Most states have a Film Commission that helps production companies. The Film Commissions will normally list all crew and casting calls on their website along with contact information and production schedules.
Another way to find paid extra work and small parts is to register with your local extras casting directors. Not all cities have dedicated extras casting directors, but cities that do a lot of production work such as Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit and many others will. If you don't know who the casting directors are, call your local film commission and ask them.
Remember that more then anything getting into the entertainment world requires diligence ad tons of patience. As its often said it takes 7 to 10 years to become an overnight success in acting
There really is no huge database of every audition in the country organized by city or town. Most auditions are not national or nationwide. Sure the large Reality Shows will sometimes travel cross country and schedule auditions from coast to coast but movie productions will not.
Most movies will cast their small parts, extras and speaking extras from locals in the area that they are shooting in.
Yes, I know you may be thinking that you have seen the ads on multiple websites that promise high paying extra work in any city-well, for a fee. I have even seen some that go as far as telling you that if you do not live near the production, producers will fly you over. That is simply not true. Extras are always cast locally.
The reason is economic. Extras are paid minimum wage and are usually used as background for scenes that need lots of people. Anyone can be an extra because it does not require any skill. If you were in charge of production would you fly someone in just to pay them minimum wage to stand around, of course not.
So now that you know where not to look, you may be asking "where should I look?". The answer is easy, within your own community.
When productions come to small towns its usually a big deal and you will see information about it in local papers and on local news sites. For larger cities you may need to check with the States Film Commissions.
Most states have a Film Commission that helps production companies. The Film Commissions will normally list all crew and casting calls on their website along with contact information and production schedules.
Another way to find paid extra work and small parts is to register with your local extras casting directors. Not all cities have dedicated extras casting directors, but cities that do a lot of production work such as Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit and many others will. If you don't know who the casting directors are, call your local film commission and ask them.
Remember that more then anything getting into the entertainment world requires diligence ad tons of patience. As its often said it takes 7 to 10 years to become an overnight success in acting