09/12/2023
Here are a few tips 4 Actors
1. Casting calls with incomplete details ending with the infamous "DM me for details" line. You see this.. be skeptical.. We do w**d out most but some do slip by.
2. If they PM you for a job first research the senders FB name on different platforms and search engines. IMDB, Google, Wikipedia, etc. A legit casters name will be traceable or they wont be very good at their jobs.
3. Now, there are some new well meaning casters who may not have a digital footprint just yet so ask for the name of the project and location and research that instead. Everyone starts somewhere. Even the top agents of started as talents or assistants themselves. I did.
All in all research and keep trying. Casting for beginers is often a one in a hundred ratio and that ratio improves with time and experience and your marketability.
PS. If you are serious, find an agency to represent you and market yourself with headshots, prints, video folios and distribute it to where it stands the best chance. Some start from community theatre or agencies that only supply background extras and work their way from there.. The path in which you go is one only you can choose.
Wishing you all the best and "Break a leg". Peace!!!!