How to Win Your Next Audition | Tips From a Casting Director

Learn proper audition room etiquette with casting director Elaine Del Valle in this in-depth webinar for working actors. For this episode of The Slate’s Audition Insider, New York City–based actor, writer, director and casting professional Elaine Del Valle offers her thoughts on some of the audition room’s biggest myths, and what her experience—in every aspect of the industry—has taught her about nailing that perfect performance.

Actors hold some preconceived notions about what goes on in the audition room, but how many of those notions are actually true? We also speak directly to Backstage members to give them personalized answers on their most pressing questions.

In this session:
00:00:43: The audition process
00:02:42: Misconceptions about casting directors
00:05:58: Advice for actors looking to create their own roles
00:09:06: Audition Room Pet Peeves
00:14:06: How to slate
00:19:59: Makeup in auditions
00:21:21: Applying for big roles
00:22:26: Using an actor’s own emotions for an audition
00:25:09: “Throwing it away” in the audition room
00:27:28: Asking questions during an audition
00:30:48: Actor materials (headshot, résumé, profile)
00:38:42: Pantomiming action in an audition

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