Research: Casting

In order for me to progress in this module l need to do some research into casting as this is a career path l am interested in pursuing but l know very little about the industry and no previous work experience in it!

I started off by looking at contacts l had already made via sites like linked in and finding people within the industry and then doing more research into them. But l found that they had profiles within their casting agencies and l have yet to find people who have a stand alone portfolio website for themselves. I will do more research as I'm sure that some people do and l would like to see how they market themselves within the industry. As l couldn't find many casting directors with their own websites l simply looked at their individual profiles on places like Linked in and Twitter and found that they advertise themselves as social and well rounded individuals. They'd need to be very social and out going characters to be able to cast the right person for the role and this is something l saw within some of the individuals profiles.

The way l discovered these people was through agencies I'm familiar with such as Collective Casting, Universal Extras and Phoenix casting- l know these agencies as l have signed up to them to get extra roles within the industry! I also did further research and found more agencies such as Smile Casting and Tree Petts Casting. I would like to contact some of these agencies and just query them on what it is you need to become a casting assistant/director and if they have any experience opportunities l could have!

I will also expand my search into other areas in the industry I'm interested in within the media industry as l think l want my portfolio to be a compilation of my best skills and interests to showcase my skills and production work. I will expand into further career prospects into the film and TV industry such as becoming a production assistant/runner or editor! I'm interested in the majority of media production so l feel like l have a lot of different routes to go down.