Reality of Doing

2 Responses to “Inside the Room (part 3)”

1. 

   Debbie
   

   14. May, 2009

   OK. This makes sense to me. I’d like to know how you feel about agents and managers calling the casting people to get feedback after their clients audition. Do they find that annoying, or is it expected? Do they ever just tell them something to get them off their back?
2. 

   Seth Caskey
   

   14. May, 2009

   @Debbie: I sort of touched on this in my vlog, and perhaps I will write an additional post to talk about it further…

   That question is a hard one on which to give a standard answer. It all depends on the relationship that the CD has with the agent or manager. Those who had a great, professional relationship with the CD were more likely to have their call taken.

   Sometimes I would let the CD know that Y agent was on the phone wanting feedback about X actor. She would look at her sheet, remember the session and tell me a few things to tell the agent. Mostly things like: “lovely actor, too old” or “great job, we don’t know which way we are going with that role right now.”

   One thing that I heard in the office is that “a callback is your feedback.” Often as actors we want feedback as a form of validation, and the CD looks at feedback as an assessment of whether or not you’re meeting her casting needs. If you’re what she need, she’ll call you back. If you’re not, it’s not personal.

   Thanks for the comments and best of luck to you and your daughter.