Submit -> Audition -> Callback -> On Hold -> Cast

Why use stats? We automatically calculate your statistics to show your basic time spent, such as what percent of your Roles are for auditions, callbacks, castings, etc. Best of all, there’s really no math involved— just take a quick look at your stats to generally determine how to better match yourself to castings and have better success for your future.

If your stats are low, try:

1. Get TRAINING
   
   Getting work is often more about being relaxed and having access to your imagination and personality, and applying those quickly to a wide variety of settings, and taking regular classes can greatly help you with that process. As Christine Goodman, Founder & Artistic Director at Art House Productions, puts it, “…I think it’s important to *always be working,* and between jobs — that means class time…” Classes not only prepare you for different casting situations, but regular training also keeps your imagination active and flexibility strong, both of which are essential to developing a successful career throughout the entire audition process.
   
   
   

2. Get SUBMISSIONS
   
   Try subscribing to more job services, postings, and network, and also consider taking a “business of acting” class like the one Brian O’Neil teaches or at other places like Actor’s Connection. Submit to as many jobs, big or small, as you can that fit your profile. Even if you don’t get called-back or cast for most, you’ll gain valuable experience in fine-tuning your own submission technique and identifying roles that fit you best, which in turn will improve your call-in rate.
   
   

3. Get AUDITIONS
   
   If you’re submitting a lot, but not getting called-in as much as you think you should, try:
   
   
   • Headshot/Resume
     Get new or varied looks— some fun, commercial as well as theatrical, legit— to fit a wider variety of roles, and/or improve your resume by getting more training for the particular type of work for which you’re submitting; e.g., theatre, commercials, film. While training and experience between fields often overlap, casting directors (CDs) in each field often also like to see you have training or experience particular to type of work for which you’re submitting.
     
     
   • Your Type
     Identifying successful roles largely depends on experience, talent, and creativity, because no one is simply one type all the time. However, you can be more successful by learning how to leverage your own unique personality with your most marketable types— together, they can help you balance what makes you unique while you make a strong impression and find character breakdowns that fit you well. Be sure to read our background article and type guidelines here before getting started.
     
     
   • Network, Network, Network
     New York, and likely LA, is a small working town, so even small films, indie projects, and classes can all help you get seen and build skills and working relationships on your way to larger productions. Be sure to also ask other successful performers who resemble your background, goals, and/or look about techniques that work for them.
     
     
   • Self-Produce
     With today’s access to inexpensive equipment and publishing options, there’s no reason to not hire yourself— many performers, even well known ones, self-publish during slower times or just to flex their creativity. See our posts on self-production tools & resources, and ask other members how they put together their own projects.
     
     
4. Get CALLBACKS
   
   Consider updating your headshot to make sure its current and reflects how you look in-person… your headshot needs to match you when you walk in the audition door. Many successful performers also feel there’s an art or skill to auditioning itself, one that gets easier the more you do it, so you may be more comfortable once you audition more, or you may also read many of the “how to audition” books on the market or get pointers by taking general audition classes.
   
   

5. Get CASTINGS
   
   If you have an above-average number of castings, then congrats and keep up what you’re doing! Feel free to pass on the karma and drop a note in our forum to share your successful strategies with other members.

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