What Do Casting directors Look For in Actors?

For hardworking, talented and aspiring acting artists, casting directors are the victory tickets to enter the film industry. Once you enter in the movie industry, start making good relations with the directors and book your job. Every director has its way of asking questions to the actors.

A professional director looks for following qualities in actors before casting in the film:

1.    Naturalness
Acting can be made and make-believe, but it should not reflect that your inner child is fake. The actor should not be “showbuzzy”; the casting team focus on authenticity in auditions and looks for re-living acting that is natural rather than jazzy.

2.    Personality

Re-living acting does not mean that your natural zest is toning down your personality. The casting directors have urge to see creativity, thoughts, funny and quirkiness in the artist. These are essential elements that casting team always keep in mind. Seeing an actor who is open, frank and comfortable is the most appreciated aspect that can be demonstrated by the directors.

3.    Professionalism

To become professional, one needs advance level of maturity to cultivate talent and skills. Acting is fun loving job but, bringing positive changes is not an easy task. Professional and well supported actors are mature in temperament. Directors recognize the skills and try to enhance their business with them.

4.    All Rounder

The enormously talented actors enjoy heart-warming welcome by the directors. Directors search for all-rounder actors who are skilled in acting and have interesting activities like singing, dancing and monologues. It gives bonus advantage to the actor too.

5.    Training

An artist must have great personality and winning look, but those who are not well-practiced lags behind due to competition and lack of skills. No matter you have learnt acting from acting schools or by yourself, the main aim is to shape a foundation in theatre arts. Many casting directors love to work with hardworking actors who have intense zeal to learn. You should be flexible and materialistic.

6.    Skills

Obviously, skills are the main element of theatres; it is like Holy Grail for a hit movie. An actor should be talented enough to impress the casting team. His moves, dialogue delivery, way of presentation and everything should be perfect and impressive.

Don’t forget to read these tips before going to give an audition next time. Enjoy!