Casting – Golden Way Media Films in 2026 https://www.goldenwaymediafilms.com Award Winning Film and TV production Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:22:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.goldenwaymediafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-goldenwaymediafilms-32x32.png Casting – Golden Way Media Films in 2026 https://www.goldenwaymediafilms.com 32 32 Message to celebrities’ agents and managers https://www.goldenwaymediafilms.com/message-to-celebrities-agents-and-managers/ https://www.goldenwaymediafilms.com/message-to-celebrities-agents-and-managers/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:55:12 +0000 https://www.goldenwaymediafilms.com/?p=4281 Just like any other online business, film production companies, directors and producers get in touch with you as business entities to buy service from you. I am not talking about exceptions here. Not all managers and agents are equal, but the majority of them in Hollywood  have the same behavioral problem. Being polite and accurate […]

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Just like any other online business, film production companies, directors and producers get in touch with you as business entities to buy service from you. I am not talking about exceptions here. Not all managers and agents are equal, but the majority of them in Hollywood  have the same behavioral problem. Being polite and accurate with everything you say and do toward your colleagues and prospects, get you a successful and long-lasting career in the showbiz. During the COVID-19 pandemic situation when everybody has to make a deal online, real lack of manners puts you out of business, especially if the one you deal with is a social media influencer herself that makes trend online! We are putting our money on your client. This is a chance we are taking, because without us your client/s won’t get role/s and as a result you go out of business. Bad manners jeopardize your celebrity clients’ reputation and career as well. 

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When you put your contact information online like IMDB or any other online places, it means that you are ready and open to do business. We all are super busy! That does not mean to be rude to people.

We are not in 50s-60s anymore when you know someone who knows someone in the film business. We are in the age of social media influencers and A.I search engines when a YouTuber is more popular than your celebrity A & B list clients.  A social media influencer can easily outrank a movie on Amazon and the other platforms such as rotten tomatoes, PR platforms etc. We know how these algorithms work. This is how a pop singer with large social media followers that just started acting, gets Oscars or a 22 years old that has no experience in acting gets Oscars while a good actor with 40 years experience has not gotten any Oscars at all! Why? Because it is easy to manipulate tools which play an important role in getting someone nominated or win in an academic award and/or Oscars. It is all politics! 

It is a proven fact in the history of show business that attaching an A or B list actor/actress alone does not guarantee sales when the film is released and distributed! You know it, I know it. So when we approach you to hire your client, we are risking our money, reputation, time and energy on him/her. Not to mention that the majority of these celebrities come with baggage and problems on social media that may hurt our brand and film when it is released. They say whatever they want on social media and attract bullies as a result, when they play in our movie we may get a problem with branding as well. Because when people start to hate a celebrity that once they loved before, they will hate every film with him/her in it too. So this is a chance we are taking when we contact your agency. You never know in a few months when our film is released, your celebrity actor who plays in our film would be loved by audience or not.

To be polite and nice to your prospect filmmakers is the least you can do. Celebrity actors won’t get important roles of characters between 18–25 years old when they reach 30, especially when they become cliché in almost all movies! Powerful actors get good roles even in their 80s, but in the current trend, you don’t see good performances from young actors and actresses under the age of 30 anymore. CGI, sound effect, SFX makeup design, costume design and production design with good directing and cinematography hide bad performances these days. We are doing a service to give your actor a chance  to play a different role that can increase their success and as a result yours.

We are making movies in various genres that are meaningful, entertaining and profitable. If you cannot see that, then you are not the right person to do business with. We choose wise and intelligent partners and collaborators and have no room and time for rude agents/managers that follow old day’s unwritten Hollywood rules. Time has changed. Wake up and smell the coffee, this is the age of artificial intelligence! 

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Casting in film production plays an important role. Hiring a bankable cast helps with film financing. Especially good actors who have large followers on social media and highest rotten tomatoes and IMD scores. 

This assures funding and distribution. The rule of thumb on a feature film is 3 bankable cast members if you want world-wide box office success. However, it depends on your budget.

Producers often hire a top casting director in the development phase to draw up a list of available and bankable stars. The success of any film depends on the stars and the casting director can help bring them in. It is also very important for the producer to have strategic relationships with agents, managers and actors who can enable a ‘greenlight’. It is down to the producer to attach stars to the project. Producers who are affiliated with stars or have close relationships with ’talent’ can make deals. Become a producer who knows the talent and can deliver it. Become a producer who actors admire and want to work with. Do not treat them like cattle or bimbos and you will be rewarded.

After drawing up a list of bankable stars/actors for your project you then proceed to casting. This happens in the pre-production phase for the full cast and obviously before pre-production for your stars.

The casting director usually has an assistant or 2 and will set up casting sessions for you and the director. You may video tape these sessions.

On the short film it is the producer’s responsibility to set- up the casting sessions, book the casting room , sign in the actors and give them ‘sides’. Sides are the scenes that you read in the audition, carefully chosen as the most important scenes in the script. Make sure you have a good actor available to read with the actor you are auditioning.

The Basic Steps:

  • Do a character breakdown – this is a short paragraph on each character which describes who they are, and the essential information. Send this out to agents, casting break down services, and put ads up on the web and around town.
  • Call theatre companies and send them the breakdown and flyer about the film
  • Go through Spotlight and make note of actors who look right. Contact their agents
  • Organize the submitted head shots and CV’s
  • Schedule Casting Calls
  • Book room. Have a camera, sign in sheet and form for address and actor details ( height, age, dress size, etc) Always stay on time, do not make actors wait.
  • Schedule call backs – choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Take the time to allow the director to improvise with her top choices and see how the chemistry works between actors for each important part.
  • Actors who are working for free often drop out. Make sure you are always polite and call those who have not been successful. Deal with rejections professionally. You never know when you will need the actors again.
  • Negotiate terms, dates and do a brief contract/deal memo with the actors. Check Equity re rules and regulations. Negotiate screen credit, DVD copy of film, transportation
  • If working with a child actor you must get permission from the council and may need to hire a chaperone and/or teacher if not in holiday time. Leave at least 3 weeks for permission and paperwork.
  • Schedule rehearsals, wardrobe fittings, make-up tests.
  • Go over final schedule with actors
  • Have a pre-production table read of the script for the benefit of your team and to be sure about timings. This is a chance to go over everything and everyone gets to ask all the dumb questions.
  • Take care of your actors! They are precious. Feed them well and give them a proper green room.
  • Send notes of thanks, flowers/chocolates and the DVD!

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