what does a casting director do?
Here’s a practical lists of day to day tasks for a casting director and their casting team:
break down script and pulling from project materials to draft character breakdowns
collaborate with writer, director and producers to edit and finalize character breakdowns
distribute character breakdowns to agencies and management companies
discussing ideas and pitches with agents and managers
going through thousands of submissions for every role
selecting and setting up actors to audition via self tape, zoom, or in person
watching all self tapes and auditions
choosing actors for callbacks
reading with and adjusting actors during pre-reads with casting
scheduling and running callbacks, producer sessions, chemistry reads
running lists of name actors for offer ideas and checking availability
negotiating offers with actors and their agents and managers on behalf of production
Developing extensive international connections and building an international network of agents and managers
doing outreach to relevant organizations or communities for roles requiring specific skills or traits
deal memos
clearing actors with SAG
cast and master lists