TapeReady Radio
Episode 1
What Casting Actually Notices
The pilot episode: a casting associate walks through fifty tapes and tells us what got flagged and why.
July 1, 20261 minWith Alex Duvall, casting associate
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Transcript
00:00 · Alex
I watch the first eight seconds of everything. Not because I am impatient, but because that is where the choices show up.
11:05 · Alex
The two recurring framing problems: too much headroom, and eyes below centre. Put your eyes on the upper third and most of it fixes itself.
24:40 · Alex
If we ask for no slate and you slate, it does not disqualify you — but it tells us how you will be on set, and people notice that.
36:15 · Alex
The callbacks were not the prettiest tapes. They were the ones where I could hear every word and believe the person was talking to someone real.