Back Stage 411 - Casting FAQ

Visit our all-new FAQ

Visit Backstage.com/Help to view the new FAQ for the all-new Backstage.com.

The following posts are from our old FAQ and may not always apply to the new Backstage.com/Casting site's tools and current functionality.

A Video Overview of BackStage.com

In this short video, Assistant Casting Editor Sri Gordon walks us through some of the cool casting tools, editorial sections, and resume options now available on BackStage.com:

 

For more info, check out the following articles:

• "Jumpstart Your Acting Career - Get the most out of BackStage.com"
• "Your Multimedia Résumé - 10 Tips for Success!"
• "How to Find More Casting Notices - 10 Tips for Searching for Auditions"

Help Topics - Index & Table of Contents

Check out the following list to see all of the help topics available on the Back Stage 411 Casting FAQ. Find answers to frequently asked questions about Back Stage, plus find lots of tips, tricks, and instructions for getting the most out of BackStage.com and Casting.BackStage.com.

Reality TV Casting - iPhone App FAQ

Back Stage's Reality TV Casting app provides you with access to casting notices for reality TV shows, game shows, talk shows, competitions, and more. The listings are updated daily, and the app is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. You can download the app from the iTunes App Store at www.tinyurl.com/RealityCastingApp.

You can use the app to browse through casting notices for projects calling for submissions from real people, models, and performers  in Los Angeles, New York, and across the U.S. You can run keyword searches to narrow down the results; and quickly star the items you're interested in so you can find them again later in the app's Favorites screen. Plus, the app provides access to news articles and advice columns from Back Stage, and links to hundreds of additional casting notices via Back Stage's Twitter.com/Casting_Notice feed, so you'll always know about the latest auditions and casting opportunities available.

For more details, please see the FAQ below:

Call Sheet - iPhone App FAQ

Considered an invaluable resource for actors, models, and performers, Call Sheet is the most up-to-date and trustworthy entertainment-industry contact directory of it's kind.

Call Sheet is now available as an iPhone app, called Call Sheet: Casting & Agency Contacts by Back Stage. The app is available in Apple's iTunes store (www.tinyurl.com/CallSheetApp) and is compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. The app includes contact details for casting directors, talent agents and agencies, talent managers, production companies, and acting schools.

iPhone App FAQ:

Jumpstart Your Acting Career - Get the most out of BackStage.com

10 Tips to Help You Get the Most out of Back Stage

The following 10 tips will help you unlock the full potential of BackStage.com and jumpstart your career in the performing arts. Find out how to get your resume more exposure; how to search for casting notices faster; where to find contact info for casting directors, agents, and major feature films; how to find insights from entertainment-industry professionals; how to receive casting notices by email; how to create your own projects; how to avoid scams; and more!

Call Sheet FAQ and Abbreviations Guide

Call Sheet (formerly known as Ross Reports) is a digest-sized directory published six times a year.

Call Sheet contains details about hundreds of casting directors and talent agents in NY and CA (including contact info for their companies). And each issue also contains additional details, listings, and articles about other regional areas and aspects of the entertainment industry, including spotlights on films currently in preproduction; TV series casting; casting directors and agents in other states; directories of talent managers; opportunities for comedians;  nationwide directories of modeling agencies; and more. Visit Amazon.com to subscribe to the print edition.

Considered an invaluable resource for actors, models, and performers, Call Sheet is the most up-to-date and trustworthy entertainment-industry contact directory of its kind.

And with Call Sheet Online, you can search through an extensive database of casting directors and talent agencies to find contact info for CDs and agents across the U.S. To get started, visit BackStage.com/CallSheet. (If you have a BackStage.com subscription, then you get FULL ACCESS to Call Sheet Online for no extra charge!)

Call Sheet is also available as an iPhone app, called Call Sheet: Casting & Agency Contacts by Back Stage. The app is available in Apple's iTunes store and is compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. The app includes contact details for casting directors, talent agents and agencies, talent managers, production companies, and acting schools. To learn more about the app, visit our Call Sheet iPhone App FAQ.

You can also purchase pre-formatted PDF Call Sheet mailing labels (downloadable PDF files that you can print out on mailing-label sheets so you can easily send your headshots and resumes to casting directors and talent agents).

To access additional listings and industry resources, visit BackStage.com/Listings (this page includes Production Listings with casting-director contact info for major film, TV, and theater projects; acting-market guides; lists of acting schools; guides for getting started as an actor in New York and Los Angeles; and much more) and YellowPages.BackStage.com (a searchable directory of products, services, facilities, and training opportunities for actors, models, singers, dancers, models, and comedians. The Back Stage Yellow Pages includes info about headshot photographers, video demo reel editors, rehearsal spaces, and over a dozen other categories to help you find what you need).

If you find an incorrect listing in Call Sheet or need to update your listing, contact Call Sheet editor Pete Keeley at pete.keeley@backstage.com. If you need assistance with the Call Sheet iPhone app, email callsheetapp@backstage.com. For help with your subscription and other questions, click here to contact Back Stage.

ABBREVIATIONS GUIDE:

Manage Your Account on BackStage.com

To manage your BackStage.com account -- to update your name, password, email address, billing details, subscription options, etc. -- please choose from either option 1 or 2 below::

1) If you are a Member (an actor or performer using Back Stage to view and apply to casting/job notices, read production listings, manage your acting career, manage a multimedia resume, etc.), then please click here to Manage Your Member Account. 

2) If you are a Casting Director/Employer (searching for talent and posting notices), then click here to Manage Your "Find Talent" Employer Account.

Extensive Casting and Job Tools Now Available

With BackStage.com, Actors, Models, Performers, and Tech/Crew can:

• View an unlimited number of casting notices, auditions, and entertainment-industry opportunities every month.
• Personalize searches based on state, age-range, gender, ethnicity, interests, and skills.
• Save and run an unlimited number of searches.
• Create customized Casting/Job Alert Agents to email you the newest listings that fit your needs.
• Apply to an unlimited number of casting/job notices.
• Build a professional Multimedia Resume featuring your credits, training, skills, video reels, audio clips, headshots, snapshots, comp cards, movie stills, links, documents, and more.
• Include your Multimedia Resume in Back Stage’s Talent Database, which is searched by over 20,000 industry professionals every year.
• Submit your Multimedia Resume to an unlimited number of projects using Back Stage’s online submission system.

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