Last week I went around uni putting up posters advertising for a presenter for our series. Most got taken down from the course boards and such (I only put them there because Luke Frost told me to) and after returning, the ones that were left had been covered by other posters so I uncovered them but we haven't had any results from that.
I also posted ads on Castingcallpro.com and Mandy. We had a few responses. Some we knew immediately weren't suitable. I contacted around 10 people to come for auditions this thursday and reiterated that we had no budget and couldn't pay expenses. One person said they can't do it because they can't afford their own expenses. But others couldn't come because of other arrangements. Only one definitely couldn't but others who could have come ended up being unable. And we are down to 1 confirmed audition! One lady has offered to send a video audition so I will be sending her a script and a brief summary of we would like to see. I might do that with some of the others if we think they are too good lose.
We have two who we really liked from Mandy but we haven't heard back from them so hopefully we will have them coming to see us on thursday.
Due to the small amount of success we have had from these sites, Casey and I decided to look closer to home, considering people we know or know of who would be suitable. Most of the people we thought have disappeared to uni in far off places but the people nearer to home we will be auditioning.
We also might try and flog our idea at lunch tomorrow to see if anyone is interested.
Why is casting always so difficult?!
maybe you are not selling your idea well enough?? I always managed to get people for free, who just have to really make it seem worth their while even if you are not paying them...
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