Auditions can either go really well, or horribly wrong. Proper planning beforehand is key. It's better to give actors a specific time to come in, rather than having an open call. By scheduling your actors, you wont have wasted time, or blocks of time where crowds of actors arrive.
For these auditions it was necessary that the actors were fluent in ear prompting. Ear prompting is our alternative to using a teleprompter and gives us a variety of benefits. Our actors can be far away and still be able to recite paragraphs of script.
Here, Ben is demonstrating how to use the ear prompter by recording. Sometimes if the actor is not familiar with a technique it produces interesting outcomes. This can demonstrate the actor's ability to learn things quickly.
Another key tip when holding auditions is to record your actors. This will give you a good idea of how they look on camera, as well as providing a video file for you to look back on. If there is someone from your team missing, this also allows for the opportunity to send these files and have them be apart of selection process.
While conducting the auditions, let your actor run through a couple takes. After they have done so, give them additional notes. This will illustrate how well they take direction, and give you an idea of how they will preform on the day of production.
As our final tip, we suggest that you try getting into your actors shoes. This doesn't necessarily have to be at auditions, but it'll help your directing ability. Each of our members attempted ear prompting to better understand the stresses of our actors.
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