Is ‘practice makes perfect’ your main motto? Well the same applies when you go for an audition with the hope that you will be able to find work on television, the movies or the theater. This article will include a few helpful hints that you should bear in mind.
An audition can generally last between 2 to 3 hours and you will have to signup beforehand. Also, since it is on first come first serve basis, you will need to make sure that you present yourself 15 minutes before the audition actually begins. This will give you some additional time to relax and practice your monologue or act one more time before they call you on stage.
When waiting for you turn, you must pay attention to the person who signed up before you because after him or her, you will be the one who will be going up next. If you need to wait for a long time, bring a book along with you and a bottle of water to keep yourself well hydrated.
As you will only be a guest here, you must make sure to be as nice as possible to everyone because you will never know who you might stumble upon, and remember that this idea holds also to those individuals who will be vying for the same spot.
One of the positive elements about an audition is that unlike a job interview, you won’t need to go in there in your most formal business attire. You will be able and encouraged to wear something neat and comfortable. Never make the mistake of wearing an uncomfortable costume or something too formal.
You should also be careful when using any kind of perfume or cologne as it could sometimes be too overpowering.
If you have never participated in an audition for this particular company before, you can do some research so that you know exactly what kind of work and entertainment they specialize in. This will help you to select the right monologue to suit the audition. However, if no information is provided, just have your best ready and try to keep the length to below one minute. Should you ever find yourself able to impress the director and they ask to see more, try to have a few others monologues prepared as well.
At times, your audition will require from you to sing rather than act in order to get the part. If this ever occurs, you should try to bring along with you a clean and clearly marked sheet of music. Tell the musician about what part of the song to play and ensure that the tune is kept to a maximum of at least 16 bars.
Besides your act, you will need to prepare your resume and a headshot. Try to bring along at least 5 copies each because besides providing a copy to the casting director, talents and scouts might probably also very much ask to get in touch with you in the future.
Your resume will require your updated contact details in order to more easily enable contact you for a possible call back. Both of these should be able to fit into a folder as those that don’t usually get quickly thrown out. Don’t also forget to clearly write your name on the headshot even if a copy of your resume is already stapled on the back.
When it’s your turn to perform, start by taking a deep breath and smiling. Make sure that you look at the audition space and if there are some objects there that you won’t require, you can ask for them to be temporarily moved away. Following your audition, just walk out of the room with the hope that what you did was sufficiently effective for a call back.
An audition is not always an easy walk in the park and it is usually the first step that everyone will need to take if they wish to pursue an acting career. So, start off by applying to a few auditions and slowly learn from experience, in the event that if you don’t make it, you will know that you will do better next time.