Commercials in Los Angeles are cast through Casting Networks (LA Casting) and Casting Frontier. You create a profile on each site, then either submit yourself or your commercial agent submits you. When you are called in, the session is usually held in a casting studio that many casting directors share, so the names below are a mix of casting directors, casting companies and the studios where the sessions run.
These are the offices and studios that have run commercial sessions in Los Angeles, from our original guide. Offices move and merge, so check the office's own site or your audition notice for the current address.
Secret Actor Society members meet a working film and TV casting director every month, live on Zoom, and can ask them anything. The library also holds recorded interviews with Los Angeles casting directors on exactly how their offices run, including commercial sessions.
Start your 7-day free trialMostly in rented casting studios rather than at the agency or the production company. Offices such as The Casting Studios, 200 South, Castaway and Zydeco run sessions for many different casting directors, so the address on your audition notice is usually a studio, not the casting director's own office.
Through Casting Networks (LA Casting) and Casting Frontier. They release a breakdown, agents and self-submitting actors submit, and the casting director picks who to see. Most first calls are a short improv or a few lines on camera, often with no script sent in advance.
Yourself, on time, in the wardrobe the notice asked for. Headshots are rarely needed now, because the casting office already has your profile. Bring your size card details if you have not updated your online profile.
Yes, far more since 2020. Many commercial first calls are now self-tapes submitted through the casting site, with callbacks in person or on Zoom. Our self-tape set-up guide covers the kit and the framing.
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