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All the material you need as an actor – your headshots, CV, showreels, language files, and so on. Plus all the other little extras you need to know.

Le tue lingue di recitazione
In quante lingue sai recitare? Quando crei un profilo su enCAST, devi impostare le tue lingue di recitazione nella tab...
Le foto del tuo profilo
Puoi mostrare diverse immagini sul tuo profilo. Per gli attori si tratta dei primi piani. Questo articolo spiega come aggiungere/modificare/eliminare...
Your Submission Email
The first thing a casting agent sees is your submission email (sometimes called a cover email or casting email). What...
Come caricare un CV sul profilo
Questo breve video ti mostra come aggiungere un CV al tuo profilo. [NOTA: video senza audio (solo immagini)]. Gli attori...
Your Headshots
A headshot is a photograph which tells the casting director what you look like. Suppose the casting director (or CD)...
Your CV or Résumé
After your headshots and showreel, your CV (curriculum or résumé) is the most important document you send a casting agent. It...
Your Email Address
Not all emails are right for actors. And here’s why you should think carefully about the email you use when...
Playing Ages
Your playing age is not your real but how old you look. For example, you might be 20 years old...
Troubleshooting Showreels on your Profile
We do not host videos directly on our site, but instead you can embed your video from YouTube or Vimeo...
Il tuo showreel
Un buon showreel ti aiuta a trovare lavoro. Un brutto showreel ti fa perdere l'opportunità di trovare lavoro. Lo showreel...
Showreels for New Actors
A lot of new actors have a problem – they don’t have a showreel. It’s a Catch-22 situation: they can’t...
Vimeo vs YouTube for your Showreels
When you have a showreel, there are usually just 2 places you can put it online: Vimeo or YouTube. Both...
Il tuo nome d’arte
Parliamo un attimo del tuo nome. Se sei entrato da poco nel mondo del cinema e del teatro, allora forse...
Your Calling Card
At the top of your profile is your Calling Card and all users have this. As you can see above,...
CV Size
Your CV (or résumé) should be in PDF format, about 1 or 2 pages long. When you submit for a...
Language Reels
Just as a showreel shows video clips of you in action, a language reel (aka soundfile or voicereel) is a...
A CV with No Acting Experience
You want to be an actor. You see a job you like. But you don’t have any experience to put...
What makes a Rubbish Headshot?
First impressions count. When a casting director (or CD) opens up your application the very first thing they will look at are...
English on enCAST
The languages we show on enCAST are fairly general and we do not tend to sub-divide them much. For example,...
The 10 Second Rule for your Showreel
Did you know that on average, a casting director will watch only the first 10 seconds of your showreel? That...
The Problem with Multi-Lingual Showreels
You should always try to keep each showreel in one language only. If you have a single showreel with clips...
Ban this word from your emails – NOT!
We're going to talk about a small thing that makes a big difference. It's about the emails you send when...
Never Password Protect your Showreel
Most actors put their showreel up on YouTube or Vimeo for the world to see and then spread the link...
Il tuo materiale
Se vuoi trovare lavoro come attore devi avere del buon materiale. E cioè: domanda da inviare via email primi piani (foto) curriculum vitae...
Attori Senza Showreel
Se vuoi proporti per un casting, ma non hai ancora uno showreel sul tuo profilo, ci sono un paio di...
Why you need a Showreel
How important is a showreel for actors? Here professional actor and acting coach Raquel Gardner offers some excellent advice on...
Your Signature
You and your name are your brand. And like all brands, you need to let people know about it. One...
My Headshots are Upside Down
Sometimes when you upload a picture to your profile you will see that it appears upside down. The reason this...
What Scenes to Include in a Showreel?
For creating an impactful showreel, here are a few pointers: Powerful Opening Scene: choose your best scene first, if you...