What are the steps of the audition process?
The different steps of the audition process are: You get a call from your agent or manager with an appointment time and a location to go to the interview. You'll get yourself ready. You'll dress the way they've asked you to dress. And then you'll go to the audition. That will be the first audition. You'll sign in. You'll maybe get your Polaroid taken. You'll give them your headshot. You'll go on camera. You'll do your initial interview based on what the criteria for that project is. And then you'll go away. The second step will be, if you get a call-back, if that material that you've already recorded is liked enough by the director and the advertisers to have you come to a call-back, you'll receive another call. Then what you do, is you go back to the same place typically. You wear the same thing typically. It's important to wear the same thing to a call-back that you wore to a first call. And then you'll meet the director or the advertisers, and they'll make sure you can do what you did the first time, or see if you have any range and can do it that way. And then you'll go away. Then you'll maybe get a call saying they like you. You're going to be put on what's called 'avail.' Typically if they want to hire one kid, they'll put three on 'avail,' because they need to get final approval for hiring in commercials. So then you'll stand by for your shoot dates. Which means if you have any personal plans or other commitments, you need to kind of clear the decks. If you get the job ultimately, you'll get the final call saying you've been booked. At that point, you'll be told what day you're going to shoot, and then you'll be contacted by production. And production will give you your location and your call time and probably schedule a wardrobe fitting with you prior to the actual shoot. And then you'll go to the commercial and you'll do your job.
