Auditions for the 2020 series, how exactly does it work and what are the differences between the different types of roles in the series?

In 2020 it is already known, one good audition can advance an actor's career significantly. Playing in the series is one of the most coveted roles in the acting world. Whereas in a movie, the audience sees the actor once, in a series, the audience sees the actor week after week. If it is important to say that it depends terribly on the role, there are roles in the film that catapult actors directly to the fore, but from experience we learn that most of the famous actors present today were first exposed from the world of television series.

So how does it work? 

It starts with thatThe Actors Agency Getting the audition riff from the casting director or casting director. The audition riff is a detailed description of the characters needed to shoot the series. There is also a breakdown of the types of roles and the pay offered for each role. We distinguish between 3 types of roles in auditions and series.

1. Extras

2. Bits

3. Actors

Extras

Extras are usually in the background and used as a backdrop. The extras are paid very low for a long day of filming and in most cases do not have to attend auditions and are selected by sending dangerous images to the extras. From our experience and familiarity with extras who work in the field a lot of them just love the atmosphere of the day of filming, rubbing shoulders with the stars and appearing on TV even if it's in the background. There are several agencies in Israel that specialize in representing extras.

Bits

We divide the bits into 2.

1. The Simple Beat He gets a bit more stage than the extras, but his casting for the role is usually carefully scrutinised after an audition. This kind of beat is often present in commercials where the emphasis is on all the people on the set. This bit has no text but will sometimes have to use facial expressions (in the professional language mimics) that require acting abilities. The line between a bit of this kind and a bit is blurred in many cases and it is possible that in a particular production a certain role will be considered a bit and in another production a similar role will be considered an extra.
2. The Upgraded Beat- Here the role is much more significant and the casting for it is much more difficult to get accepted especially in commercials, this bit has a short text that he will have to play and he must have acting ability and also here requires adjusting the appearance and conveying the message in the best way from the other contestants. Usually, the pay difference for a day of shooting of this kind of bit in commercials and series is very different when in the series the salary offered for a day of shooting is much lower than in commercials.

Actors

The most sought-after role and the main and sure way to become a"star" and/or a celebrity , the actor is the most central part of the set and must obviously have the highest level of acting abilities but often must also have good memory abilities so that he can remember huge amounts of text. The actor is actually a kind of artist whose job it is to take a text and bring it to life. In order to get the lead actor role in the commercial, the performer must match his appearance to the requirements of the cast and also convey the text in a good and convincing way.

Good luck with the audition 🙂