February 13th, 2010
Why is there so much talk about pilots but yet my daughter isn’t getting any auditions?
Good question. I don’t have an exact answer for since there could be a variety of reasons why you daughter is not getting pilot auditions right now. I can however share a couple of trends that often happen during pilot season that might help ease your mind.
When a pilot begins casting, the priority is to cast the main leads in the project. Attaching name talent to the pilot is crucial so the producers go through their dream cast and go down the list from there. The first actors to get seen are famous name actors, actors that have signed development contracts with the networks and actors who have tested for pilots in the past. Now lets say the producers have gone through all their choices and still cannot find who they are looking for or are just simply looking for more choices, then they will see newcomers. Now this is not an exact formula. There are exceptions but this is just what often happens.
Another note to keep in mind is that children are often cast last in a pilot. Unless it is a “kids” show, parents get cast first and usually by name actors. The children have to match the parents so it only makes sense the kids get cast last. For this reason, kids are often busy auditioning for pilots towards the later part of the season.
I also advise you check in with your daughter’s agent. Maybe they can give you additional info. Good Luck! Lorena
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