Comments on: Weirdest Auditions: Faking Your Own Death, Mooing Like a Cow, and More

By: Madeline Goese

Madeline Goese — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:18:28 +0000

Hey Magnum! You can send your crazy audition story to marketing@castingnetworks.com 🙂

By: Patricia Corkum

Patricia Corkum — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:54:21 +0000

You all have me laughing so hard…thank you for sharing such moments of truth! As a Voice Actor you’ve inspired me to sink my teeth into some improv training…! You’re all very talented and your success is well deserved!

By: agencia digital

agencia digital — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:35:05 +0000

Diferentes recursos, para diferentes públicos.

By: Corinne Kason

Corinne Kason — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:50:40 +0000

I was sent on a Pizza Hut commercial. I hadn’t been given any info on what the character was but when I got there, there was a room full of old Italian ladies in mourning black. I happened to have a scarf in my purse so I pulled it out and put it over my head! When I got in the audition room, I was asked to improvise – in Italian – an argument with my sister; two old ladies fighting over the making of the pizza. Well, I didn’t speak Italian! So…I just put a bunch of Italian song titles together. The lady auditioning for my sister was Italian and this really threw her. She had no idea what to do. Long story short – got a callback. They changed the two “old ladies” to younger ladies with husbands and I got the job. I’m Armenian and it turns out the lady playing my sister was also Armenian. We had to be spoon fed the dialogue in Italian shooting day. Needless to say the Producers were in shock and kept calling us “The Albanians”

By: Katrina Morris

Katrina Morris — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 04:22:38 +0000

I was in a callback for a commercial where we were supposed to be VERY excited about our discount cards.
The guy who went in with me had a really aggressive way of being excited about discounts and I couldn’t help but recognize it and had a little fear mixed in with my excitement. I called my husband afterward and told him I had blown it. I ended up booking it.
The director told me at the shoot that he had liked my goofy-deshevled look the day of the audition and had me wear my own clothes in the commercial. I didn’t have the heart to tell him I was wearing my upscale hoodie!

By: PABLO ESPARZA

PABLO ESPARZA — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 01:00:09 +0000

I auditioned for Kentucky Fried chicken a few years ago in Austin, Texas. The audition took place inside the kitchen of a restaurant that was getting ready to open. For the audition we had to eat cold fried chicken that looked old. I was the grand pa and a little boy was my nephew. They had us do it several times and at the last take when I was asking my nephew if he had enjoyed the chicken, he puked all over my face. The poor little guy could not deal with it no more and I was the one who paid the price. The make things worse, I did not get the job.

By: Samantha Skye

Samantha Skye — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:48:56 +0000

I had a commercial audition where they first asked me to act like it was my birthday, then that I had just won the lottery, and the kicker is that the last think they wanted from me was to pretend my dog had just died in my arms. It actually brought me to tears! To date, the weirdest most emotionally fluctuating audition I’ve had.

By: Ravi Naidu

Ravi Naidu — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:18:06 +0000

I recently had a commercial audition that went sideways. It’s a two-person scene where me and the other guy are window washers and at the top we had to improv a little dialogue as we work. So, I started with something light and said, “Man, our kids are growing up so fast these days. In response, my scene partner said, “yeah, too bad my stupid ex won’t let me ever see mine.”
I tried not to break, but there was definitely a moment of awkward silence, I was hoping that CD would cut and restart. But, we kept rolling. I tried to save with, “Oh, that’s terrible. Sorry to bring up such a painful topic.” And then the other actor said, “Too late now. Thanks, Pal!” Aaaaand scene.
What was even funnier was as we were walking out, the other actor was a nice as could be and thought it went so well…I did not even get a callback. LOL!

By: Angelina Ramirez

Angelina Ramirez — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:08 +0000

I went to a commercial audition for a brand I had looked up that showed they loved over the top comedy. When I went in the room we were supposed to be quirky neighbors in the neighborhood. I was the nosy next door neighbor.
We were all supposed to be jovial and happy but I took it to the next level with joy. After the first go round the casting director gave me a note to not be so over the top. We did it again and I did the same darn thing, I couldn’t snap out of it!
The third take I was like okay I’ll tone this down this time. For some reason I got stuck and went over the top again! I left the room with so much energy and realized they wanted it to be rooted in reality more than being over the top. I didn’t book the job but learned when I should use that energy and when I should leave it at the door.

By: Misty Mills

Misty Mills — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:23:58 +0000

I went for a VO for an animated feature. My agent said they would have sides available there so I didn’t think much of it. I get there and… no sides.
The entire thing was improv. Okay, inthought, I can handle this. The movie was about animals so I had to improv being an animal, any animal, without saying words or making an animal sound. What I intended was a noisy pig eating which is all my brain could come up with, but what came out sounded like a deranged character in The Sims followed by a very forced burp.
The CD asked me if I was always this unprepared. Thankfully the next time I saw her all she remembered about me was my hair.