- We're ready to kick off our post-lunch coverage with Ask a Casting Director #apac2017 pic.twitter.com/C1UbREM8Rc
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869970267967238148
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:34:09 - How do narrators get on a roster? Depends on what a casting director is looking for at the time. Don't be afraid to follow up #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869971752503226368
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:40:03 - What can a narrator do w a demo to impress a casting director? Make sure to include narration AND dialogue, done well #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869971990840528897
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:41:00 - Dialogue and character work is important, but it's key to know the overall tone of the book as well #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869972319665565696
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:42:18 - Casting directors are seeing a need for more and more diverse accents other than USA/UK. If you can do authentically, great! #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869972575354589184
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:43:19 - What are casting directors hoping to find in auditions they receive? A special accent, a subject matter you went to school for etc #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869973030767923200
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:45:08 - Best way to keep a relationship with casting directors going, if not cast immediately? Feel free to email once a month w updates #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869973922409848832
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:48:41 - What's the most important thing to hear on a demo? No page turns! Character voices, accents. Lead with your best #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869974864345653249
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:52:25 - Don't speed through the material, honor punctuation, connect with the text #apac2017 pic.twitter.com/oBzwDyX3Mg
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869975178440306689
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:53:40 - Advice specific to non-fiction? Don't give a dry performance, don't forget to bring out the emotion in any text #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869976089208262656
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 17:57:17 - How do they actually cast? Sometimes a voice clicks right away when casting directors read the text, other times age, accent guide #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869976988143857664
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 18:00:52 - Sometimes they involve the author in the casting decision, to different extents #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869977085271527430
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 18:01:15 - How can a narrator pick up a series in the middle from another narrator? Request the previous files to listen to other narrator #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869978401184067585
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 18:06:28 - This!!! Readers like continuity even if just in pacing and similar accents #apac2017 https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869978401184067585 …
https://twitter.com/thegeekyblogger/status/869995422034657280
— Felicia 🐶 🍷⌨️ 📚 (@thegeekyblogger)Wed, May 31 2017 19:14:07 - Do your best to match the pronunciations, honor the character voices, but make them your own #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869978530834264064
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 18:06:59 - What brings you back to a narrator over and over? Voice, professionalism, communication #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869979476205162496
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 18:10:45 - Are casting directors concerned with social media numbers of a potential narrator? Not really, as far as these three go #apac2017
https://twitter.com/acx_com/status/869982378223161346
— ACX (@acx_com)Wed, May 31 2017 18:22:17 - "Ask a Casting Director" Thank you! #apac2017 @gildeak @penguinrandom @TantorAudio @CaitlinGaring @HarperAudio 🇬🇧🇺🇸 @HarperAudioUK pic.twitter.com/auCWS91nzz
https://twitter.com/AnaClements/status/869973080474570754
— Ana Clements Voice (@AnaClements)Wed, May 31 2017 17:45:20
