This literally just happened. I had a callback audition this morning via Zoom. The instructions were to show up 15 minutes early and expect to stay 15 minutes after, in case they were running early or late.
So there I was at 10:30am for my 10:45am callback. Then 11:00 came and went. Then 11:15 came and went. Then 11:30 came and went.
I was in the middle of composing an email to my Agent, telling her that if they can't keep an audition on schedule, that there was no telling what set was going to be like and that I was going to drop this one. Just then, however, they clicked in and I got to do the audition.
However, if they hadn't clicked into the room (at 11:50am mind you), that I was out the door. I've got things to do too and if you can't be respectful of my time, I can't work with you. This is true when I put on my Director/Producer hat as well. If I'm there on time, so you should be too. It's just common courtesy.
What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
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Congratulations on the callback audition, Brandon Keeton! I understand your point, but sometimes things out of our control happen.
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I agree with you 100% Brandon Keeton. If things happen to make an audition or callback run really late, production should contact the actors to let them know.. I think it would've been more than reasonable for you to bail, but I'm glad you got to do your callback.
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Anthony DeVito Sag-aftra Yeah, I think no one would have thought it unreasonable if I had bailed but it was just disappointing to have been put into that situation at all. Thanks for your input!
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Did you get the part?
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Stephen Olson I'll find out this weekend! Lol! I doubt it though. I think maybe my frustration shown through in the callback. We'll see though.
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I have empathy for casting. Yes, I have things to do, but if I'm invited to audition, or just signed up, either way they want me be their guy. So, I would fall on the side of waiting an hour longer if necessary. If I had to leave, I would ask for rescheduling. It's online.
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Casting is unrelated to production (casting directors don't have anything to do with the actual running of the set), so I'm not sure how you can draw the conclusion that "there's no telling what the set might be like." There are any number of reasons casting could be running late, the fact that they told you to plan for it, is telling to you expect it. I, for one, am always surprised when my audition is on time. I usually expect to have to wait at least 15-20 minutes. If there are other people ahead of me, that can help me gauge.
That being said, I haven't encountered this on a Zoom audition. I have had to wait before but not an hour. I think I would be wondering if I got the date and time wrong, looking for a number to call etc. I don't have an agent, so I don't know how long I would have waited, but if I had to go, I would have sent an email to reschedule. It just depends on how much I want the part.
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Suzanne Bronson and for everyone on this thread, I understand that casting is separate from production in most cases, especially for TV/Film. In this case, however, it wasn't. This was for a commercial. The client and the Director/Producer were the ones running their own casting and were all on the call. They would also be the ones I would be dealing with on set.
And I did plan on running a little late. As you stated, they usually do and I have found that to be the case as well. But in their own email, they said that 11:00 would be the latest I would be seen. I didn't go on until 11:45 (ish), which seems like a bit of an extreme. However, this was the Agent I have had REALLY good luck booking for lately and I didn't want to let her down, so I stayed a little longer than I thought.
I guess it would have been nice if their assistant who sent the email would have sent me another one telling me what the case was. In the end, I still did the audition so I guess it's all much ado about nothing and I'm just complaining! Lol!
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I admire you all of you , as an actor or actress is hard to get the part. My advice is star producing writing a story of your life and start filming
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