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January 8, 2008
Geeky Casting Numbers
You know how I loooooove my geeky casting numbers. :)
Breakdown for Scratching the Surface went out yesterday just after 11am. As of 4:30pm today, here are the numbers.
Total submissions (on nine speaking roles): 8799 (Amy = 1098, Jake = 1356, Maggie = 1058, Shelley = 1002, Mick = 1296, Mrs. Shifman = 332, Steve = 1542, Mr. Edelman = 755, Mrs. Westin = 360)
Number of agencies/management firms submitting (from California, New York, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Vancouver, and Ontario, so far): 419
Number of actors self-submitting via Actors Access: 4272
Now, in the first day(s) of marking "selects," I go through and score actors as follows:
1 = I know their work (so, that's anything from a "name" actor whose work we ALL know to an actor who included a demo reel so we can "know" their work in a click, and anything from actors I've cast before and can't wait to cast again alllll the way down to an actor on my "never, never, never" list, but at least I know their work, so they get a 1 for this first time through)
2 = I know them, but not their work OR I know and love their agent or manager, so they should be considered based on reputation alone
3 = Don't know 'em, don't know their work, but I like their look enough to not dismiss 'em just yet... but these are the folks who will, all at once, LEAVE the "selects" within the next few hours, unless one of the producers says, "Oh, I know her! She's great! Keep her in the mix."
And numbers, right now, go like this:
2380 actors ranked 1, 584 actors ranked 2, 4170 actors ranked 3.
Yup, so in another few hours, our number of "selects" will go from 7133 to under 3000. And then down to... well, eventually... one actor per role. ;)
Flyin' my geek flag proud! (Even with laryngitis, which is actually a nice way to not have to deal with too many phone calls.)
Thank you for submitting, everyone! I'm thrilled!! :)
Posted by bonnie at January 8, 2008 5:09 PM