27-2012.04 · Task explorer
Talent Directors: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.
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This source lists 15 tasks, including 11 marked Core and 4 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2019.
15 tasks shown
Core · Task 11018 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.
Core · Task 11020 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
Core · Task 11017 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.
Core · Task 11024 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.
Core · Task 11021 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.
Core · Task 11023 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.
Core · Task 11026 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Arrange for or design screen tests or auditions for prospective performers.
Core · Task 11015 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Review performer information, such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, to decide whom to audition for parts.
Core · Task 11019 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability.
Core · Task 11016 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production.
Core · Task 11022 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors.
Supplemental · Task 21139 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Direct shows, productions, and plays.
Supplemental · Task 11025 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Hire and supervise workers who help locate people with specified attributes and talents.
Supplemental · Task 21140 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Teach acting classes.
Supplemental · Task 11027 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Locate performers or extras for crowd and background scenes, and stand-ins or photo doubles for actors, by direct contact or through agents.
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