PREVIEW: How To Stand Out & Get Cast In TOP TV Drama - With Leading Casting Director Sonia Allam & Casting Associate Leila Ali!

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Sonia Allam is a leading TV casting director working across some of the biggest drama and comedy projects out there - alongside her brilliant casting associate Leila Ali.

Their recent credits include ITV's The Blame, BBC legal drama The Split Up, hit Sky comedy Brassic, The Long Shadow, Better and many more.

Together, Sonia and Leila have built a reputation for discovering, championing and taking chances on exciting actors - including NEW talent with little or even NO previous TV experience.

In this 2 HOUR member-only mastermind, we pull the curtain back on Sonia and Leila's entire casting process, discover exactly how they find NEW actors, reveal what REALLY happens after your self-tape lands in their inbox, show you how to get on their casting radar THIS WEEK - and members of Act On This jump on camera for some 1-2-1 coaching too!

During the broadcast, we discuss:

• Why Sonia is ALWAYS looking to discover new actors - and how to get on her radar.
• The actors Leila finds easiest to champion to Sonia.
• How Sonia and Leila REALLY divide up the casting of a major TV drama.
• What happens behind the scenes BEFORE the first actor is ever approached.
• How casting budgets work - and why Sonia fights to get actors paid fairly.
• How an actor with NO previous TV credits landed a HUGE role in ITV's 'The Blame'.
• Why being the "best person in the room" can matter more than your previous credits.
• What happens when you walk into an in-person audition with Sonia and Leila.
• How choosing the right audition scenes can completely change who books the role.
• What happens to your self-tape after you hit 'submit'.
• Why casting decisions can take MUCH longer than actors realise.
• Self-tape deadlines - and what to do if you need more time.
• How Sonia and Leila watch, score and compare every self-tape they receive.
• Casting the South Asian family at the heart of BBC drama 'The Split Up'.
• Searching beyond Spotlight to find actors the team might otherwise miss.
• What to put in an email if you want Sonia and Leila to remember you.
• Why your location, skills and unique USPs could get you discovered months after you email.
• Showreels - and what Sonia and Leila actually want to see.
• What to send casting if you don't have a professional showreel yet.
• Why Instagram followers DON'T matter to Sonia and Leila when they're casting.
• What it means when a casting director keeps bringing you back again and again.
• The ONE thing Sonia & Leila want EVERY actor to know.
• And MUCH MUCH more!

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