1 – CastingFile Studio
The core idea of CastingFile Studio is to serve as a central hub for various types of casting as well as for selecting different auxiliary workers in the entertainment industry. Various types of talents who work, want to work, or participate as part of the entertainment industry create their profiles here and present themselves through personal pages, posts, photos, and short videos. CastingFile Studio is free for all users and available worldwide.
2 – Talents
Talents can come from various areas of the entertainment industry, such as actors, photo models, runway models, musicians, professionals, amateurs, or beginners. After creating a profile, they present themselves and what they offer through personal pages, posts, photos, and videos. They create a personal page with the content they want to showcase for any type of casting.
3 – Industry Professionals
Professionals include photographers, cameramen, sound technicians, lighting technicians, producers, directors, casting directors, managers, agents. They also create their profiles, and depending on their role or the need for using CastingFile Studio, they may or may not present themselves more or less. For example, a photographer or cameraman who wants to present themselves for potential new jobs will present themselves equally to talents. Similarly, every professional who expects to be engaged in any way presents themselves. Producers, directors, casting directors who will primarily use CastingFile Studio to browse content offered by talents, to search for talents or professionals for projects, may not necessarily present themselves through a user profile, but if they wish, they can. The same goes for managers and agents.
4 – Following
The recommendation for following is for a talent to follow their agent, the agent to follow producers. Anyone can follow anyone, so a talent can follow multiple agents or multiple casting directors. If a talent only follows their agent, then they receive notifications about potential auditions only from their agent. If a talent follows multiple agents and multiple casting directors or producers, they will receive notifications from all the people they follow regardless of whether the notification is appropriate for them or not. Therefore, we recommend that agents follow casting directors, producers, studios, and talents follow their agent.
5 – Other Users, Fans
Anyone can create a profile on CastingFile Studio. A profile can be created by a user looking for music or a photographer for a wedding, or a fan of an actor or actress who wants to follow the actor's or actress's profile. These will mostly be "passive users."
6 – Communication
Considering that anyone can be a user of CastingFile Studio, the messaging system is closed within the network, meaning users can only contact each other within the CastingFile Studio network without knowing each other's contact information unless individual users publicly disclose their information at their own risk (WE STRONGLY DISCOURAGE THIS). The messaging system is closed within the network precisely so that users can communicate with each other without revealing their contact information and so that they can block anyone they do not wish to communicate with at any time. This way, agents, producers, or casting directors can directly communicate with talent and invite them to auditions. If a talent assesses at any point during communication that the person on the other end does not have sincere intentions, they can block that person at any time and terminate communication.
7 – Searching the CastingFile Studio Database
Whether you're working on a major film project or simply looking for a photographer or music for a wedding, a basic search engine and an advanced search engine are available for browsing the database. The search engine is located in the middle of the header, and when you click on it, an advanced search option is offered. The advanced search engine is also available in the menu under the "Explore" option. In the basic search, you can search using any textual criteria, while in the advanced search, additional filters can be activated. For example, if you are looking for talents or workers for film production in a particular country, you can define the country of interest in the advanced search. Similarly, in a specific country, you can search for agents and contact them for talent recommendations. Other filters in the advanced search include filtering by age range, gender, profile picture, and more. In the advanced search, the search results can be sorted as "Users," "Pages," or "Groups."
Last updated: the 22nd of January, 2025.