Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Do I pick up that phone??


What do you do when you eventually start receiving phone calls (because it's going to happen - mark my words!) from agents and such regarding auditions and call-backs?

When I first got started in this industry, the pager was in. Eughh!! That makes me sound ancient. Most agents and casting directors would simply call it, leave a message on a voicemail system and you'd return their call to confirm. Simple.

1 comment:

Angela Dee said...

I got this super-helpful response from David Licht via email:
"I completely agree with your "agent calls go directly to voice mail" theory. To repeat my experience, a couple of years ago I took a call from my agent while walking on the street and could not gather my writing tools (or thoughts) quickly enough to take down the audition info he was trying to give me. He was, of course, annoyed, and asked me to let him call again and leave the info on my voice mail and call him back to confirm. I now do that as a rule even if I'm home. It also gives me time to consider my interest and availability in the project without dithering about it on the phone."

Thanks David!!