CASTING DIRECTORS: How do I create requests?

This article is for Casting Directors who want to send requests to talent. Requests allow you to ask questions or collect media directly from talent within a project. Read on to find out how to set up each type of request and get the most out of this feature.

Follow these steps to send a request to talent from within a project:

1. Click on the project name.

2. Click on Self Tapes & Requests below the project name.

3. Click on New Request.

   

4. Choose Question Request or Media Request.

   

A new page will appear with a form to complete. Fill in the following:

• Request name

• Media types (video, audio, photo, and PDF)

• Media instructions

• Option to include sides previously uploaded to the talent's role

• Ability to add specific talent to the request

Once the form is filled out, click Send Request.

Please note: Talent can upload a total of 10 media files per request.

A new page will appear with a form to complete. Fill in the following:

• Request name

• Your question

• Option to include sides previously uploaded to the talent's role

• Ability to add selected talent to the request

Once the form is filled out, click Send Request.

Helpful Tip: Both request types allow you to include a message to representatives that will not be visible to talent.

While creating your request, you will see an option to Include Sides.

In order to add sides to your request, they must first be uploaded to their corresponding role on the Overview page and cannot be uploaded on the requests page. If sides have already been uploaded, select the checkbox to include sides attached to roles. Talent included in the request will only see the sides that correspond with their role.

If your sides have not been previously uploaded to your role. You can save the current request and come back to it by selecting "Save Draft" at the bottom of the page.

Once the sides have been added to your role, you can come back to your request, select the checkbox to include sides attached to roles and continue building your request.

While creating your request, you will see an option to +Add Talent.

• This opens a list of all selected talent in the project.

• It includes their selection number.

• You can filter talent by their selection tag.

• Clicking the checkbox next to the role name adds all talent (or all filtered talent) to the role.

• Opening the role dropdown will display all selected talent for that role allowing you to use the checkbox next to specific talent. This allows you  to select them individually then adding your selections in bulk.

Can I send a Self-Tape / Media Request and a Question Request at the same time?

You do not have the option to send both types at the same time. If you want to request media and ask talent a question, we recommend sending a Media Request. You can add your question to the Media Instructions field. Talent also have the opportunity to include a note with their media submission, which can be used to answer questions or share additional information.