TALENT REPRESENTATIVE: Why are audition sides watermarked and how do I access them?

This article explains the watermarking security feature for audition sides and other documents on Casting Networks. We'll cover why this feature is used and walk you through how to access and download your talent's watermarked materials. 

To protect sensitive casting documents like scripts and sides, Casting Directors can enable a watermarking feature. When this feature is active, any sides or scripts opened or downloaded for your talent will be stamped with the email address of the user who is logged in (e.g., the talent representative's or the talent's email). This ensures that the documents are traceable and helps to prevent unauthorized sharing.

Each page of the PDF document will be stamped with the logged-in user's email address in a light gray watermark, displayed diagonally across the page.

When a project uses watermarking, you will need to log in to your Casting Networks account to access any documents for your talent. You will no longer receive direct download links for sides in your email notifications for these projects.

Instead of a direct link, the "Attachments" section of the email will state: “Log in to view attachments.”

Follow these steps to download your talent's sides:

1. Open the audition or role notification email you received for your talent.

2. Click the button to view the role, which will prompt you to log in to your Casting Networks account.

3. Once logged in, you can access the documents from the request in your account.

4. Selecting the sides will open them in a new tab, where they will be watermarked with the email address associated with your account.

Why do I have to log in now? I used to get links directly in my email.

Requiring a login is a key part of this security feature. It verifies the identity of the user accessing the materials and ensures that sensitive documents are watermarked specifically for the account that is logged in.

I’m having trouble accessing the sides. Can Support email them to me?

For security reasons, our support team cannot email sides or other casting documents. All materials for projects with this feature enabled must be accessed by logging into your account via the role notification. This ensures the document is correctly and securely watermarked.

Will all sides I receive for my talent be watermarked?

Not necessarily. This feature is enabled by the Casting Director on a per-project basis. You will only go through this process for projects where the casting team has chosen to activate watermarking.