Looking to join a professional casting agency and become a paid background artist?

Have you got what it takes?

• Working as a supporting artist provides a unique insight into the world of movie-making and you get paid for it!
  
  
• The Casting Network only gets involved in projects that offered paid work.
  
  
• You MUST be over 16 years old and no longer in full time education.
  
  
• You MUST be able to get up early in the morning – a standard day on a period production starts at 6am.
  
  
• You MUST be able to scan and email the photo page of your valid passport to prove your entitlement to work in the UK – this is employment law.
  
  
• You MUST be able to supply your National Insurance Number.
  
  
• You should preferably own and drive your own vehicle or have someone to drive you, as filming often starts before public transport begins or can be a distance from your home.
  
  
• Please follow the instructions to upload a recent photograph of yourself. It must be a COLOUR photo of you ON YOUR OWN. You cannot be considered for work without submitting a photograph.
  
  
• The Casting Network has found that using texts and emails is the most efficient and cost effective way to check your availability and send you details of bookings and locations. We cannot accept applications if you cannot supply both these things.

NOTE: BY APPLYING ONLINE, YOU ARE EITHER BEING CONSIDERED FOR ONE SPECIFIC PROJECT OR BEING CONSIDERED FOR FORMAL REGISTRATION. NO ONE IS FORMALLY REGISTERED UNTIL THEY HAVE ATTENDED A REGISTRATION APPOINTMENT AND MET THE CASTING TEAM.

Registration appointments are made available to book online in early autumn and registration is at no cost to you.

If you require professional photographs a professional photographer is available at the registration days for which there is a charge at reduced rates.

If you think you are the right person for us you are able to apply online by filling in our online application form.

Before you do so you will need to have measured yourself accurately and have the following information to hand. Please use this guide and read the notes in the boxes below to provide us with accurate information. Imperial measurements only (Feet/Inches)

Please be truthful with your measurements as if you are picked for a production a costume maybe provided based upon the measurements given.

If you your measurements are inaccurate the costume may not fit and you could be sent home unpaid.

Above is a sample of the type of profile images we are looking for (click on the image to see the full profile) Good quality professional looking photographs or even better, professionally taken photographs must be supplied as it will present you in professional light and increase the chances of obtaining work. Poor quality images taken on a mobile phone or images cropped from holiday or party snaps only serve to give the wrong impression. Your photographs should at least contain one head and shoulder shot and one full length shot taken on a plain white background. Lifestyle shots can be added only in addition to these essential shots. If poor quality images are supplied they will only be used as a reference whilst awaiting replacement images and will prevent your profile being activated on the web site. Image Dimensions Images should be supplied as jpg and approximately 2000 pixels in depth. The images will be professionally cropped and uploaded to the site.

Please Do Not Apply More Than Once As This Will Cause Both Applications To Fail

PLEASE NOTE - IF YOU DO NOT EMAIL AN APPROPRIATE PHOTOGRAPH WITH YOUR APPLICATION YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE DELETED.

PHOTOGRAPHS CAN ONLY BE EMAILED TO:

new.applications@thecastingnetwork.co.uk

PHOTOGRAPHS EMAILED TO ANY OTHER EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE REJECTED