Blair Hickey & Brian Wold

Blair Hickey & Brian Wold

Blair Hickey has been a working actor for over 25 years, starting with stage and daytime TV work in New York, then continuing in Los Angeles, appearing primarily in television and commercials. Highlighted credits include The Big Bang Theory, NCIS:LA, Heroes, Medium, How I Met Your Mother, Ghost Whisperer, Ally Mcbeal, The Practice and Chicago Hope.

www.CastingAbout.com

Brian Wold is an internet and website consultant with almost three decades of experience, specializing in public relations, marketing and business communications. Combining their skills and expertise, Blair and Brian created CastingAbout, the online casting and production guide for professional actors. In 2009, CastingAbout was acquired by Breakdown Services, where both continue to work as managers and industry speakers.

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Blair Hickey & Brian Wold
  • Meet Brian Wold & Blair Hickey: Founders Of Casting About

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    Who is Blair Hickey?
    Who is Brian Wold?
    What is Casting About?
    Can you tell me what Casting About is all about?
    What does Casting About do?
    Should I Join Casting About?

  • What is CastingAbout & How Does It Relate To Actors Access.

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    What is CastingAbout and how does it relate to Actors Access?
    Is CastingAbout the same as Actors Access?
    How does CastingAbout correlate with CastingAbout?
    Is CastingAbout linked to Actors Access?
    What is the differen...

  • Where Does Casting About Get It's Information?

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    Where does Casting About get info from?
    How does Casting About stay up to date?
    Where does Casting About get its information from?
    Where does Casting About draw its information from?
    Where do you find all the info to k...

  • How Do Actors Use Casting About For Mailings?

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    What does Casting About do?
    What info does Casting About have?
    What can Casting About do for me?
    How can Casting About help with mailings?
    What is Casting About used for?

  • Is Contact Information For All Casting Directors Listed On Casting About?

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    What information is on Casting About?
    Why aren't certain casting directors on Casting About?
    What does not expecting mail mean?
    How can Casting About help mailings?
    How do I connect with casting directors?

  • What Sized Mailing Labels Are Best To Use On Casting About?

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    What mailing labels should I buy?
    What mailing label are compatible with Casting About?
    Where do I get mailing labels?
    What are mailing labels?
    What are mailing labels for?

  • How Do Actors Use CastingAbout To Build & Maintain Relationships?

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    Is CastingAbout good for networking?
    What does CastingAbout do in terms of expanding my network?
    Is CastingAbout worth paying for?
    How can CastingAbout help me?
    What does CastingAbout do for actors and our relationship...

  • How Often Is Information On Casting About Updated?

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    How up to date is Casting About?
    How much do you up date Casting About?
    Who updates Casting About?
    What is Casting About's reputation?
    What is on Casting About?
    Is Casting About regularly updated with new information?
    ...

  • How Do Actors Use CastingAbout To Help Market Themselves To Casting Directors?

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    Is CastingAbout good for communicating with Casting?
    How can CastingAbout connect me with casting?
    Are casting directors on CastingAbout?
    Is CastingAbout useful to connect with casting?
    Does CastingAbout help m get aud...

  • Should I Approach Or Network With Directors On Social Media Before My Audition?

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    Can I contact a director before I meet them?
    Should I pre-ward casting that I'm about to meet them?
    Should I email a director that I'm excited to meet them?
    Can I build a relationship with a director prior to auditioni...

  • Will Casting Directors Respond To Messages On Twitter, Instagram or Facebook?

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    Can I message casting on twitter?
    Can I use instagram to connect with casting?
    Can I DM casting?
    Can I send message on FB to casting directors?
    Can I tweet @ casting?

  • Can I Email A Casting Director If I Have Their Address?

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    Can I email casting?
    Can I spam casting?
    Can I send e-newsletters to casting directors?
    How many times per week can I send emails to casting directors?
    Is it OK to email casting directors?

  • Should I Address Mailings To The Casting Director, Associate, Or Assistant?

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    Do I mail the casting assistant?
    Do I mail the casting associate?
    Do I mail the casting director?
    Who do I mail at the casting office?
    Who should I mail at the casting office?

  • How Does A Casting Director Review Submissions on Breakdowns?

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    What is Breakdown Express?
    Who sees the submissions?
    How does Casting see submissions for roles?
    What is the process of reviewing submissions?
    How am I seen by casting after submission?

  • Is It Ok To Drop Off Headshot & Gift To A Casting Director's Office?

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    Is it ok to drop off my headshot and a gift to introduce myself to a casting directors office?
    Is it cool to rock up to a casting director's office?
    Can I bring casting food and coffee as a surprise?
    Can I drop by cast...

  • Do Casting Directors Look At Postcards?

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    What is a postcard?
    Do casting care about postcards?
    Why a postcard?
    What is a mailing?
    What is the best kind of mailing?
    Do Cds look at postcards?
    Are postcards successful in making contact with casting?
    Will casting ...

  • Can Casting Directors Change The Order They View Headshots In On Breakdowns?

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    How does casting see headshots?
    Can casting alter their viewing options when it comes to headshots?
    How does Casting see me on breakdowns?
    What headshot is casting seeing?
    How will casting view actors headshots after s...

  • How Do Casting Directors See The Submissions On Breakdown Services?

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    How will casting see my submission?
    What is the display for casting perusing breakdowns?
    On Breakdown Services, how will submission appear for casting directors?
    How will submissions be viewed by casting directors?
    How...

  • Do Casting Directors Watch All The Eco Cast Audition Tapes On Breakdowns?

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    What is eco cast?
    Are self tapes scams?
    Should I bother with eco cast audition tapes?
    What's the point of eco cast tapes?
    Why do casting directors make us do self tapes?
    Will my tape on Eco Cast actually be watched?
    Do...

  • What Order Does The Casting Director See Submitted Actors In On Breakdowns?

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    How do casting see us on breakdowns?
    How can I move up the lists after submission?
    Are submissions randomly ordered for casting?
    Does my submission need a slate shot to stand out?
    Does a slate shot help my submission m...

  • Should I Add Casting Directors Or Directors On Facebook Following My Audition?

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    Is it appropriate to add casting directors or directors on Facebook?
    Can I follow casting directors on social media after meeting them?
    Should I follow directors on social media following an audition?
    Can I follow up a...

  • How Do I Meet / Network With Up & Coming Directors In Order To Find Auditions?

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    How do I meet new directors?
    Where can I meet up and coming directors?
    Where do I go to meet new filmmakers?
    What are the good film schools to meet directors?
    How can I connect with new filmmakers?
    Any tips on network...

  • What's A Way To Build Long Term, Working Relationships With Casting Directors?

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    How do I build long term, working relationships with casting?
    Why do casting directors never remember me?
    Am I on this casting director's radar?
    What can I do to earn castings trust?
    How do I build a relationship with ...

  • What Is A Casting Director Looking For In A Submission?

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    How do I stand out in my submission to casting?
    How do I get an audition off a submission?
    What is casting wanting in a submission?
    How does casting assess submission?
    What is the process of choosing the actor to come ...