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Casting director

Other names

casting recruiter, extras casting director, film casting director, talent director, casting coordinator, movie casting director, executive of casting, talent booker, motion picture casting director, TV casting director

Film, TV, radio and photography

They choose actors for each part in a film or TV show, hold auditions, talk to agents, and agree on pay.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.

  2. 2

    Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.

  3. 3

    Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
directeur de casting/directrice de casting
español
director de reparto/directora de reparto
العربية
مدير الصب / مديرة الصب
português
Diretor de elenco/Diretora de elenco
Deutsch
Casting Director
italiano
direttore del casting/direttrice del casting

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