January Jones has taken purpose at directors who insist on working from house when nearly all of Hollywood is required to report back to set.
The Mad Men alum fired up in an Instagram Stories rant wherein she expressed her frustration over auditioning nearly for casting directors who refuse to depart house.
“Note to Hollywood: It’s time for casting directors to come back into the office like everyone else. To audition actors in person,” the 45-year-old stated, as per Vanity Fair.
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During the pandemic, it has turn out to be customary for casting directors to request actors ship them their self-taped auditions, relatively than auditioning in individual on the studio. And Jones thinks it is time to scrap this observe.
“I personally have had to self tape several times since the pandemic began and there is zero benefit to it for anyone involved,” she continued. “It’s time consuming, expensive, and a drag to whomever you have to drag in to read with you (sorry Mom), and is often done with zero direction/notes.”
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Jones additionally warned aspiring actors who are new to the audition circuit, telling them to not pay for auditions if requested.
“And if anyone asks for a FEE to audition please know that this is criminal and PATHETIC,” she stated. “I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for an actor just starting out if an established actor has to beg for a Zoom [meeting] when an in-person audition is ‘unavailable.’ Please do better.”
And, identical to Zoom periods, virtual auditions are onerous to wrap your head round. In 2020, on the top of the pandemic, Lukas Gage discovered himself in a clumsy state of affairs when director Tristram Shapeero did not mute himself in an audition whereas making disparaging remarks in regards to the actor’s condo.
The Euphoria star shared a video of the alternate which reveals him standing in his condo along with his lounge in full view behind him.
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As Gage adjusts his digicam, able to do the audition, Shapeero might be heard saying: “These poor people live in these tiny apartments. Like, I’m looking at his background and he’s got his TV and you know… “
Gage selected to see the humorous facet of the entire thing, laughing and informing the director that he’s not on mute.
“You’re unmuted. I know it’s a s—ty apartment. That’s why, give me this job so I can get a better one. Alright, ready?”
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At the time, Jones commented on Gage’s video, praising him for protecting his cool.
“Classy response Lukas 👌🏻,” she wrote. “What an entitled asshole, dm me who it was so I can make note not to ever work with that person.”
Shapeero later apologised to Gage, saying in an open letter through Deadline: “I offer Mr. Gage a sincere and unvarnished apology for my offensive words, my unprofessional behavior during the audition and for not giving him the focus and attention he deserved.”
“I’m mortified about what happened. While I can’t put the proverbial toothpaste back in the tube, I move forward from this incident a more empathetic man; a more focused director and I promise, an even better partner to actors from the audition process to the final cut.”
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