Open Casting
The professional way to run an open casting call, for TV, Commercials and Film
No more expired WeTransfer links, full inboxes or messy spreadsheets. Send one private link. Every application, photo and self-tape arrives in one place. Share the Yes list with producers by link.
Free until you publish. No card details.
- Free to apply
- No applicant accounts
- A deletion date on every call
- UK GDPR built in
Why switch
What changes when the call runs here.
The problem
Tapes arrive by WeTransfer, and the links expire before you watch them.
With Open Casting
Every tape lands in the call and stays until its deletion date.
The problem
Applications come back missing a headshot or a tape.
With Open Casting
A photo and a tape are required whenever the role asks for them.
The problem
Tapes run far over the length you asked for.
With Open Casting
A tape over the limit is stopped before it's sent.
The problem
A spreadsheet of names with no faces.
With Open Casting
Every applicant has a face and a name. Yes or No is one key.
The problem
Producers can't open your folder, or need a login.
With Open Casting
The Yes list goes to producers on one link. No account needed.
The problem
Children's tapes sitting in a work inbox.
With Open Casting
A parent applies for the child, and the consent is recorded.
The problem
Applicants' data kept for ever, by accident.
With Open Casting
Everything is deleted on the call's deletion date.
The problem
Fake calls using your production's name.
With Open Casting
Every casting page says it's the only place to apply, and how to report anyone charging a fee.
One fee per casting call, from £250. No subscription. Applicants never pay. What it costs
Who it is for
Commercials, TV and Film.
Open Casting is UK software for running an open casting call from one private link, for Commercials, TV and Film, priced per casting call from £250.
Built with a specialist casting company. 25 years each in UK digital and casting.
Set up and publish
Live in 5 minutes. One link brings everyone to you.
- Each role has a brief, dates and a scene to tape.
- Nothing is listed, searchable or public.
- Applicants need no account. Every casting page says who is asking.
Review
Decide each applicant with one key: 1 is Yes, 2 is No.
- A wall of faces or a table.
- Yes or No with one press, on a phone too.
- Big tapes are made smaller before upload.
Review, with the production team
Producers see your Yes list without a login.
- Producers mark their choices with no account. The link closes on a date.
- Add a colleague to review. Only you can publish, close or download.
- We log who did what.
Close
When the call ends, the clean-up does itself.
- Every call has a deletion date, 30 days by default after the production finishes. You and every applicant see it.
- Download a spreadsheet and a zip of tapes and photos.
- Close early, or reopen.
Your applicants’ data
Personal data, handled properly.
- Built to UK GDPR, and registered with the ICO as a data controller.
- Held under UK GDPR. Encrypted in transit and at rest. Tapes open only through links that last minutes.
- A child applies through a parent or guardian, with consent recorded, as the ICO's Children's Code expects.
- Deleted on the date you promised.
Read the agreement and data processing schedule every customer signs, and the terms every applicant accepts.
What it costs
One fee per casting call.
You pay when you publish. Roles are unlimited.
Small
£250
Up to 300 applicants. Excludes VAT.
A role or two, a short film or a pilot
Standard
Best value£750
Up to 1,500 applicants. Excludes VAT.
Most open calls
Large
£1,500
Up to 4,000 applicants. Excludes VAT.
Nationwide searches and high-profile roles
What the applicant number means
- One fee covers the whole casting call. Roles are unlimited.
- We email you at 80% and 100% of it. Move up a size at any time, or close the call when you have enough.
- Applicants beyond your plan are £1 each, invoiced once when the call closes. Buy more in advance from 60p each.
Custom
Over 4,000 applicants, or several calls a year. Custom Agreement.
Do applicants need an account?
No. They open your link and apply.
Who can see the applicants?
You, colleagues you add, and producers you send your Yes list to.
What happens to their details afterwards?
We delete them 30 days by default after the production finishes. Every call shows its date.
What about under-18s?
A parent or guardian confirms first. Until then, the casting team sees nothing.
What does it cost?
From £250 per casting call, paid when you publish.
Get started
Set up a casting call today.
Try it free on sample applicants.
Sent a casting link?
Open it. Free to apply, with no account. What the form fields mean