Audition prep, execution, follow-up and more... hear it all direct from experienced Casting Director & Producer Catrine McGregor, C.S.A.

You probably don’t know what mistakes you are making or how to fix them, but you will.

This course teaches you that the audition is not just walking into the casting room. It begins the moment you get your sides and how you prepare and ends when you leave the casting room.

Catrine will guide you on how to make the most of your auditions for both television and film.

Follow your dreams

Learn the PROFESSIONAL way to audition for PROFESSIONAL roles.


  • Foundational auditioning knowledge for the new actor or the perfect refresher before going to the next big audition

  • Actor Ryan Vigilant provides information from the actor’s perspective

  • Includes footage from real auditions so you can learn from their mistakes.

  • Learn tools for auditioning that you’ll take to not only your next audition, but use over and over to better your audition and book roles!

  • The perfect course for the beginning actor to get an overview of the process and equip yourself for your next audition.

  • Stop wasting your time going to auditions and auditioning ineffectively.

  • The audition begins from the time you get the sides and what you do to prepare can make or break your audition.  

  • This course includes a free download of “On My Way”, motivational thoughts and stories to listen to while going to your auditions.

Curriculum

  • 1

    Course Introduction

    • Course Introduction
  • 2

    Getting the Sides and Prepping

    • Getting the sides and prepping

    • Quiz
  • 3

    Breaking Down the Script

    • Breaking Down the Script - A Practical Lesson

    • Quiz
  • 4

    Headshots and Resumes

    • Headshots and Resumes

    • Quiz
  • 5

    Working with the Camera Person

    • Working with the Camera Person

    • Quiz
  • 6

    Slating

    • Slating

    • Quiz
  • 7

    Working with the Reader

    • Working with the Reader

    • Quiz
  • 8

    Adjustments

    • Adjustments

    • Quiz
  • 9

    Callbacks

    • Callbacks

    • Quiz
  • 10

    You are Enough

    • You Are Enough

    • On My Way Audio

About Your Instructor

CSA Casting Director and Producer

Catrine McGregor

Catrine McGregor is an award-winning producer and casting director whose career spans almost forty years and projects ranging from feature films to TV shows to IMAX movies to interactive video games.McGregor began her career at Disney Studios after receiving her dual Master’s Degrees and Film/TV and Education from Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles. She went on to work on Warner Brothers projects as well as many independent films as a producer and casting director. Her actual casting company was started when Robert Redford asked if she would come on board to do the Utah casting on Academy-Award nominee Michael Hoffman film, Promised Land. This project led to dozen more films cast by McGregor Casting, including Salma Hayek and Danny Glover’s directing debuts.Catrine has cast well over 400 projects, including films, TV, IMAX, commercials, webseries and video games. She is a member of the prestigious CSA (Casting Society of America). During her forty year career in the film industry, Catrine has worked extensively all over the US as well as Europe and Africa. She prides herself in discovering and developing new talent and has done so with many people that you see every day in films and on TV.

Skills You'll Learn

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  • Audition Prep

  • Blocking

  • Character Choices

  • Headshots and Resumes

  • Working with a Reader

  • Auditioning with a Camera

Is the course worth the price?

There is a saying that “Those that can’t do teach other to do.”

The sad fact is that this saying is often applied to the teaching of any acting process, including auditioning. If you are taking an upper education course about acting/auditioning at a local university, there is a good chance that the teacher has not been on a set or in a casting session for years and they are not current on trends, SAG rules and technology. We are all familiar with the high cost of college courses.

Every region has acting classes, too,  and some are terrific. I have experienced dozens of these classes, and as I said, some can not be topped. If you ever have a chance to study with Glenn Morshower in any of his regional workshops, I can not begin to tell you how much value you will get from it. But most classes are not taught by the ‘Moshowers’ of the world, and are often taught by actors who need to supplement their acting income, so they teach. I have witnessed poor teaching and inaccurate teaching and I can even say, teaching that could do more harm than good. These classes will also cost a substantial amount, without having access to good material over and over again as a refresher.

With that in mind, you need to train. I think that you would agree with me that a pianist will need to work on his craft for years before thinking of playing Carnegie Hall.

If you never train, how will you never correct some simple mistakes that you make in auditions. So you can waste gas, time and energy going to auditions year after year, making the same mistakes, or you can invest in taking a course that will greatly increase your chances of booking.

Remember to talk to a CPA as well, as there is a very good chance that anything you spend on advancing your career as an actor is a tax write off.




What are Catrine McGregor’s qualifications to teach this course?

Catrine McGregor holds a dual Master’s Degree in Filmmaking and Education from Loyola-Marymount University  in Los Angeles, and has cast and produced over 400 film, TV, commercial, IMAX and video game projects. She has won awards in each creative field, has taught hundreds of auditioning workshops,  and is a member of the prestigious Casting Society of America.


Do I need to be in Hollywood to benefit from this course?

Absolutely not! If, in fact, you live in LA, you probably have an acting class or school on every corner (right next to the Starbuck’s, most likely!). Even these classes probably don’t go into the in-depth detail of the ReelGuru Auditioning class, and the on-line course doesn’t require a 45 minute drive and finding a $20 parking space!

Every part of the world needs actors for some reason or another, and you, the regional actor, need the training that ReelGuru can provide you. The information will not vary from area to area.

Bonus Material

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  • On My Way

    Audio Download

    $19.99 value

    On My Way is an album of motivational thoughts and stories from Catrine and several actors to listen to while on your way to your audition.

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