Video game casting will now be recognized as a membership qualification category by the Casting Society (CSA), allowing professionals in game casting to be eligible to apply for CSA membership.
The newly added category extends to those in video game casting who have worked in senior or principal casting roles, including casting directors, senior casting managers and senior casting producers. (Applicants must have also cast principal roles.) To qualify, the casting professionals must have been involved with voice over, motion capture or performance capture on released titles. Those who work as associate casting directors will also be eligible to apply, with similar requirements.
The eligibility change aims to clarify what is considered casting direction in video games. Approved applicants will enter CSA with the same membership status and obligations as any other category, including film, television, theatre, unscripted content and commercials.
“As the entertainment landscape continues to evolve, CSA remains committed to recognizing excellence in casting across all performance media. Establishing video game casting as qualifying work for a membership category acknowledges the significant contributions of casting professionals in interactive media while preserving the organization’s longstanding membership standards,” said CSA President Destiny Lilly.
Founded in 1982 and currently almost 1,200 members strong, Casting Society is a global resource for producers, directors and creative teams seeking casting professionals. The organization also focuses on supporting and promoting its members and the profession’s image.
To become a member of CSA, casting directors must have a minimum of 100 weeks in the last 5 years of experience working as an on-line director and casting principal roles in film, television, theatre or commercials. Alternatively, those who are employed as casting directors by a CSA-recognized studio, network or production company are eligible. Find full eligibility information here.
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