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BREAKDOWN - A detailed listing and description of roles available for casting in a production. A list provided to agents and managers by casting professionals through the Breakdown Service, indicating the specific types of talent needed for upcoming productions. The list is often specific in its needs for height, weight, age, skills and other elements for talent screening. It also includes a plot synopsis. Agents use this list to send in photographs and in other ways submit their talent for consideration, the first step in the casting process. Founded in 1971 this service has expanded to include Showfax (a source of audition scripts and entertainment news), the Link (the on-line version of the Academy Players directory) and other services. While most are for agents and other industry professionals, some are accessible free or for a fee for talent. From the web site of the Breakdown Services “Breakdown Services, Ltd., is the communications network and casting system that provides integrated tools for casting directors and talent representatives.  With offices in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver, Breakdown Services maintains affiliate relationships with sister companies in Toronto and London. Breakdowns are complete synopses of the characters contained within scripts…Talent representatives…download 50 to 60 pages of casting information.  They use the resulting Breakdowns to understand what roles are available and then submit their actors and actresses for these roles. The Breakdowns that are released to talent representatives include episodic, pilots, feature films, and movies for television, theater, student films, industrials and Internet projects.  A separate division called Commercial Express delivers commercials instantly to talent agents via e-mail. Use The Link and your Link code to submit Breakdowns for Commercial release (www.submitlink.com). http://www.breakdownservices.com
BREAKDOWN - A detailed listing and description of roles available for casting in a production. A list provided to agents and managers by casting professionals through the Breakdown Service, indicating the specific types of talent needed for upcoming productions. The list is often specific in its needs for height, weight, age, skills and other elements for talent screening. It also includes a plot synopsis. Agents use this list to send in photographs and in other ways submit their talent for consideration, the first step in the casting process. Founded in 1971 this service has expanded to include Showfax (a source of audition scripts and entertainment news), the Link (the on-line version of the Academy Players directory) and other services. While most are for agents and other industry professionals, some are accessible free or for a fee for talent. From the web site of the Breakdown Services “Breakdown Services, Ltd., is the communications network and casting system that provides integrated tools for casting directors and talent representatives.  With offices in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver, Breakdown Services maintains affiliate relationships with sister companies in Toronto and London. Breakdowns are complete synopses of the characters contained within scripts…Talent representatives…download 50 to 60 pages of casting information.  They use the resulting Breakdowns to understand what roles are available and then submit their actors and actresses for these roles. The Breakdowns that are released to talent representatives include episodic, pilots, feature films, and movies for television, theater, student films, industrials and Internet projects.  A separate division called Commercial Express delivers commercials instantly to talent agents via e-mail. Use The Link and your Link code to submit Breakdowns for Commercial release (www.submitlink.com). http://www.breakdownservices.com