EP CASTING PORTAL
Transform casting for your production with the Casting Portal.
Whether you use Central Casting's Premium Casting or Production Driven Casting, your show is supported by the most advanced background casting technology in the industry.
With the EP Casting Portal, you get one platform to search talent, issue bookings, manage contracts, and track every detail of the casting process from pre-production through wrap.
Find the right background actors for every project with game-changing casting tools.
- Quickly sign up background actors to your own private database, with a self-serve profile they can update at any time.
- Search your background actors with speed and precision, filtering by look, location, availability, experience, skills and more.
- See when background actors last updated their profile and photos for an accurate view of who’s available.
- Communicate with background talent directly from the Casting Portal, quickly and easily.
Select and book hundreds of background actors in minutes.
- Save time with booking templates, bulk messaging and questionnaires.
- Manage availability and booking responses in one centralized platform.
- Securely watermark and distribute sensitive documents.
- Streamline the selection process for productions with digital lookbooks.
Contract background actors quickly and compliantly and get everyone to set on time.
- Send and track contracts, release forms, NDAs and policies directly via the platform and send bulk reminders to get everything in place before anyone steps on set.
- Communicate call details and last-minute schedule changes with the click of a button.
- Maintain a secure, audit-ready record of each engagement even after you wrap.
Revolutionize production payroll with integrated digital voucher technology.
- Expedite payroll processing for productions with SmartVoucher, EP’s secure digital voucher technology.
- Sign in and wrap background actors digitally without the lines or paperwork, dramatically reducing production and background overtime.
- Save time and increase accuracy with auto-calculations based on the relevant union agreement or rate card.
- Stay on top of crowd spend with background reports and instant access to hot costs.
More than 10,000 feature films, TV shows, and commercials worldwide have been powered by EP Casting Portal.
More than 10,000 feature films, TV shows, and commercials worldwide have been powered by EP Casting Portal.
More than 10,000 feature films, TV shows, and commercials worldwide have been powered by EP Casting Portal.
More than 10,000 feature films, TV shows, and commercials worldwide have been powered by EP Casting Portal.
“If I had to describe the Casting Portal in one sentence, I would say that it is a lifesaver!” - Sarah H.
Why Casting Directors and Casting Companies Use the EP Casting Portal
The EP Casting Portal is the premier solution for casting directors, companies and agencies looking to streamline how they find, book, manage and pay background actors across film and TV productions worldwide. Powering the leading casting professionals in the US, Canada, the UK and Europe — including the legendary Central Casting — the EP Casting Portal is the only end-to-end solution designed to simplify the complexities of background casting and crowd management, creating efficiencies which will transform your casting business and empower you to take on bigger projects with confidence.
The Casting Portal is fully integrated with SmartVoucher, the industry’s leading digital voucher technology, which allows your productions to sign in and wrap background actors digitally and automatically calculates hours to gross wages (including allowances and adjustments) in line with the relevant union agreement or rate card. This integrated solution allows casting directors, companies and agencies to stay ahead of the competition, offering productions a world-class casting experience from booking all the way through to payment.
Studios and production companies looking to use the Casting Portal across their productions can work with an existing casting director or casting company who uses the platform to benefit from the operational and cost-saving efficiencies of the advanced casting tools, integrated digital background vouchers and background payroll services. Alternatively, Central Casting can work with you to roll out the Casting Portal to your preferred casting director or casting company.
SmartVoucher is EP's secure digital voucher technology, fully integrated into the EP Casting Portal. It replaces paper timecards by allowing productions to sign in and wrap background actors digitally, automatically calculating hours to gross wages in line with the applicable union agreement or rate card. SmartVoucher eliminates payroll queues, reduces background overtime, and creates an audit-ready digital record of every engagement.
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