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Music Video Casting
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Music Video Casting

Talent for label and independent productions

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Music videos are cast fast and shot faster. The schedule is usually a single long day, the treatment moves between setups, and the talent has to carry a mood rather than deliver lines. We cast for presence on camera and for stamina across the day.

How this discipline is cast

Music Video Casting, in practice

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01 — Approach

Presence over polish

A treatment tends to want a face that holds attention through a wide, an intimate close and a moving shot, sometimes within one verse. That reads in moving footage and rarely in a headshot, so shortlists here lead with video.

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02 — Approach

Movement and dance

Where the treatment involves choreography, movement ability is a hard requirement and we verify it rather than take it on trust. Trained dancers, freestyle movers and talent who simply move well are noted distinctly, because a choreographer needs to know which of the three has arrived.

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03 — Approach

Built for one long day

Most of these shoot in a single compressed schedule with wardrobe changes between setups. We confirm call times, wardrobe sizing and turnaround with the production before the day, so the first hour is spent shooting rather than sorting.


Scope

What we cast under Music Video Casting

Talent for label and independent music productions.

  • Lead and hero talent
  • Dancers and movement artists
  • Ensemble and crowd
  • Character and cameo
  • Couples and pairings
  • Band-adjacent talent

Selected footage

From this discipline

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Stills

On set and in the studio

Music Video Casting casting — Lifestyle & Events
Music Video Casting casting — Production & BTS
Music Video Casting casting — Lifestyle & Events
Music Video Casting casting — Production & BTS
Music Video Casting casting — Lifestyle & Events
Music Video Casting casting — Production & BTS

Questions

Music Video Casting — common questions

How quickly can a music video be cast?

Faster than most formats, because the shortlist is smaller and the decision is usually made by one or two people. The honest constraint is availability: a compressed schedule means a single date, and a single date narrows the pool sharply.

Can you cast trained dancers?

Yes, and we separate trained dancers from talent who move well, because a choreographer plans differently for each. Send the style — classical, hip-hop, contemporary, folk — and the shortlist is built to it.

Is the usage different from a commercial?

Usually broader and longer, since a music video lives on streaming platforms indefinitely. That is priced into the quote up front rather than treated as a renewal, so a video does not have to come down or be renegotiated later.

Next step

Send the brief

Dates, budget band, usage and the look you are after. We come back with a shortlist and a quote rather than a folder of profiles.