The Spotlight Guide to Idents

We answer the questions, what is an ident and what is it for?

When you go in for a casting, often the first thing that you will have to do is an ident, which is also sometimes known as a slate (especially in America). In this video, we show you what a typical ident for a commercial casting looks like and how this compares with an ident for a film, TV show or theatre production casting.

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