Offers, availability & attachments · Specialist
Cast attachment
Also called: talent attachment
ELI5
A performer represented as meaningfully committed to the project at a stated level, which must be supported by evidence.
Used in conversation
“The deck names a cast attachment, but the producer still needs evidence of commitment.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Cast attachment” in directing, casting & performance conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.
Caution
Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.
Connected terms
- Director attachmentA casting attachment concerns a performer, not the director.
- AttachmentThe search label “talent attachment” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — DGA Creative Rights HandbookSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14