Casting strategy & process · Specialist
Proposed casting
ELI5
A pitch reference indicating a casting direction or possibility instead of a commitment.
Used in conversation
“The director wants to discuss the proposed casting before anyone is booked.”
Definition
A pitch reference indicating a casting direction or possibility rather than a commitment.
Here “Proposed casting” means: A pitch reference indicating a casting direction or possibility rather than a commitment.
Pitch context
You may encounter “Proposed casting” in directing, casting & performance conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.
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