Cut Above Casting Services

Excellent service! They are the most professional amongst their competition. Their website is very well organized and everyone there acts professionally without being rude whatsoever. I was immediately booked the week I signed up and felt really good when I got my first check in the mail today. Thanks CAC!

If you are getting into extra work then use this service. It saves you time and allows you to have control of your schedule if you are also working on other projects/​jobs. Lisa is a wonderful woman and will treat you with the same respect you show her. Also, her staff is amazing and hard working. Be thankful for them and you will do great.

I have only been with CAC less than two months. I was a Location Manager in the business for 30 years. I had the responsibility of making sure background had what they needed in terms
of onset needs. That being said, I never truly understood how they were chosen to be there that day. I missed the day to day interaction on a production and decided to try working as an extra. CAC, Lisa, and Michael have been just great. The staff I have never met personally. But I know from the interaction with them they have my interest upfront on a daily basis. I feel how to get work is a learning experience. Having CAC working for me is a cornerstone in that learning process. You can’t do this alone so why not have the best on your side?

I’ve been with Cut Above Casting for several years now, and I love them. Lisa and her staff work extraordinarily hard to book jobs for their clients. When you register with Cut Above, you’re making a sound investment in your career. (Livelihood, hobby, whatever your case may be)
If you’re trying to get work in the background entertainment industry, give them a chance. You won’t regret it.

Did someone just call this a scam? –_​_​_​– Well, I love this service because not only do they push to book you they treat you like family. Lisa is darlin! She will call you directly concerning any issues and is very attentive, she doesn’t have to be but she is. Mike takes your pictures and is very understanding/​patient when you need to take like 50 to get the right shot lol but he’s pretty good so for me by the 3^rd pic I was good! :) I also love that they have a hotline which no other agency has that keeps u updated on whats going on in the industry. So for those who don’t know, this is a call in service which means they push to submit you and if you have the «look» casting directors are looking for, u will be booked if not then you don’t. (Cut above does not decide, they are not casting directors)!!! I was with this service for years so it just frustrates me when i see people posting inaccuracy. I was booked ALOT-​well worth the money — Again if i can give them 100 000 stars i would! Lovem!!!

I have been with Cut Above for about 2 months now. Why would I give them 5 stars for such a short time being with them? About a week ago, I was on set, and by the end of the day I was hospitalized. Lisa, the owner, texted me and called me when she heard from production. She wanted to know how I was and she and her staff were willing to get my car back to whatever location I wanted! That’s not a calling service’s problem to get my car back to me, but she offered! (Production took care of it instead). I doubt I’d get that type of help from a bigger service.
Lisa is a no nonsense business woman. Her staff is great! I have an ever changing schedule but I get booked. I purposely joined a calling service during «hiatus» to see if I could get booked and I did.
Do I wish I got booked more? Sure! Everyone does, no matter what service you have or even if you don’t — I hear that on EVERY set. But Lisa and her staff really work hard to get you booked-​they aren’t goofing around. And she’ll tell you like it is. If you want honesty about this business and yourself that’s what you’ll get. If you want your ego stroked and BS with empty promises, go elsewhere.
I asked a lot of background actors what service they used and if they were happy with them. CAC won hands down.

I’ve been a loyal client for nearly 2 years and CAC is clearly the best. The website access is as good as it gets — if you need to change your availability, you can do it instantly. Lisa and her crew run an air-​tight ship and are constantly busting their collective asses to get you booked on TV shows, movies, commercials, music videos and more. They operate with the utmost professionalism and a personal touch that you don’t get anywhere else in this fickle town. Take it from someone who’s been with other services, they know what they’re doing.

I’ve been with Cut Above Casting for almost 5 years. I’ve been booked on Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, Argo, Key & Peele, and countless shows, films, and commercial spots. If you join a calling service, you still need to hustle– obviously you can’t sit back and let a calling service do all the work. You need to keep your picture up to date (6 months or even sooner if your look changes dramatically) and make sure you register secondarily with the casting services for which Cut Above is a conduit, such as Jeff Olan Casting and Sande Alessi Casting. That being said, Cut Above is the absolute best booking service out there. They have the most up-​to-​date technology for their website and it is super easy to post or remove your availability. You can opt for email or text notifications, and communication with the CAC team is as clear as you let it be. Remember folks, success as a background actor depends on one’s attitude, dependability, punctuality, and durability as you ride the highs and lows of great bookings and dry spells (due to hiatus or supply/​demand). It’s Hollywood, get used to it. Lisa and her team are way ahead of the rest of the pack. They are as personable and driven as it gets in this field. I recommend CAC for the background actor that is serious about this line of work.

For about 7 years that I’ve been with Cut Above, I find their services to be of excellent quality with an office run by a highly professional team that’s easy to get along with and a very complete state of the art system that allows me to work well with, thanks to a nicely presented online client profile which I can update whenever and from where ever. I know for a fact that there’s a lot of scams in Hollywood which just go after your money but with no real results, Cut Above is surely not one of those, the 7 years I’ve been with them is the best testimonial evidence for that statement.