Cast
Roster, deal memos, availability, character bibles. The cast book, automated.
A production-grade cast and character database that tracks actors, characters, availability, sides, makeup notes, wardrobe fittings, and continuity references across every scene they touch. DollyAi™ reads your script and pre-populates the roster automatically. Includes the built-in Casting Portal — actors record self-tapes from a one-link page on their phone, your casting director reviews videos with sides side-by-side, approve / reject / pin favourites.
Replaces: Breakdown Services + Casting Networks spreadsheets
The numbers
Cast by the figures.
Every figure below is live in the product today — counted from the running code, not the marketing deck.
The pipeline
Where Cast sits in the production flow.
The casting room as a synchronised production app. Cast sits between the breakdown's character extraction and the call sheet's daily roster — every confirmed actor flows automatically to the daily call sheet with names, roles, and call times pre-filled. Deal-memo status flips cast availability. Costume defaults scaffold themselves in the wardrobe surface the moment a row is created.
Inside the app
Every shipped feature, fully wired.
Each block below maps a real shipped capability to the workflow it powers. No vapourware, no coming-soon.
DollyAi in this app
10 AI commands wired into Cast.
Every command shows its credit cost before you commit. Every response is anchored in your real project — not a generic prompt.
Self-tape directions
3 crScene-specific tape directions: reader cues, mood beats, framing, character truth, what to avoid. Anchored in the actual script + role.
Conflict resolver
6 crReads cast availability across the schedule and proposes day-order shifts that resolve a double-booking.
Agent submission letter
3 crPersonalised pitch letter for a specific agent + actor + project. Honest, no fluff.
Rehearsal plan
3 crPer-scene rehearsal blocking + intent map for the director to share before the table read.
Audition monologue picks
3 crReads the character + script and surfaces 3-5 audition monologues from the canon that fit.
Character consistency
4 crCross-scene character drift check — flags moments where a character's voice or arc breaks.
Voice + speech profile
3 crPer-character voice ID — pace, register, idioms — for casting briefs + TTS voice matching.
Intro critique
3 crSelf-tape introduction critique focused on confidence + clarity, written for the actor solo.
Casting archetypes
4 crMaps character to canonical archetype + 5 reference performances + 3 working actors who fit.
Character TTS read-through
1 crPer-row TTS in any of 9 professional voices — dialogue read at performance pace.
Talks to every app
Cast reads + writes to the same project file.
No re-entry, no copy-paste, no out-of-sync versions. Every connection below is a live data path in the running product.
Breakdown
Breakdown extracts characters and autoseeds them into the Cast app the moment a script is broken down — no manual roster setup.
Script
Script-aware AI actions read your real screenplay for tape directions, consistency checks, voice profiles.
Diary
Cast attendance pre-populates the Diary's daily shoot-day entry — script supervisor walks in with the cast list already loaded.
Budget
Deal-memo status feeds cast department lines on the budget; rate-cards roll up to actuals via SAG fringe engine.
Shares one project file
Cast reads and writes to the same synchronized project as every other app in the suite. Change one thing upstream and every dependent surface picks it up automatically.
Powered by DollyAi™
Dolly reads everything Cast needs to know about your project before you even ask. She suggests, you approve — never the other way around.
Never-lose-saves
Every change is autosaved, versioned, and restorable. Roll back Cast to any point without losing downstream work.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Cast.
Can talent record self-tapes without an account?
Yes. Every cast member gets a one-link Casting Portal page on their phone — they record the self-tape inline (front camera, with the side displayed alongside), and the video lands in your casting director's review queue with the side attached. No signup required.
Does the AI self-tape review work for child actors?
No — by design. Child-actor uploads automatically skip the AI Vision pass. The system enforces the child-actor protocol — guardian fields, mandatory protocol acknowledgement, AI processing gates, restricted export — at the database layer before any AI feature touches the record.
Can I export deal memos to my legal team?
Yes. Talent release forms, deal memos, and the full paperwork pack export as PDFs with production name + talent name + role + clauses pre-filled. Every form carries a clear NotLegalAdvice banner — bring the form to a lawyer for your specific jurisdiction.
Does Cast track stunt doubles?
Yes. Cast members carry a role tier (principal, supporting, featured, background, stunt, stunt-double, voice-only). Stunt doubles can link directly to the principal they're doubling for. The Day-Out-Of-Days, scheduling, and budget surfaces all read the role tier so a background actor never gets accidentally treated like a series regular.
How does cast availability sync to the schedule?
The Availability tab renders a per-cast-member calendar with five states (Available / Hold / Unavailable / Shoot Day / Not Set). Click any cell to cycle status. Conflicts surface on the producer dashboard. Import an actor's ICS calendar at the top of the Heatmap and the green / red cells populate themselves.
Is the AI self-tape feedback for the actor or the casting director?
Written for the actor to read solo. The notes cover framing, lighting, delivery, character truth, and what to avoid — phrased as direction, not assessment. Cached for 24 hours so re-listens are free.
The Promise
Cast is on every tier.
From Solo to Broadcaster. No locked features, no Pro-only exports, no surprise paywalls. Every capability you see on this page ships on every plan — Solo gets exactly the same Cast as Broadcaster.
More in the suite
Works with every app around it.
Every app talks to every other app through one synchronised project file — synced live across all seats, powered by DollyAi™.
Breakdown
AI tags every prop, costume, and SFX in seconds. No more hand-tagging.
Budget
Top sheet to bottom line. Six templates. Variance in real time.
Locations
Scouting, permits, logistics. Every shoot location, mapped and ready.
Props
Inventory plus costume continuity, in one searchable library.
Vehicles
Picture cars and unit vehicles. Insurance, plates, drivers, scene refs.
Calendar
Stripboard scheduling. Eight views. The one tool your AD will not fight you on.
Call Sheet
Auto-generated from your schedule. SMS dispatch. Weather built in.
Shoot
Crew plus equipment manifest. The on-set source of truth.
Diary
Production diary, DPRs, BTS gallery. The crew log that organises itself.
Script
The screenplay editor that writes the breakdown for you.
Shotlist
AI-built from your script. Lens, framing, every shot mapped.
Editor
Storyboard frame editor. Ship boards your director will sign.
Draw
Procreate-class brushes. GPU canvas. Apple Pencil Pro. In your browser.
AI Artist
Style-locked image generation. Your custom artist, every frame.
Animate
Screenplay to playable animatic in one click.
Dashboard
The launchpad. Every project at a glance.
Files
Every asset, every version, every project. Searchable, shareable, never lost.
Team Chat
Channels for every shoot. No more lost messages.
Cloud Library
Cloud-synced across every device. Reusable across every project.