How do you fill out measurements for acting submission forms?

Question

I have a showcase to get an agent and I have to fill out these forms. What exactly are they asking when it says this:

Sizes:

Blouse/Shirt:

Dress/Coat:

Pants:

Shoes: (I know this one, lol)

Unions:

Thanks!!

Answer 1

As your  mother. She knows. blouse or shirt, by bust or collar and sleeve

dress or coat, what size do you buy?

pants the size you buy or waist and inseam

If you do not belone to an actor's union, enter 'none'.

Answer 2

Well, they want to know your size.  Sometimes, roles that aren't vital are cast according to size of the costume (Gasp, horrors!) depending on the type of the show or role.  Disney casts its fur characters primarily based on height and body build. Height is asked because casting directors forget when trying to match actors up for a role.

Sometimes, I have been in a casting sessions where we actually matched the photographs side by side to determine if the romantic leads look good together. We use the height information on the actor's resume to use as a reference.  

Unions are usually Actors Equity Association (AEA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).  This allows the agent to determine what kinds of auditions and jobs to submit you for,  Different kinds of projects have different union rules they must follow.

Break a leg!

Answer 3

If they ask for SIZES, they want the NUMBER size you'd typically buy at a store.  Words like "small", "medium", etc. are NOT helpful.  If you're a child, teen, or woman, it would be numbers like 2, 6, 9 Petite, 16, etc. (for blouse, dress, and pants), and if you're an adult male, it would be numbers like 38R, 40L (coat chest measurement and length), 32/33 (pants waist/length), 15.5/33 (shirt neck/sleeve length).  

Women's sizes are coded, while men's are based upon their actual measurements.  You can just use the numbers out of the back of DRESS CLOTHING that FITS YOU PROPERLY.  If it's too baggy or too tight, it won't be helpful.  Or, ask someone to measure your bust, waist, and hips (in inches) with a measuring tape, and look up on a clothing store's standard sizes chart to see which size you are.  A lot of women and girls are a different size on the top than on the bottom.  Men and boys tend to not differ too much because they are less curvy.

People's sizes change over time, but this gives casting directors a basic idea of your body type and size, which can be very important in some roles.  Update the information when your body changes significantly, and whatever you do, DON'T LIE.  Wardrobe will usually contact you after you've been hired to get more detailed and current information.

Answer 4

-Sizes are basic, you can probably figure these out from the size of clothes you wear (XXS-XXL)

-Blouse/Shirt:  Usually either the size shirt you wear or your neck size.

Dress/Coat:  Size dress you wear (Usually about your pant size, maybe a little bigger)

-Pants:  0-14 is for women's pants, 6-16 for girls.

-Unions are only for actors and you should probably just put none/leave it blank.  Once you're more experienced, you may work in a union film like Screen Actors Guild (SAG) or AFTRA.  So for now, don't worry about that.

Good luck!  Hope everything works out!

Answer 5

sizes: put the clothing size you wear

blouse/shirt: shirt size (xs, s, m, l)

Dress /coat: put the size you wear in dresses

pants: put your pants size

You can just go into your closet and take a look at the tags on most of your clothes or ask a parent to help you.