Yoocasta is Your Own Online Casting Agency which acts as a platform to connect you with various production houses or event companies or casting professionals by applying to the opportunities posted by them with its Best Feature - Next Day Payment!

Yoocasta offers a very interesting and attractive feature of next working day payment. With Yoocasta’s “Premium Plus Membership” you can collect your payment up to AED 5000 (per project) on the next working day. We help you to avoid multiple follow ups and the struggle to get your hard-earned money.

It’s very simple:

• 1. Sign up with Yoocasta with a valid email ID which will be used for all communications henceforth.
• 2. Click on the verification link sent to the registered ID.
• 3. Complete your profile.
• 4. Enter all the details to the best accuracy.
• 5. Upload the best headshots which shows your Facial features clearly (Avoid selfies & pics with Sunglasses or hats) and you are set to apply for all the opportunities and be the Next Star in the Making!

• 1. This is a short introduction to achieving success on Yoocasta.com

  Signing up to Yoocasta is just one step to beginning your journey towards success with us. As a self- promotion website, it is crucial to make yourself visible and appealing to the client. Follow these below steps, and you will be getting jobs in no time!

• 2. Detailed description and any special skills you have!

  Your description should include an overview of you as a person and your interests. Casting professionals love people who are more expressive

  Mention your special skills in the “Special Skills” section as this will make it easier for you to get noticed and casting professionals will be able to know more about your skills!

  Do you do yoga? Swimming? Acrobats? Sky Diving? Dance? Beatbox? Any skills that you think could be appealing to casting directors, include them!

• 3. Experience (if any)

  Do let us know about your previous experiences as this will be a plus point for your profile.

  If you post images that show you in campaigns and show your previous work, be sure to mention about it in your Experience .Clients love to see talents with some minimum experience to have confidence on the cast!

• 4. Courses (if any)

  Its always good to mention your courses as its plus point to get shortlisted.

• 5. Images

  • Keep them clean!
  • Upload the pictures that show your work or characters.
  • Try to avoid pictures that have you in the background or not so clear. Avoid group pictures.
  • Try to avoid including photos in your underwear or revealing a little too much skin. Remember, we are based in UAE and MENA so keep it respectful as you never know who might be looking at your profile

• 6. Apply to the Jobs!

  If you see a job that matches your requirement , just Apply! Also try to apply with the most relevant videos and pictures and audios as the casting professionals will have a look at them before they shortlist you.

Tips For a good headshots :

• Make sure Pictures are with high quality resolution
• Make sure picture should have clear facial features (Avoid sunglasses and hats)

Don'ts

• Don't upload selfies. You don't want the casting professional to think you are an amateur.
• Don't upload blurred, edited or photos with other people in the frame.
• Don't upload photos in low resolution.
• Don't upload images of other people.
• No nudity should be in the photo, if in case we found such pictures your account will be deleted.

Do's

• Upload clear and recent photos on a plain background.
• Upload photos in great lighting (natural light works best)
• Upload photos from different angles and both full body and half shots.
• Upload Pictures showing your personality or various characters that you have played (incase you are an actor). Let the casting professional know that you have much more than just a smiling face.
• Upload photos that Speak about your work!

You can always delete and replace photos with new photos, which is essentially important if you change your style, beard, hair color or other alterations.

Keep your profile up to date always as you never know someone might be viewing your profile!

Having a video on your profile is hugely beneficial. It gives the Casting Directors a chance to get to know you a little more, beyond the photos you have already uploaded. They can hear your voice, see your mannerisms and see how comfortable you are in front of the camera. So, let's go over a few of the do's and don’ts.

Don'ts

• Don't upload a video that you are not visible in. You may have worked on the shoot as an extra and are somewhere in the video, but if you are not easily recognizable in it, it's probably best to not include it on your profile.
• Don't share a video that contains offensive acts, inappropriate language, mild or complete nudity. Please abide by the rules and customs of the UAE and MENA region in which we are based.
• Don't upload bad quality video, be sure we can see and hear you clearly.

Do's

• Do include a general casting video of yourself. This can be done by yourself at your home, just make we can understand you, you are in natural or bright lights and with a neutral, clean background.
• Do make sure you tell us about yourself and your interests.
• Do show off your personality, if you are fun and quirky work it!
• If you have previous video campaigns you have worked on, where you are visible or have a speaking role, include it!

Adding a video to your profile gives you the opportunity to show off your experience and personality.

Uploading Videos:

• 1. The first thing you need to do is make sure the video you want to add to your profile is uploaded to either YouTube.com or Vimeo.com
• 2. Copy the link from your uploaded video on YouTube or Vimeo into the provided box and click "Add Video" and give a suitable title to it.

Uploading Audio:

• 1. Be sure that your audio is in either mp3. or wav. format and no bigger than 1mb.
• 2. From your Dashboard, select Add Video/Audios and under Audio,click "Choose File" a window from your computer will open and you can select the audio file you wish to upload. and don’t forget to save it.

Yes, adding experience and course details adds values to your profile and increases to chance of your selection for any project. Letting clients know about your experience is always good.

What is Premium Plus Membership?

We understand the struggle and pain of continuous follow ups and delays in the payment from the client, with premium plus membership you can collect your payment up to AED 5000 the next working day after your shoot.

• 1. You can apply for unlimited roles, ultimately increasing your chances of getting the part substantially.
• 2. Your profile is pushed to the front of the database, meaning you will be seen by more casting professionals.
• 3. applying, your profile will be showcased above Premium & basic member applicants
• 4. You can upload up to 30 Photos to your Profile instead of 5.
• 5. 30 Videos instead of 1
• 6. 30 Voice Clips instead of 1
• 8. You can also get to know the number of views of your profile.

What is a “Premium Membership”?

Our Premium Membership includes benefits same as that of Premium Plus except that the payment shall be paid when the client pays us.

• 1. You can apply for unlimited roles, ultimately increasing your chances of getting the part substantially.
• 2. Your profile is pushed to the front of the database, meaning you will be seen by more casting professionals.
• 3. When applying, your profile will be showcased above basic member applicants.
• 4. You can upload up to 30 Photos to your Profile instead of 5.
• 5. 30 Videos instead of 1
• 6. 30 Voice Clips instead of 1
• 8. You can also get to know the number of views of your profile.

Any talent by default will have one basic membership and maximum of two paid memberships of which the last upgraded membership will be active and the second paid membership will be on hold, on hold membership will become active on expiry of the ongoing membership. Talent cannot downgrade to a lower paid/duration membership. Any upgraded membership will be effective from the next calendar day and when considered for payments.

Yes, you can cancel your individual plan from membership plans page once the subscription or the membership is cancelled it cannot be revoked.

Sorry,There is No refund of membership / payment in any case. Final decision shall be made by Yoocasta management.

Yes, on “My Applications” page, for a particular role which you have applied for click on the green Icon next to the status.

Saw an awesome job? Here's how to become a part of it.

If you have received an email for a job you fit the requirements for, it's important to know how to apply!

• 1. Apply through the emails you receive by clicking on the links. When clicked this will take you to the jobs page where you can directly apply.
• 2. Apply directly on the website. Click on the job and once the job details page opens, you can apply.
• 3. If you are in a hurry and wish to apply without reading all the details, Click on “Apply Now” on the Job box and you can then apply to the roles mentioned.

Remember, you cannot apply for jobs by responding to the emails you are sent, you must apply directly on the platform by clicking "Apply" or by clicking the links in the emails.

After applying for a job wait for a notification email from Yoocasta. If you get shortlisted or selected for any job which you have applied for you shall receive an email from us. And one of us form Yoocasta team will get in touch with you.

If you get shortlisted /selected and DO NOT get contacted by us within 24 hours, please connect with us on +971582224178 or send us an email at support@yoocasta.com.

Please check your membership package.The number of jobs that you can apply to is based on your membership plan. Still if you have any problems please connect with us on 00971582224178 or send us an email at support@yoocasta.com

Lost or Forgot your Password? Don't worry.

On the Login page of Yoocasta click on Reset password. Enter your Email address and you shall receive the link on your email address to rest your password.

On the left menu on the dashboard, you have an option “Change password”. Click on it and you can now change the password.

Trying to upgrade but the payment is not going through?

Please connect with us on +971582224178 or send us an email at support@yoocasta.com