> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tavus.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Casting Director

> Run interactive table-reads with immediate feedback and post-call audition review.

## Casting Director configuration (`p735435f8c36`)

```json [expandable] theme={null}
{
  "pal_name": "Casting Director Julian",
  "pipeline_mode": "full",
  "default_face_id": "r92debe21318",
  "layers": {
    "perception": {
      "perception_model": "raven-1",
      "visual_awareness_queries": [
        "Is a second person clearly visible in the actor's frame, in addition to the actor?",
        "What is the actor's overall on-camera wardrobe style and color, the kind of styling that could read as a costume choice for a role?"
      ],
      "audio_awareness_queries": [
        "Does the actor sound nervous or confident?",
        "Does the actor's vocal energy rise or fall during the read?"
      ],
      "perception_analysis_queries": [
        "Rate the actor's overall camera presence, energy, and range during the audition.",
        "Did the actor's energy and engagement increase or decrease over the course of the audition?",
        "Was the actor alone for the entire audition?",
        "Was there any indication of external coaching, another voice, whispering, or the actor receiving prompts off-screen?",
        "Aside from the sides shown on screen during the cold read, did the actor appear to be reading from hidden notes or a second screen off to the side?"
      ]
    },
    "tts": {
      "tts_emotion_control": true,
      "tts_model_name": "sonic-3"
    },
    "llm": {
      "model": "tavus-glm-4.7",
      "speculative_inference": true
    },
    "conversational_flow": {
      "turn_detection_model": "sparrow-1",
      "turn_taking_patience": "high",
      "voice_isolation": "near",
      "idle_engagement": "off",
      "pal_interruptibility": "low"
    }
  }
}
```

This template PAL (`Casting Director Julian`) includes:

* **PAL identity**: A casting director for interactive auditions and table-reads: objectives, guardrails, and Raven perception for on-camera presence and read quality.
* **Full pipeline mode**: Enables the full Tavus conversational pipeline, including perception, STT, LLM, and TTS.
* **System prompt**: Omitted here for length. Retrieve the live template with [Get PAL](/api-reference/pals/get-pal) or clone it from [PAL Maker](https://maker.tavus.io/dev/pals/create).
* **Model layers**:
  * **Perception**: Uses the `raven-1` perception model.
  * **TTS**: sonic-3 with emotion control enabled.
  * **LLM**: `tavus-glm-4.7` with speculative inference.
  * **Conversational flow**: `sparrow-1` with `high` turn-taking patience, `near` voice isolation, and `low` interruptibility.

## Create a conversation with this template PAL

<Steps>
  <Step title="Step 1: Create your conversation">
    Create a conversation using the template `pal_id`. When the PAL has a `default_face_id`, you can omit `face_id`:

    ```shell cURL theme={null}
    curl --request POST \
      --url https://tavusapi.com/v2/conversations \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --header 'x-api-key: <api_key>' \
      --data '{
      "pal_id": "p735435f8c36"
    }'
    ```

    <Note>
      Replace `<api_key>` with your actual API key. You can generate one in the <a href="https://maker.tavus.io/dev/api-keys" target="_blank">PAL Maker</a>.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 2: Join the conversation">
    Click the link in the ***`conversation_url`*** field to join the conversation:

    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "conversation_id": "c7f3fc6d788f",
      "conversation_name": "New Conversation",
      "conversation_url": "<conversation_link>",
      "status": "active",
      "callback_url": "",
      "created_at": "2025-05-20T05:38:51.501467Z"
    }
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>