The Ultimate Guide to Finding Casting Calls in 2024
The entertainment industry is always changing, starting with how you audition for roles. While in-person auditions still occur in some capacity, self tape auditions are the norm. This has opened up more audition opportunities for actors everywhere. Thespians can not… Read More
Casting Director Natalie Jane Harvie Discusses How Street Casting Led to Her CGA-Winning Telstra Ad ‘This is Footy Country’
It could be said that 2023 was the year of Natalie Jane Harvie, as she led the charge of Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) Award nominations. Nominated for four of the prestigious industry awards (twice in both the Best Casting… Read More
Casting Director Victoria Thomas Talks “The Morning Show” and Its New Character
Victoria Thomas has her fingerprints on numerous memorable films, casting Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Django Unchained, Jaymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall, and his upcoming The Book of Clarence. She’s also prolific on the small… Read More
The Actor’s Closet: Items to Have On Hand for Self Tapes
When it comes to dressing for self tapes, you don’t need to be in costume. That said, it can be handy to have certain clothing items on hand for auditions. Keeping a small portion of your closet devoted to auditioning… Read More
Fight Director Benedetto Robinson Gets into the Nitty Gritty of Fight Choreography, What it Means to Be an Actor Combatant
I got to sit down and talk with actor, combatant and fight director Benedetto Robinson. During his varied career, he has worked as an action performer from Ohio to New Hampshire, and North Carolina to Georgia. He wrote and starred… Read More
‘Black Cake’ Casting Director Rose Wicksteed Discusses the Teachings of Casting Legend Nina Gold
Rose Wicksteed is like most casting directors in that she took a roundabout way into her career. Her route is especially interesting, but we’ll let her tell you that. After several years learning from a legend in the field, she… Read More
The Ultimate Guide To Getting Started as a Voice Actor
If you’ve wanted to get into voice acting, this is the year to start. It’s one of the coolest things to be able to hear yourself on Saturday morning cartoons, in your favorite video games or in a commercial. Getting… Read More
Casting Director-Turned ‘May December’ Screenwriter Samy Burch Discusses How the Screenplay Changed Her Life
Casting director-turned-screenwriter Samy Burch grew up in Los Angeles and was no stranger to the film industry. Her mother was a casting director and young Samy practically called casting offices her second home, often balancing schoolwork amidst the hum of… Read More
How ‘All of Us Strangers’ Casting Director Kahleen Crawford Turned People Watching into a Thriving Career
Kahleen Crawford has one of those brilliant, soothing Scottish accents that make you relax as soon as you hear it. That comes in handy when you’re dealing with nervous actors, who often need to be disarmed when they come into… Read More
‘Freud’s Last Session’ Director Matt Brown Discusses Casting the Film, Sir Anthony Hopkins
Indie filmmaker Matt Brown recently directed Freud’s Last Session, based on the stage play of the same name. It’s a thought-provoking film that envisions an intriguing fictional encounter between two intellectual giants, Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, portrayed by the… Read More
Casting Directors Rori Bergman and Karlee Fomalont Discuss the Evolution of the Casting Industry
Rori Bergman and Karlee Fomalont are both big fans of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences adding a Casting category to next year’s Oscars, but not for the reason you might think. To this pair of New York… Read More
Casting Legend Gregory Apps Talks Getting Started in Casting, Wisdom for Actors Coming to His Audition Room
You can’t work in an industry for more than four decades and not become something of a legend. Gregory Apps is no exception. The Australian casting director came to the craft like many of his colleagues in that he sort… Read More
7 Headshot Looks to Include in Your Repertoire
Headshots are a vital part of an actor’s hiring process. Although you’ll end up using one or two essential headshots for most projects, sometimes it’s good to have other, more specific looks to fill out your profile and submit for… Read More
‘Next Goal Wins’ Casting Director Katie Doyle Shares Hawaii Life, Meeting Taika Waititi
You might think that being a casting director in Hawaii is tricky business, but Katie Doyle has been doing it for a long time, and definitely has it nailed. A former actor who moved to Oahu after having a spiritual… Read More
Choosing an Audition Song: Advice for Non-singers
So you can sing, but you’re not a singer. Even if you’re doing non-musical theatre or even film, there are plenty of occasions on which you might need to sing. If you can sing but just generally, you know, don’t,… Read More
How Kim Coleman and Her Peers Pulled Together to Create Casting’s Long Overdue Oscar
Kim Coleman is a hero. How else would you describe the woman who was at the forefront of the movement to get the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to finally create an Oscar for casting? It took years,… Read More
Casting Director Leah Daniels-Butler Talks Casting Apple TV+’s ‘Manhunt’ and Her Approach to Historical Dramas
Leah Daniels-Butler, a seasoned casting director renowned for her work on historical projects like The Butler and The United States vs. Billie Holiday—both directed by her brother, Lee Daniels—recently undertook the casting for the Apple TV+ mini-series Manhunt. The project is based on the real-life 12-day manhunt for… Read More
