Posted on January 4, 2012 in Casting Directors | No Comments
Carolyn Pickman has over 50 feature films to her credit. New England Film profiles her work and tries to figure out what she looks for in actors.
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Posted on October 18, 2011 in Casting Directors | 2 Comments
AFI Alum Rodrigo García talks to current AFI Fellows about working with ensemble casts like that in his upcoming film ALBERT NOBBS.
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Posted on September 1, 2011 in Casting Directors | 1 Comment
David M. Reynolds, director of the ambitious independent short film “Underwater Realm”, takes us through an audition session held at the bottom of a pool.
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Posted on August 31, 2011 in Casting Directors | No Comments
In this 1983 thank you note Steven Spielberg writes to the editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland, Forrest Ackerman. He mentions the “insane” casting process on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom while recalling the simpler days of film school.
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Posted on May 26, 2011 in Casting Directors | No Comments
What do you look for when you’re seated across the table from the terrified auditioner who’s practically begging for the part? Here are some guidelines:
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Posted on April 1, 2011 in Casting Directors, Cinematography, Editing, Filmmaking 360, Music | No Comments
Working on a microscopic budget and small crew is always a challenge. But for almost a decade, I’ve been able to make it work for my commercial filmmaking business and my own personal narrative short films. Over the past 9 months, I’ve chronicled my experiences on my latest 23 minute short film “Pitch Black” here on FilmmakerIQ.com…
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Posted on January 25, 2011 in Acting, Casting Directors | 1 Comment
Here are auditions and screen tests for maybe the best cast film in history, “Gone With The Wind”. Over thirty women were given screen tests for the part of Scarlett. You can see some of them here along with other cast members.
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Posted on September 23, 2009 in Casting Directors | No Comments
Cory Turner from Expert Villiage shares a little insight into audition for independent films in this three part series.
Holding Auditions for Indie Filmmaking: Part 1 — powered by eHow.com
Holding Auditions for Indie Filmmaking: Part 2 — powered by eHow.com
Holding Auditions for Indie Filmmaking: Part 3 — powered by eHow.com
Posted on September 23, 2009 in Casting Directors | No Comments
Casting is one of the most important aspects of a film – auditioning talent is an important step to get right. This forum article provides some excellent tips
…The follow is a list of steps I’ve taken for each of the audition sessions I have held, which have all been successful and actors who have auditioned [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2009 in Casting Directors | No Comments
Filmmakers of the independent thriller film “The Union” talk about ideas on how to cast for ‘no’ money, ways to cast w/o travel, who to cast w/o interviewing, and how to cast?
How to Cast a Micro-Budget Thriller – The best video clips are right here
Posted on October 6, 2008 in Casting Directors | No Comments
DV Handbook offers some advice on using Casting Agents to “Package” your project.
…Assuming you’ve got your script ready to go, the next step is to attempt to “package” your project. This means attaching a writer or a script (if you don’t already have it), actors, a director, and any other key players, a band if [...]
Posted on May 28, 2008 in Casting Directors | No Comments
From: Videojug.com
The best way to become a casting director is to try and get into the profession via writing to casting directors and seeing if anyone’s looking for an assistant, or maybe even a theatrical agent, and work for them. Working in a production company, it’s easy for me to sit here and say that, [...]
