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Just Follow Directions (And Other Important Advice): An Interview with Casting Director Rose Rosen, CSA

Kayla Klatzkin — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:45:24 +0000

All the interviews I’ve done thus far have been with agents and casting directors from the three major film industry markets- Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. So speaking with casting director Rose Rosen, CSA, based in Tampa, Florida, was a nice change of pace. Warm and friendly, with an easy laugh, I definitely felt like […]

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Auditions, Inspiration and More: An Interview with Renée Torrière of Shadow Casting

Kayla Klatzkin — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:04:01 +0000

Written by: Kayla Klatzkin Auditions are part of an actor’s life. As a writer who’s also an actress, getting to talk with a casting director is a unique opportunity to learn from the perspective of the person at the other side of the audition room. Renée Torrière of very successful Shadow Casting (which casts on-camera […]

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Acting Terms Everyone Should Know

DirectSubmit — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:00:35 +0000

Here is a great list of acting terms and Entertainment industry terms which you will hear often on film sets, in theatre productions and in recording studios. Above the Line – A budgetary term for movies and TV. The line refers to money budgeted for creative talent, such as actors, writers, directors, and producers. Academic […]

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Be a Cold-Blooded Killer: Bringing Your A-Game to the Cold Read

Kurtis Bright — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:57:02 +0000

As actors we spend a lot of time obsessing about auditions – with good reason, of course. We are in the only profession that I know of that requires workers to go to job interview after job interview for much of their career. No sooner do you get hired for one job before you’re off […]

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Veteran L.A. Casting Director Terry Berland on Helping Actors Make the Connection

Kurtis Bright — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:46:43 +0000

Most of the time, casting directors have very specific areas they focus on: commercial, film, or television, for instance. Especially when it comes to voiceover versus on-camera work, most CDs do one or other — rarely both. But Terry Berland of Berland Casting in Los Angeles isn’t your typical casting director. A New Yorker born […]

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To Hold or Not to Hold (The Script, That Is)

Kurtis Bright — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:27:52 +0000

Do you hold onto your script when you audition? While it might appear to be a nitpicky thing to talk about, holding the script while auditioning is actually a component of a larger and quite vital question: how to be present in your audition. Auditioning as we all know is a difficult, stressful process: a […]

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Actors: Talent is in the House

Kelly Calabrese — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:16:00 +0000

Keeping it real with casting directors Brooke Thomas and Mary Egan In a chic Hell’s Kitchen loft, I sat down with the dynamic duo known as Brooke and Mary within the commercial industry… to chat about their opinions as casting directors, teachers and fun-loving women. Brooke Thomas and Mary Egan have built a lifestyle out […]

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