NYCastings - DirectSubmit » CSA https://www.nycastings.com Casting Tools for Casting Directors and On-Camera Talent Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Blockbuster Casting Director Denise Chamian: How She Found the Stars https://www.nycastings.com/blockbuster-casting-director-denise-chamian-how-she-found-the-stars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blockbuster-casting-director-denise-chamian-how-she-found-the-stars https://www.nycastings.com/blockbuster-casting-director-denise-chamian-how-she-found-the-stars/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:07:13 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23337 Denise Chamian, CSA, is one of entertainment’s top Casting Directors. She has worked on some of the biggest movies and TV shows over the past three decades, including Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis (2022), Love, Simon, Saving Private Ryan, Miss Congeniality and one of my personal favorites, The Ring, which frightened the life out of me. […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/blockbuster-casting-director-denise-chamian-how-she-found-the-stars/feed/ 0 How Casting Director Carla Hool is Changing the Game for Latinx Actors https://www.nycastings.com/how-casting-director-carla-hool-is-changing-the-game-for-latinx-actors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-casting-director-carla-hool-is-changing-the-game-for-latinx-actors https://www.nycastings.com/how-casting-director-carla-hool-is-changing-the-game-for-latinx-actors/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:21:22 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23255 Award Winning Latinx Casting Director CARLA HOOL weighs in on what it’s like to cast Latinx actors in today’s entertainment world. She has been casting film and television for over 20 years. She has worked on films such as Coco, Stars at Noon and the Netflix show Selena: The Series. In this interview, Hool discusses […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-casting-director-carla-hool-is-changing-the-game-for-latinx-actors/feed/ 0 Just Follow Directions (And Other Important Advice): An Interview with Casting Director Rose Rosen, CSA https://www.nycastings.com/just-follow-directions-and-other-important-advice-an-interview-with-casting-director-rose-rosen-csa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-follow-directions-and-other-important-advice-an-interview-with-casting-director-rose-rosen-csa https://www.nycastings.com/just-follow-directions-and-other-important-advice-an-interview-with-casting-director-rose-rosen-csa/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:45:24 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=20165 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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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/just-follow-directions-and-other-important-advice-an-interview-with-casting-director-rose-rosen-csa/feed/ 0 Florida Casting Powerhouse Nancy McBride On Booking the Job https://www.nycastings.com/florida-casting-powerhouse-nancy-mcbride-on-booking-the-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=florida-casting-powerhouse-nancy-mcbride-on-booking-the-job https://www.nycastings.com/florida-casting-powerhouse-nancy-mcbride-on-booking-the-job/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:33:02 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=14202 As every seasoned actor knows, there’s nothing like learning by doing. It doesn’t matter what you’re trying to learn how to do: you can read all the books in the world, you can take all the classes, you can watch all the YouTube instructional videos. But without DOING it, whatever it is, you will never […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/florida-casting-powerhouse-nancy-mcbride-on-booking-the-job/feed/ 0 The Wild Ride of Ellen Jacoby to Become a Top Casting Director in South Florida https://www.nycastings.com/the-wild-ride-of-ellen-jacoby-to-become-a-top-casting-director-in-south-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wild-ride-of-ellen-jacoby-to-become-a-top-casting-director-in-south-florida https://www.nycastings.com/the-wild-ride-of-ellen-jacoby-to-become-a-top-casting-director-in-south-florida/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:30:58 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=14114 From wrestling alligators to casting “The Truman Show,” “Contact,” and “Birdcage,” Jacoby has seen it all As actors, we all know about the challenges we face when it comes to casting.  But have you ever really considered the challenges faced by the casting directors sitting across the table from you? You might be surprised by […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-wild-ride-of-ellen-jacoby-to-become-a-top-casting-director-in-south-florida/feed/ 0 Cathy Reinking, CSA on Moving to Booming Atlanta https://www.nycastings.com/cathy-reinking-csa-on-moving-to-booming-atlanta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cathy-reinking-csa-on-moving-to-booming-atlanta https://www.nycastings.com/cathy-reinking-csa-on-moving-to-booming-atlanta/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:07:21 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=11624 If anyone knows about the various markets in the U.S. for actors and casting, it would have to be Cathy Reinking. A veteran of television casting in L.A. from way back, including work on shows like “Frasier,” “Arrested Development,” and “According to Jim,” she spent 12 years in the belly of the beast before moving […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/cathy-reinking-csa-on-moving-to-booming-atlanta/feed/ 0 Casting Director Dea Vise on Doing the Right Thing–Even in Hollywood https://www.nycastings.com/casting-director-dea-vise-on-doing-the-right-thing-even-in-hollywood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=casting-director-dea-vise-on-doing-the-right-thing-even-in-hollywood https://www.nycastings.com/casting-director-dea-vise-on-doing-the-right-thing-even-in-hollywood/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:47:27 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=11448 Over the course of a couple of decades in casting in L.A., Dea Vise has seen a lot of things–including some things that would curl your hair, as the saying goes. But Vise says if she had to distill one tip for auditioning actors from all her years of casting shows and films like “America’s […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/casting-director-dea-vise-on-doing-the-right-thing-even-in-hollywood/feed/ 0 CSA Casting Director Neely Gurman and Simple Tricks to Make Your Next Audition Count https://www.nycastings.com/csa-casting-director-neely-gurman-and-simple-tricks-to-make-your-next-audition-count/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=csa-casting-director-neely-gurman-and-simple-tricks-to-make-your-next-audition-count https://www.nycastings.com/csa-casting-director-neely-gurman-and-simple-tricks-to-make-your-next-audition-count/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:45:22 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=11252 As a single mom of an 8-month-old girl, independent casting director Neely Gurman has just a quick moment to chat via phone from her Woodland Hills home as her daughter takes a rare nap. “She’s hyper,” Gurman said. “She works more than I do right now. She’s a little movie star. Maybe she’ll end up […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/csa-casting-director-neely-gurman-and-simple-tricks-to-make-your-next-audition-count/feed/ 0 Learning How to Act for the Camera: Six Essential Books https://www.nycastings.com/learning-how-to-act-for-the-camera-six-essential-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learning-how-to-act-for-the-camera-six-essential-books https://www.nycastings.com/learning-how-to-act-for-the-camera-six-essential-books/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:29:10 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10278 Acting is acting some say, no matter the medium. And there is some truth in that; we all come at it from different directions and we all have our own unique backgrounds. Some started in theater, some started off on YouTube, some got lucky and landed a commercial right out of the gate for their […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/learning-how-to-act-for-the-camera-six-essential-books/feed/ 0 20 Film Audition Tips from Casting Director – Donna McKenna https://www.nycastings.com/20-film-audition-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-film-audition-tips https://www.nycastings.com/20-film-audition-tips/#comments Mon, 16 May 2016 15:33:20 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=6411 YES! You read that right. We have 20 golden nuggets of advice that will help you rock your next film audition. These 20 simple yet vital points, are brought to you by renowned Casting Director – Donna McKenna. Donna McKenna, CSA – Is an international award winning casting director and producer for independent feature films, […]

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