Interview: Casting Director Alexa Fogel on ‘Black Bird’ and What Makes a Good Audition
Alexa Fogel talks about casting Black Bird, finding actors for smaller roles and what makes a good audition.
Alexa Fogel talks about casting Black Bird, finding actors for smaller roles and what makes a good audition.
“It’s mind-blowing and so exciting…. when somebody walks in the room, and they just show you things that you never would have thought of. And no one does that better than actors.” – Bernie Telsey From movies, TV and theater, the Telsey Office is hands down one of the best
Casting Director Rachel Tenner talks Severance, Ben Stiller, what makes a memorable audition and what she likes to see on a demo reel.
Casting Directors Corinne Clark and Jennifer Page on Schmigadoon!, Zoom auditions, and self-tape advice that every actor should check out.
Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas talk about casting, their thoughts and advice on self-tapes and much more!
Ted Lasso Casting Director Theo Park chats about casting the show, self-tape auditions, the craziest auditions she’s seen and her advice to actors.
“I worked on 12 pilots this year and most of the series regular roles went to working actors who auditioned.” – Casting Director Jessica Daniels
“Even if I know the character well, I pre-read fifty people or at least a great deal of people, sometimes even for a one line role” – Casting Director Robert Ulrich
Kelly: “In our office, we’re looking for a person, not a read”
Andrea: “Phone auditions are the best. I mean, for actors, how great is that?”
Heidi: “I want an actor who is willing to work the long haul and not just looking for success immediately”
Criminal Minds Casting Director Scott David talks about actor’s being unprepared, how we can find our “type” and Beckinfield!
Neely Gurman is someone every actor should know. She casts union and non-union projects, always tries to get her work-shoppers into her auditions and has tremendous knowledge of the business.