casting directors

Casting Director Bernard Telsey On Not Limiting Actors

Casting director Bernard Telsey shares how he casts actors and how to choose the right audition song.

8 Tips For Networking at Film Festivals

On assignment at this year’s Berlinale, Casting Director Lana Veenker asked actors from a dozen countries for their top networking tips. Here is their best advice!

4 Steps To Getting the Red Carpet Life You Deserve

Have you ever felt kind of down or resentful of others success? Have you made excuses for why this actor or that actor got "lucky" to get a part or receive an award?

The Secret To Great Film Acting

Theater-trained actors, with limited or no on-camera experience, tend to reveal too much of their work externally. “Less is more” is never truer than when it comes to acting for film.

3 Steps To Take When Following Up on Pilot Season

Pilot season is in the final act of casting and closing deals. TV shows are preparing to film and be next season’s hit. Many were cast and many more didn’t even get the chance to show their stuff.

Casting Directors Attached to AMC's 'Low Winter Sun,' FX's Untitled Andrew Gurland Pilot

Cathy Sandrich Gelfond will cast AMC drama "Low Winter Sun," starring Mark Strong, while Wendy O'Brien will cast FX's untitled comedy pilot written by Andrew Gurland.

Tad Quill and John Leguizamo Pilots Get CDs

Alexis Koczara and Christine Shevchenko will cast Leguizamo’s ABC pilot, while Tracy Lilienfield takes on casting duties for CBS’s “Jacked Up.”

How to Handle a Casting Director’s Bad Line Readings

If a CD isn’t giving you much to work with during an audition, you have to rise above it, according to Working Actor columnist Michael Kostroff.

Casting Directors to Reveal the Secret to Becoming a Working Actor

Casting directors James Calleri, Tara Rubin, and Bernie Telsey will guest on "Theater Talk" Feb. 23.

Tell the Story To Book the Job

While interviewing casting director Duncan Stewart, whose cast the upcoming Broadway revival of "Pippin," I was really struck by what he said was the number one reason someone books the job.