Talent Professionals


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Reuben Cannon on a typical casting session 
05:59
Ethel Winant on going to work casting for Playhouse 90
04:22
Danette Herman on her approach to working with talent 
03:10
Eddie Foy III on the art of casting
03:41
Mike Fenton on casting pilots
02:20
Vince Calandra on talent he wasn't able to book
00:48
Who talked about this profession

Sharon Bialy

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Sharon Bialy on the structure of a casting office -- and hers, in particular
02:02
Sharon Bialy on casting commercials early in her career -- and on the limitations of casting at that time and her biggest takeaways from those early years
02:32
Sharon Bialy on how casting for television compares to casting for film and for theater and for commercials
01:02
Sharon Bialy on which roles she's responsible for casting as a TV casting director
00:27
Sharon Bialy on meeting and forming a professional partnership with Sherry Thomas and on their process for working together
06:27
Sharon Bialy on the stress of network casting tests (as with The Unit)
00:35
Sharon Bialy on what makes for a good relationship between a casting director and a show creator -- like the relationship she has with Vince Gilligan
01:50
Sharon Bialy on pay for casting directors, and casting getting recognition by the Television Academy but not by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
00:56
Sharon Bialy on submissions for a show like Better Call Saul, and on how the casting process works -- and how casting was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
02:38
Sharon Bialy on how she and Sherry Thomas resolve differences of opinion in casting
00:28
Sharon Bialy on auditioning actors with fake sides
02:59
Sharon Bialy on how AI might impact casting and actors in the future
00:45
Sharon Bialy on her favorite thing about casting - reading with actors
01:47
Sharon Bialy on the role of a casting director
00:53
Sharon Bialy on her responsibilities as a casting director
01:28
Sharon Bialy on actors being attached to a project
00:36
Sharon Bialy on how she finds actors
01:52
Sharon Bialy on casting a lot of theater actors during early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on how the pandemic impacted casting protocols
03:47
Sharon Bialy on how emerging technology has impacted casting over the years
00:44
Sharon Bialy on whether or not good casting can save poor writing and whether or not poor casting can take down a script
01:06
Sharon Bialy on what she looks for in a lead actor
01:08
Sharon Bialy on working with agents
01:35
Sharon Bialy on the physicality sometimes required for roles
00:42
Sharon Bialy on lessening the pay gap between male and female leads on Halt and Catch Fire, and on her observations of pay equity negotiations in recent years
02:19
Sharon Bialy on how casting has changed since she first started in the business
00:44
Sharon Bialy on how opportunities have changed for actors since she started in the industry
01:02
Sharon Bialy on advice to an aspiring casting director
01:19

Vince Calandra

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Vince Calandra on moving from production into talent coordinating on The Ed Sullivan Show
08:42
Vince Calandra on advice to aspiring talent executives - return phone calls and don't book through email
03:11

Reuben Cannon

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Reuben Cannon on the importance of chemistry in casting
01:56
Reuben Cannon on what makes a good casting director and the craft of casting
06:32
Reuben Cannon on the process of casting
02:10
Reuben Cannon on a typical casting session 
05:59
Reuben Cannon advice to aspiring casting directors
01:46

Mike Fenton

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Mike Fenton on the craft and technique of casting for television and on the Hollywood Blacklist
03:10
Mike Fenton on the responsibilities of a casting director
03:11
Mike Fenton on the qualities of a good casting director
02:51
Mike Fenton on the importance of casting in television and movies, and on the casting director working with the producer
03:50
Mike Fenton on an independent casting director obtaining clients and finding actors
04:01
Mike Fenton on the difference between an independent casting director and one that works in-house for a show
01:40
Mike Fenton on finding actors for projects, and facing pressure to cast certain people
03:01
Mike Fenton on the qualities he looks for in an actor
03:22
Mike Fenton on casting Dinotopia and other mini-series or made-for-television movies
07:29
Mike Fenton on casting pilots
02:20
Mike Fenton on conducting his casting sessions
03:47
Mike Fenton on researching actors before casting them
01:44
Mike Fenton on casting for live television, filmed television, and feature films
02:52
Mike Fenton on using headshots for casting
03:17
Mike Fenton on stunt casting
01:43
Mike Fenton on dealing with producers and networks in casting, and on discovering talent
03:27
Mike Fenton on advice to aspiring casting directors
01:47

Eddie Foy III

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Eddie Foy III on the art of casting
03:41
Eddie Foy III on advice to aspiring casting directors
04:17

Danette Herman

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Danette Herman on working with managers, publicists and agents as an executive in charge of talent 
01:38
Danette Herman on her approach to working with talent 
03:10
Danette Herman on dealing with talent for awards shows and how the process has changed
01:52
Danette Herman on how communication has changed throughout the years in her job as talent coordinator
02:00
Danette Herman on advice to aspiring talent executives
01:30

Burt Metcalfe

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Burt Metcalfe on the process of casting
03:19

Lori Openden

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Lori Openden on how she learned to become critical of performances from her early experiences of casting Barney Miller, and on how she would find talent
03:04
Lori Openden on what she likes about casting
00:38
Lori Openden on changes in the casting industry over the years from the time she worked on Hill Street Blues to current day
03:12
Lori Openden on the audition process and when the network typically weighs in
01:12
Lori Openden on what she looked at when hiring casting executives and her team at NBC
01:19
Lori Openden on differences between being a casting director and a network casting executive
03:02
Lori Openden on chemistry and lack of chemistry between actors and how it can help or hurt a show
02:30
Lori Openden on the process of auditioning kids
01:14
Lori Openden on the hardest type of role to cast - leading men
00:59
Lori Openden on the differences between a character actor versus leading man
01:03

Pam Polifroni

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Pam Polifroni on her casting process and on the importance of casting
06:29
Pam Polifroni on her casting process and on diversity in casting
03:19
Pam Polifroni on working with agents and managers as a casting director
01:17
Pam Polifroni on working with budgets as a casting director
03:20
Pam Polifroni on the qualities a casting director needs
01:33
Pam Polifroni on how casting has changed since she started
00:59
Pam Polifroni on her advice to an aspiring casting director, and on how she would like to be remembered
02:21
Pam Polifroni on casting Santa Barbara, and on the process of casting a daytime drama
04:04

Jay Sandrich

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Jay Sandrich on why casting is important and what he looks for in talent
02:34

Lynn Stalmaster

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Lynn Stalmaster on becoming a casting director, and what was gratifying to him about the process
03:53
Lynn Stalmaster on what he learned about casting during his time as an actor
06:40
Lynn Stalmaster on his learning process when he became a casting director
06:36
Lynn Stalmaster on what he looks for in an actor's training
05:33
Lynn Stalmaster on the casting director working with the director
04:21
Lynn Stalmaster on getting to know actors
02:56
Lynn Stalmaster on experiences he's had with difficult actors, and on the importance of the script
02:57
Lynn Stalmaster on working along side other casting directors
02:26
Lynn Stalmaster on working with agents
03:37
Lynn Stalmaster on what can turn him off of an actor
01:05
Lynn Stalmaster on hiring casting associates
04:50
Lynn Stalmaster on his typical involvement with a show once it was cast
02:56
Lynn Stalmaster on how influential networks were in the casting process
02:34
Lynn Stalmaster on the particular challenges of casting movies made for television
06:24
Lynn Stalmaster on how the casting business has changed over time
01:43
Lynn Stalmaster on the process of casting a project, and on what a casting director looks for
18:10
Lynn Stalmaster on the secret to working with so many varied personalities and celebrities
01:04
Lynn Stalmaster on advice to aspiring casting directors
02:15
Lynn Stalmaster on advice to actors meeting with a casting director
00:52

Ethel Winant

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Ethel Winant on the craft of casting for television
04:35
Ethel Winant on learning how to cast for television and on dealing with directors and producers when casting
04:26
Ethel Winant on the differences between a casting director and a talent scout
01:53
Ethel Winant on advice to aspiring casting directors
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