Mentors on the Mic: Your guide to pursuing a career in the Entertainment industry

Are Directors and Producers involved in casting episodic TV or Pilots? (With Jason Ensler)


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Jason Ensler is an Executive Producer and Director of some of your favorite TV shows. After graduating USC with an MFA in Cinema/Television production, Jason directed PSAs for a friend's marketing company and his alma mater, Brandeis University. That led to being part of a creative team at NBC 2000, promoting campaigns for NBC shows like The West Wing, Scrubs, Frasier, The Olympics and The NBA. Eventually, he started directing and producing shows such as The West Wing, The Newsroom, Scrubs, Gossip Girl, Franklin & Bash, The Passage, The Exorcist, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Red Band Society, and most recently, Love, Victor on HULU (to name a few).

In this special mini Bonus episode, we talk about:

  • Are Episodic Directors involved in casting episodics?
  • Are Episodic Directors involved in casting pilots?
  • How about Producers or Executive Producers?
  • Resources:

    Website

    Wikipedia

    IMDB

    Twitter: @Jason_Ensler Instagram: @jensler43

    Recommendation: If you like this episode, check out:

    - Episode 1.16 for his full interview

    - Bonus Episode on Social Media Tips for Actors

    - Bonus Episode on Advice for Guest Stars

    Host:

    Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller

    Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM

    Mentors on the Mic Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic

    Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle

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