Breaking Through with Apollo

Cara Chute Rosenbaum, the casting director of The Mindy Project, Jumanji, Sorry for Your Loss, and many more, shares what's important to prepare for auditions. She also shares where she believes casting is going in a post Corona world. This episode is filled with such valuable insights into the casting process and what actors need to pay attention to. And what does it take to get into casting? How do you get started on that journey? Cara shares her own personal story with us in how she got started in this casting journey.

You can also The Casting Directors Cut, where casting directors help choose and cut your reel. They cut it in a way that is most appealing to casting, which is huge, as that's why it matters most. Check it out here: https://www.thecastingdirectorscut.com/

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People Store Owner Rebecca Shrager shares what they look for in actors and their philosophy on out of town actors. People Store has been around for more than 30 years and is the most reputable agency in the Southeast. With many series regulars they are the top destination for representation in the Southeast region. A region that has been blowing up the last few years with huge projects being cast. With everything becoming self tapes it's becoming more and more important for actors to have representation in different regions to give themselves the most opportunities possible. Rebecca shares her insights over her long career and tips/strategies that can help actors get representation and booking.

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Upcoming director and writer Kelsey Bollig is with us today to share her journey as a young female director breaking through and directing in Hollywood. She shares with us what path she took and what advise she would give not only directors but actors that want to work as well. We get into the right way to build relationships, how to deal with the current quarantine, and how to get noticed as a director.

Check out the premier of Kelsey's "Asking for a Friend" June 10th on the Alter Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOB6uDg7e-h8OuCw8dK2_Q

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Carla Hool, the casting director of Narcos, Selena, Coyote, and many more, gives us an open look behind the scenes for casting. She shares her story and what motivates her, what she recommends for actors, the audition process, pitching, and we even go into mental health. She also shares her passion for casting and diversity in film and TV, giving fresh faces a chance, and much much more. Look out for the new TV shows coming out she's cast recently: Coyote and Selena.

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Self tapes are happening more than in person auditions and it makes sense. It's much more efficient for most casting directors. This is also mean yours have to stick out from the competition and not every self tape is created equal. Here's what you can do...

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With there being more self tapes than ever that also means that many actors are able to do their audition from anywhere. This is good news for most as this means you can get representation in some other cities outside of your own to get more auditions. How and why should you do this?

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Joe Sabatino not only has been a successful actors in many hit TV shows, including NYPD Blue, NCIS, Vegas, 24, he also produced USA's Necessary Roughness for 3 years. There's a lot we learned from his massive amount of experience. What actors can do to help themselves get cast and how they shoot themselves in the foot. How you get a show produced and picked up, and it's not how you would think.

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The Corona Virus has had a never seen impact on the world. There hasn't been a time in our lifetime that so much has completely shut down and where it can affect so many people not just health wise but career wise. What can you still do when the entertainment industry is completely shut down?

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Headshots are not just one of the things you need, they are the MOST important piece of marketing material you need. Yes, ahead of a good reel for an actor. We're not where we were ten years ago, the industry is different now. Things are more digital than ever and there's thousands of actors being submitted for just one small role. This means "good enough" headshots aren't enough, they need to be the best. Here we tell you how you can achieve that and why it matters.

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