Jesse Malinowski sits down with Aligned Stars agent Barbara Divisek an agent with over 50 years in the industry — to expose the exact reasons actors stall out on a roster and land on drop lists. From the self-tape habits that quietly kill careers to the local hire rules most actors don't know exist, Barbara pulls back the curtain on how agents actually decide who to fight for on Get Scene Unscripted.Join Our Newsletter:https://getscenestudios.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=7660af20fdb3c04d6b6516591&id=eecb804958Join our Patreon!⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/GetScenePod⁠Get Your Ticket For Our Virtual Summit!https://www.getscenestudios.com/virtual-actors-summit

Jesse Malinowski sits down with Stephen Cofield Jr. — 70+ credits, FBI Most Wanted, Terrifier 3, The Equalizer — to get into the real business of a working actor in New York City, including the mixer where Stephen almost confronted a casting director and what she actually said when he got to the front of the line. On Get Scene Unscripted, Stephen breaks down how he lost a role to Michael B. Jordan, what it's really like to get your scene cut on set, why Broadway is the one credit still missing from his resume, and the mindset shift that separates actors who last from actors who burn out.

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Jesse Malinowski sits down with Jillian Skale, head of voiceover and commercial at DDO Talent in Chicago, to break down why most actors are unknowingly getting cut from commercial auditions before a single casting director ever sees them. Get Scene Unscripted pulls back the curtain on multi-market booking strategy, what SAG status really costs you in the commercial world, and the one thing your voiceover agent is watching that has nothing to do with your voice.

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Jesse Malinowski sits down with Annette Stilwell, founder of Stillwell Casting, who has been casting commercials and film in the Southeast since 1980 — and she does not hold back on what actors are getting wrong. From the commercial booking process (hint: five different people have to say yes before you get the job) to what first refusal actually means legally, this episode is the business-side education most actors never get. Find more actor resources and training at Get Scene Studios.

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Jesse Malinowski sits down with Tucker from DGRW Talent in New York for one of the most direct conversations about agent-client dynamics we have had on Get Scene Unscripted -- including why Tucker says no representation is better than bad representation and how actors should actually think about costar versus guest star strategy. From his early casting days at Terry Rubin's office to landing his agent role by telling the interviewers he did not want to be an agent, Tucker pulls back the curtain on exactly how a boutique New York agency decides who gets signed and what they are actually doing for you once you are on their roster.

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Privilege Talent's newest agent, Antonyo Myers, joins host Jesse Malinowski at Get Scene Studios to explain what actually happens on the agency side: a roster of 81 clients, why he stopped signing an entire physical type once the slots filled up, and the email habit that costs actors auditions before casting ever sees them. He also breaks down the difference between collaborating with your agent and outsourcing your career to them, plus the lesson from Jacob and Corey that changed how he talks to anxious clients during slow seasons. Get Scene Unscripted is the Southeast's #1 actor podcast, featuring casting directors, talent agents, and working actors.

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New York casting director Joanna Davis joins host Jesse Malinowski at Get Scene Studios to break down what actually happens to your submission: roughly 3,000 actors on a guest star role, about 60 who get asked to tape, and the reel and headshot habits that decide which side you land on. She also covers why the "you don't live in LA" bias is gone, the local hire answer that quietly costs you the job, and the resume pattern that tells her you've been hiring yourself. Get Scene Unscripted is the Southeast's #1 actor podcast, featuring casting directors, agents, and working actors.

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Jesse Malinowski sits down with the owner of The Avenue Agency, a 25-year talent agency veteran, who breaks down exactly why agents drop actors, why staying in the same acting class too long gets you passed over, and the true story of a casting team ready to blacklist an actor and go after their agent. Get Scene Unscripted brings working actors real answers from Atlanta and southeast agents, casting directors, and coaches every week.

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Tyler Perry Studios casting veteran Rhavynn Drummer returns to Get Scene Unscripted to tell Jesse Malinowski why actors dismissing verticals as "bad acting" are missing the biggest paid training ground in years, after producing 7 micro dramas in just 7 months. She also breaks down why casting directors have no union or residuals, the Sing Sing equal-pay ownership model, and why AI "can be sad, but it can't be complex."

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Jesse Malinowski sits down with Broadway vet and LA acting coach David Gray (HBO's Game Change opposite Julianne Moore, David Gray Studios), who puts a student on a TV show nearly every month, to break down why casting directors say every self-tape looks the same and why "real and grounded" is only step one. They get into the vertical boom taking over the industry, why only 2% of SAG works at any given time, and the audition wins actors never find out about, only on Get Scene Unscripted from Get Scene Studios.