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KEVIN SIZEMORE – RETURN ENGAGEMENT

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This is the second appearance on Actors Talk for actor, Kevin Sizemore. Kevin was my guest for Episode 25 in October of 2012. At that time, Kevin was promoting a new film called Red Line, which is currently enjoying international distribution.

Since Kevin has a recurring role in the new series UNDER THE DOME, a production of CBS, Amblin Television and DreamWorks Television, and has several other projects ready to drop, I thought it was time we got together for another chat.

Producing A Web Series

Kevin and I began this conversation talking about an interesting project he’s doing with his acting class.

Kevin and his students are producing a web series that he and the students are writing. This web series will be used for multiple purposes. It gives his acting students a chance to take what they’re learning out of the classroom and into a real working situation. It gives the actors potential demo reel material to present to agents and casters. And, because the series is being produced under a SAG-AFTRA New Media Agreement, the actors who are not already union members, become eligible with their participation in the project.

RED LINE – CAN I GET A WITNESS PROTECTION?

After getting an update on the action-thriller, Red Line , called The Limit in Japan, Kevin brought me up to date on several additional projects: Can I Get A Witness Protection, a faith-based comedy written/directed by Robert G. Lee about a family forced into witness protection after the dad witnesses a murder.

SKYPE YOUR WAY TO THE SET

Kevin related how he came to get cast in NECESSARY ROUGHNESS in an episode directed by actor Rob Morrow (Numb3rs, Northern Exposure).

Lacking a way to get to a callback in L.A., Kevin was able to set a Skype casting session with Rob Morrow and ended up booking the job.

I got Kevin to elaborate on the experience of doing a callback for a guest star role via Skype. In the changing world of casting, we actors need to be prepared to utilize every tool available. This is a great real-world example of how familiarity with current technology allowed an actor to book a role he otherwise might well have lost.

SET DYNAMICS – TEAM WORK – ENJOYING YOUR TIME ON SET

Kevin and I discussed one of the aspects of being the guest actor on a show that relates to ‘fitting in.’ When you join a show that’s already up and running, whether it’s for one episode or multiple episodes, there is already a ‘family dynamic’ in place among the existing cast and crew.