Hollywood Casting and Film

In this episode, we're introducing Jazz Cooley the writer and director for his project "Andrés". Many of you who have been in our casting room may know Jazz from casting with HCandF. We're excited to get the chance to bring one of his projects to life! Tune in to get some insight into Jazz's experience as a filmmaker and learn about what inspired this message!

"Andrés” tells the story of a young immigrant’s experience in the US after having been separated from his father when crossing the border. A perspective that is often overlooked and ignored, “Andrés” confronts the audience with the very real pain that many endure due to familial separation. Inspired by films such as “A Better Life” and “Sin Nombre”, this tale is one of hardship, but more importantly, a story of hope and unity in the face of a deeply polarized socio-political climate." "Andrés" is now casting on our website at hollywoodcastingandfilm.com. Stay tuned for more to come on this project and go submit for a chance to be a part of it!

Featuring: Jazz Cooley

Moderated by: Jennifer Gillenwater

Check out his deck:

https://online.flippingbook.com/view/743197835/

In this episode, we're introducing Alex Engel the writer and director for his project "Statistically Speaking". Alex is one of the recipients of the shift creative grant to help produce his project! Alex has some great insight into being a filmmaker in New York City and discusses details on his project, casting, and what goes into making a short film. To see more of Alex's work, check out his website, linked below, for a look at some of his award-winning shorts including "Alex 101", mentioned in this interview. Alex's shorts have been featured in Buzzfeed, Short of the Week, Chicago Comedy Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Huff Post, and so much more!

"A fast-paced comedy short that follows a paranoid statistician, who believes his wife is trying to kill him and is trying to convince the audience the same." "Statistically Speaking" is now casting on our website at hollywoodcastingandfilm.com. Stay tuned for more to come on this project and go submit for a chance to be a part of it!

Featuring: Alexander Engel

Moderated by: Jennifer Gillenwater

Check out his work:

Alex's Website: http://www.alexanderengel.com/

In this episode, we're introducing the filmmaking team behind "Red", written and to be directed by Madison Lin. Madison is one of the shift grant recipients to help produce her project! Joining her on this episode is her producers on the project Kate Ly Johnston and Aurellia Himawan to discuss everything from casting, locations, and motifs in the project. Madison has an amazing vision for "Red" and how to bring it to life. Check out some of her previous work on her website(attached below) to see the magic behind her work!

"When May's family is forever changed by her mother's death, she must look within herself to reconnect to her heritage and her father, even when the two are pulling her in opposite directions." "Red" is now casting on our website at hollywoodcastingandfilm.com. Stay tuned for more to come on this project and go submit for a chance to be a part of it!

Featuring: Madison Lin, Kate Ly Johnston, Aurellia Himawan

Moderated by: Jennifer Gillenwater

Check Out Their Work:

Madison Lin's Production Company - Enigma Films: https://www.enigmafilms.co/

Kate Ly Johnston's Buzzfeed Article: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katejohnston2/vietnamese-american-youtube-misinformation-covid-vaccine

In our last screening event, we got to bring together the cast and crew of "A Father's Duty", written by Dylan Johnson, and directed by Anastasiia Liakh, for a celebration of their completed project. To prepare for this, we asked them both for a brief interview on the project as well as the cast featuring Blake Reasoner, Ryan Satterfeal, Chelsea Clark, Gregory D. Hicks, and Randy Fitzgerald.

We're excited to share the live interviews we received from the director, writer, and cast! Hope you enjoy this insight into an hc&f project and get some great tips for actors and filmmakers! Thank you to the cast and crew who worked on this project!

Part 1: Writer/Director Interview w/ Dylan Johnson and Anastasiia Liakh moderated by Jennifer Gillenwater

Part 2: Cast Interview w/ Blake Reasoner, Ryan Satterfeal, Chelsea Clark, Gregory D. Hicks, and Randy Fitzgerald moderated by Samantha Ante

In our last screening event, we got to bring together the cast and crew of "A Father's Duty", written by Dylan Johnson, and directed by Anastasiia Liakh, for a celebration of their completed project. To prepare for this, we asked them both for a brief interview on the project as well as the cast in part II, featuring Blake Reasoner, Ryan Satterfeal, Chelsea Clark, Gregory D. Hicks, and Randy Fitzgerald.

We're excited to share the live interviews we received from the director, writer, and cast! Hope you enjoy this insight into an hc&f project and get some great tips for actors and filmmakers! Thank you to the cast and crew who worked on this project!

Part 1: Writer/Director Interview w/ Dylan Johnson and Anastasiia Liakh moderated by Jennifer Gillenwater

Part 2: Cast Interview w/ Blake Reasoner, Ryan Satterfeal, Chelsea Clark, Gregory D. Hicks, and Randy Fitzgerald moderated by Samantha Ante

In our lastest screening event, we got to bring together the cast and crew of "Hedges", written by Natalie Rand, for a celebration of their completed project. To prepare for this, we asked Natalie Rand(Writer/Director) for a brief interview on the project as well as the cast featuring Jovan Petrezanov, Steven Hermez, Britney Wittes, Robert Manzano, and Angelica Trygar.

We're excited to share the live interviews we received from the director and cast! Hope you enjoy this insight into an hc&f project and get some great tips for actors and filmmakers! Thank you to the cast and crew who worked on this project!

Part 1: Writer/Director Interview w/ Natalie Rand moderated by Jennifer Gillenwater

Part 2: Cast Interview w/Jovan Petrezanov, Steven Hermez, and Britney Wittes moderated by Jennifer Gillenwater

Introducing our first episode of Motif Mondays! Hosted by Jennifer Gillenwater and Dylan Johnson. This week featuring Katie Pyne, LA-based filmmaker and hc&f advisor, to talk about women in film.

Happy Women's History Month! To celebrate we're talking about some big names in tv right now. Shows such asWandavision, Bridgerton, and Golden Globe winner Nomadland, and the incredible women behind these projects. Our Guest filmmaker, Katie, gives us some great insight into being an LA director and her experience as a woman in the film industry. Katie also has some tips on hc&f's newest project in casting, "Mixtape" written by Leilani Downer.

Below are the interviews and IMDB references to some of the filmmakers we discussed:

Jac Schaeffer IMDB

Chloé Zhao

Kelly Valentine Hendry IMDB

Kelly Valentine Hendry on "Bridgerton" Casting

Hosted by:

Dylan Johnson & Jennifer Gillenwater

Guest Feature: Katie Pyne

Excited to hear about what's going on with "7:11" written by Leilani Downer? So are we! We asked Leilani and Joel to join us for a behind-the-scenes conversation about everything "7:11". We discussed their feedback on casting, pre-production for the project, and inspiration for Leilani's work. Tune in to stay in the loop on this upcoming HC&F project and get some great insight from Leilani and Joel about what they hope to accomplish through its production process. Can't wait to see the final product!

Featuring:

Joel Edwards

Leilani Downer

Moderated by: Jennifer Gillenwater

In our lastest screening event, we got to bring together the cast and crew of "Unconditional", written by Diane Baumgartner, for a celebration of their completed project. To prepare for this, we asked the director, Anastasiia Liakh for a brief interview on the project as well as the cast featuring Bella Muir, Stacey Miner, Jon Jordan, and Dylan Cruz.

We're excited to share the live interviews we received from the director and cast! Hope you enjoy this insight into an hc&f project and get some great tips for actors and filmmakers! Thank you to the cast and crew who worked on this project!

Part 1: Director Interview w/ Anastasiia Liakh moderated by Samantha Ante

Part 2: Cast Interview w/ Stacey Miner, Bella Muir, and Jon Jordan moderated by Jennifer Gillenwater

In this 40-minute discussion with writer Leilani Downer on her new script, "7:11", Leilani gives us a breakdown of the story and her characters in it. We also discuss what it's like to tell covid stories in the time of covid and what inspired Leilani to tell this story in particular. Additionally Leilani gives us some great tips for how to prepare for these roles and answers a variety of questions about working as a writer and filmmaker in the industry.

Featured in this discussion are HCandF members Vena Howard and Dylan Rogers who were both in Leilani's previous HCandF project, "The Zoom Room Breakup". They give us some great insight into Leilani's work and tell us about their experience as well! HCandF Co-Founder, Vinay Bhagat is on the podcast today as well, to join the discussion and share some updates and upcoming events for HCandF members.

Featuring:

Leilani Downer

Dylan Rogers https://www.instagram.com/dylanrogers211/

Vena Howard https://www.instagram.com/veenuh/

Vinay Bhagat

Moderated By:

Jennifer Gillenwater