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Casting Director Jenn Presser stops by the bungalow and discusses moving to London this year, educating producers on finding new casting professionals, the pools of talent in different markets, and more!
Jenn's IMDb and Instagram @breakawaycasting.
00:00 - Introduction.
02:29 - Jenn slates her name.
04:15 - Actors using slates and manicures.
07:05 - Taking a one way trip to London after considering leaving the business post pandemic.
15:25 - Deciding to move to London on a whim and all the legwork going into immigratiting.
19:20 - Did Jenn have any nervousness leaving behind years of work in LA.
23:15 - Casting directors being on "hold" for projects and payments.
29:17 - What an agent does for a casting director.
30:38 - Casting directors don't have a minimum fee.
33:25 - Legacy casting directors hoarding projects.
36:30 - Finding producers to network with.
38:50 - Jenn's thoughts on assistants doing the casting.
43:45 - How Jenn finds new talent.
46:30 - How Jenn approaches general meetings.
50:00 - Advice for co-star auditions.
54:05 - How much casting actually takes place in London.
57:30 - How big are the pools of talent in LA vs London vs Atlanta vs NYC.
1:02:55 - How many casting directors are in LA.
1:05:05 - Who took a chance on Jenn.
The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/315
Listen to Mike on Jenn's Tipsy Casting podcast.
Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on Patreon.
Follow Box Angeles on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
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Casting Director Jenn Presser stops by the bungalow and discusses moving to London this year, educating producers on finding new casting professionals, the pools of talent in different markets, and more!
Jenn's IMDb and Instagram @breakawaycasting.
00:00 - Introduction.
02:29 - Jenn slates her name.
04:15 - Actors using slates and manicures.
07:05 - Taking a one way trip to London after considering leaving the business post pandemic.
15:25 - Deciding to move to London on a whim and all the legwork going into immigratiting.
19:20 - Did Jenn have any nervousness leaving behind years of work in LA.
23:15 - Casting directors being on "hold" for projects and payments.
29:17 - What an agent does for a casting director.
30:38 - Casting directors don't have a minimum fee.
33:25 - Legacy casting directors hoarding projects.
36:30 - Finding producers to network with.
38:50 - Jenn's thoughts on assistants doing the casting.
43:45 - How Jenn finds new talent.
46:30 - How Jenn approaches general meetings.
50:00 - Advice for co-star auditions.
54:05 - How much casting actually takes place in London.
57:30 - How big are the pools of talent in LA vs London vs Atlanta vs NYC.
1:02:55 - How many casting directors are in LA.
1:05:05 - Who took a chance on Jenn.
The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/315
Listen to Mike on Jenn's Tipsy Casting podcast.
Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on Patreon.
Follow Box Angeles on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

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