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THIS IS A GREAT ONE FOLKS! We asked actors, "If you could ask a CD anything what would you want to know?"
Our first episode is with International Casting Man of Mystery - the wonderful and generous G. Charles Wright!
G. Charles Wright is a 23 year veteran of TV casting; a career he says he was studying for his entire life and didn’t know it! A graduate of USC with a degree in communications (emphasis on television, critical studies,) G. has been on both sides of the camera, as an actor, a casting director, a content creator, a producer and a director.
In addition, G’s been teaching actors how to audition in his private studio classes since 2002.
G. Charles Wright website https://www.gcharleswright.com
Elizabeth Boykewich is a Coach & Facilitator specializing in Transformation, Mindfulness & Leadership. She is a casting maven and served as the Head of Casting for ABC Family & Freeform at The Walt Disney Company for over 16 years.
"All people are creative, capable, resourceful and whole."
EB Website: https://theeb.co
EB Imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102130/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Questions discussed:
+G’s particular process for picking actors from self tapes
+How has self taping has changed the booking dynamics?
+Do you remember actors that do a good job even if they don’t book the role?
+Do you ever watch an entire self tape?
+When watching audition tapes how quickly do you know if an actor is right for the role?
+Why nine page scenes for prereads?
+What to do if you have too many auditions to prepare and send in at the same time.
+Why are the EPs sometimes in the audition and sometimes not?
+Some of G’s favorite actors and why.
+Advice for when you’re not getting auditions.
+Why it’s important to have a full life as an actor
+Is it ok to reach out to casting directors?
+What should I do if I fall off a casting offices’ radar I always used to go in for?
+Is it ok to piece together scenes from different auditions?
+What do you look for in an audition for an Under 5 role?
+Why you should print your sides and use them during your audition.
+Do casting directors expect me to be off book?
+How your reps advice *might* be messing up your audition.
+G’s thoughts on giving feedback on auditions.
Actors G. mentions in this episode:
Drew Droege https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014721/
Mitch Silpa https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798170/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Sam Pancake https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0659143/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Giant THANK YOU to Jason Rogel who compiled questions from his fellow acting class friends. We discuss and answer them in this episode https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1827430/
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By Elizabeth BoykewichTHIS IS A GREAT ONE FOLKS! We asked actors, "If you could ask a CD anything what would you want to know?"
Our first episode is with International Casting Man of Mystery - the wonderful and generous G. Charles Wright!
G. Charles Wright is a 23 year veteran of TV casting; a career he says he was studying for his entire life and didn’t know it! A graduate of USC with a degree in communications (emphasis on television, critical studies,) G. has been on both sides of the camera, as an actor, a casting director, a content creator, a producer and a director.
In addition, G’s been teaching actors how to audition in his private studio classes since 2002.
G. Charles Wright website https://www.gcharleswright.com
Elizabeth Boykewich is a Coach & Facilitator specializing in Transformation, Mindfulness & Leadership. She is a casting maven and served as the Head of Casting for ABC Family & Freeform at The Walt Disney Company for over 16 years.
"All people are creative, capable, resourceful and whole."
EB Website: https://theeb.co
EB Imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102130/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Questions discussed:
+G’s particular process for picking actors from self tapes
+How has self taping has changed the booking dynamics?
+Do you remember actors that do a good job even if they don’t book the role?
+Do you ever watch an entire self tape?
+When watching audition tapes how quickly do you know if an actor is right for the role?
+Why nine page scenes for prereads?
+What to do if you have too many auditions to prepare and send in at the same time.
+Why are the EPs sometimes in the audition and sometimes not?
+Some of G’s favorite actors and why.
+Advice for when you’re not getting auditions.
+Why it’s important to have a full life as an actor
+Is it ok to reach out to casting directors?
+What should I do if I fall off a casting offices’ radar I always used to go in for?
+Is it ok to piece together scenes from different auditions?
+What do you look for in an audition for an Under 5 role?
+Why you should print your sides and use them during your audition.
+Do casting directors expect me to be off book?
+How your reps advice *might* be messing up your audition.
+G’s thoughts on giving feedback on auditions.
Actors G. mentions in this episode:
Drew Droege https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014721/
Mitch Silpa https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798170/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Sam Pancake https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0659143/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Giant THANK YOU to Jason Rogel who compiled questions from his fellow acting class friends. We discuss and answer them in this episode https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1827430/