Get Scene Unscripted

Atlanta talent agent Carol Shaginaw returns to Get Scene Unscripted with host Jesse Malinowski to break down the difference between being submitted and being pitched, why she won’t sign actors who still have representation, and the 2 to 3 hour confirmation window her team enforces. Plus the submission report move that got a casting director to admit they had no idea why an actor wasn’t being called in, and what changed ...

Jesse Malinowski reunites with Get Scene Studios co-founder Ilan Muallem, who booked five of six episodes of Marvel's Loki and was nearly cast as Jesus on The Walking Dead, only to find the reality on set looked nothing like the promise. On this Get Scene Unscripted, they get into why your identity can't be acting, how he built a watch brand and a martial arts channel into real income, and why he thinks actors angry about AI are ig...

ReelShort casting director and Golden Artists Entertainment manager Dante Rusciolelli joins Jesse Malinowski on Get Scene Unscripted to explain why he believes SAG-AFTRA is setting itself up to fail, from a health insurance threshold most members never hit to residuals that still go missing 15 years into streaming. Plus the truth about going Fi-Core, a $790 commercial contract that changed the Georgia market, and why Dante says act...

Jesse Malinowski went behind the scenes of the Virtual Actors Summit — including a Wi-Fi meltdown mid-livestream — and pulled two lessons that apply directly to your acting career. Casting director Amanda from Bream Doyle Casting (Chad Powers) told the room that actors should be able to run their own business however they want, and Jesse breaks down exactly why he ignored conventional headshot advice to land his first a...

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:...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 interviewe...

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,...

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 tell...

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 wee...

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 a...

Jesse Malinowski sits down with Stilwell Casting's Katherine Barber, who reveals that nearly half of actors ghost their commercial auditions, breakdowns go out to 69 agencies with thousands of submissions, and simply following directions beats 30% of your competition. From the agent email that gets overlooked actors through instantly to the submission note that helped Jesse book a job, this Get Scene Unscripted episode is packed wi...

Veteran casting director Lori Wyman (Miami Vice, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Bloodline, Ballers) joins Jesse Malinowski on Get Scene Unscripted to reveal why only 1 of 70 self-tapes she received was good enough to submit, and the on-set memorization disasters that got working actors blacklisted. From the two-take rule actors get wrong to why nutrition tanks auditions, this is four decades of casting truth most actors never hear.

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Jesse Malinowski breaks down the three most common mindset traps keeping actors stuck -- uncontrollable goals, the external validation cycle, and not enjoying the process -- and gives a concrete three-step system to build real confidence in your acting career. If you've ever wondered whether your auditions are getting better or felt like you're on a treadmill to nowhere, this Get Scene Unscripted solo episode is built for you.

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Working actress Tommy Aleman has booked roughly 85 commercials, led an indie horror feature, and built a life of multiple income streams — and on this Get Scene Unscripted, host Jesse Malinowski digs into why gratitude beats entitlement on set, the wardrobe research most actors skip, and the "needy" energy casting directors can sense instantly. A real, funny, honest conversation about commercials, verticals, indie films, and ...