In Part Two of this State of the Union, Amanda Lenker Doyle, CSA, continues her conversation with Nawal Bengholam to discuss the recent divide caused by self tapes within the entertainment industry. After polling the Castability community on questions that they had regarding self tapes, Amanda and Nawal answer questions and give their opinions. From requiring readers for a self tape, to losing a sense of community after not being in the room, to whether or not Casting Directors watch every tape that is sent in, no stone is left unturned as the two continue their discussion about the hard truths of this business in 2023.
— How Could Casting Make Auditions Worse for Actors?
— Competing With People Outside of Major Cities
— Capitalism + Art
— Readers
— Rebuilding Your Community
— The Autonomous Actor
— Not Giving Story Details
— Escaping Victim Mentality
— Watching Actor's Tapes
— Memorizing Multiple Pages for an Audition
— Prescreens vs. Callbacks
— Casting Director Workshops
— Building Relationships with Casting
— Self Tape Feedback
— Chat GPT and AI
Episode Resources:
- Nawal's Instagram
- Nawal's IMDb
- The Clyde Bernardy Acting Studio
- The Clyde Bernardy Acting Studio Instagram
- “She was a tough, East German cookie”: filmmakers and actors pay tribute to German casting director Simone Bär by Patricia Dobson in Screen Daily
- Microsoft Fires 10,000 Employees as it Invests in AI by Noor Al-Sibai in Futurism Magazine
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