Placing Faces show

Placing Faces

Summary: A conversational series of interviews with the most influential casting directors in Hollywood and across the entertainment spectrum.

Podcasts:

 Episode 29 - David Guglielmo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:11:23

Today we speak with a really talented casting director and an absolute lover of film David Guglielmo. David is a jack of many trades, casting just happens to be one he’s quite good at. While casting he also Directs, writes, and produces. Even referring to himself as a casting producer sometimes. David has worked with a lot of great casting directors as an associate and assistant as well as casting a fair few movies you can see now with nearly ten in various forms of production. We talk about some of his movies like The Standoff at Sparrow Creek which I loved, Hospitality which he co-directed, the horror-comedy Satanic Panic, and the modern grindhouse VFW.

 Episode 28 - Stephanie Klapper | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:59:23

Today we speak with a wonderful casting director and such a sincere human being, Stephanie Klapper. Stephanie is based out of NY and has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, internationally, on television, and on film. Projects she has cast have won numerous awards, including the Tonys, OBIES, Artios, Pulitzer Prize, Sundance Audience Award, Cannes Prize Du Publique, and Comic-Con awards.

 Episode 27 - Susan Shopmaker | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:42

Today we get to chat with multiple time nominee and Artios Award winner, Susan Shopmaker. Susan is awesome. With over 20 years of feature film casting experience, she’s worked on projects like John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 2016’s Imperium, 2003’s Party Monster, John Slattery's God's Pocket, 2007’s Enchanted, Frank & Lola, Andrew Neel's King Kelly & Goat, and Michel Franco’s Chronic, a Cannes Award Winner & Spirit Award Nominee, just to name a few.

 Episode 26 - Jeff Greenberg | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:05:21

Today we chat with Casting Director Jeff Greenberg. the world and were seemingly brought together by fate. Jeff is one of those rare people born and raised in LA. He also happened to grow up obsessed with being an actor and came into casting naturally working in the theater. Decades later he’s cast on everything from Cheers, Fraiser, Wings, Ugly Betty, News Radio, My So-Called Life, and a ton more.

 Episode 25 - Amber Horn & Danielle Aufiero | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:32:50

Today we get to chat with Casting Director duo, Amber Horn and Danielle Aufiero. These awesome and extremely wonderful casting directors hail from two different parts of the world and were seemingly brought together by fate. These two have cast together for years, first working together on the Sundance sweetheart Sound of My Voice with Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij - and since then “work has begotten work” They’ve cast on Andi Mack, The OA, The 100, some incredible indie films like Cheap Thrills, Live Cargo, and Battlecreek just to name a few.

 Episode 24 - Russell Boast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:48

Today we get to chat with Casting Director and President of the Casting Society of America Russell Boast. Russell, who hails from South Africa has a very unique intro into the business, from the theater world near Durban, to working with tribes in Africa, and coming all the way to Hollywood to become an advocate for casting directors all of the world. He’s cast projects like the Chance, and Insatiable, Wicked City, Dark Web and a whole lot more. We discuss the importance of opportunity and being able to see yourself in the media we consume, and giving casting directors the voice to be seen and heard in today’s media landscape.

 Episode 23 - John Frank Levey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:09:30

Today we sit down to chat with the extremely prolific John Frank Levey. John has been the long-time casting director of shows like ER (of which he did the full 331 episode run), The West Wing, Shameless, Animal Kingdom, Third Watch, the Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and the 7th season of Growing Pains, notable for casting a very young Leonardo DiCaprio.

 Episode 22 - Kirsty McGregor (part 2) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:01:13

Today we are going down under in part 2 of a 2-hour international edition where we talk with Casting Director, and president of the Casting Guild of Australia, Kirsty McGregor. Because most of our audience is US based, Kirsty has graciously given a bit of a breakdown of how the business of casting and agents work in Australia, and boy do we have some great recommendations of things to watch. Kirsty cast movies like 2016’s beautiful award magnet Lion, 2010’s Animal Kingdom, 2014’s the Rover, the TV series Top of the Lake and 2019’s Bad Mothers as well as dozens of other projects. 

 Episode 21 - Kirsty McGregor (part 1) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:59:39

Today we are going down under in part 1 of a 2 hour international edition where we talk with Casting Director, and president of the Casting Guild of Australia, Kirsty McGregor. Because most of our audience is US based, Kirsty has graciously given a bit of a breakdown of how the business of casting and agents work in Australia, and boy do we have some great recommendations of things to watch. Kirsty cast movies like 2016’s beautiful award magnet Lion, 2010’s Animal Kingdom, 2014’s the Rover, the TV series Top of the Lake and 2019’s Bad Mothers as well as dozens of other projects. 

 Episode 20 - Jane Jenkins | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:29:54

Today we’re excited to sit down with Jane Jenkins. She’s a delight, both to talk to and listen to, and it’s probably safe to say that she’s had a hand in casting at least one of your favorite nostalgic movies in her incredible career. Her early career working at Zoetrope lead to collaborations like that of her and her partner at The Casting Company Janet Hirshenson. Jane worked on movies like The Princess Bride, A Beautiful Mind, Beetlejuice, Dune, Apollo 13, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ghost, Hook, Ferris Beuller’s Day Off, Labyrinth, Willow, and a whole lot more.

 Episode 19 - Sara Isaacson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:13:40

Today we chat with Sara Isaacson. Sara is enthusiastic, energetic, assertive, and earnest-- and talking with her was such a treat. She offers a great look into the world of getting a job in casting, moving up the ranks of assistant to associate to casting director, and what actors need to do to be ready for auditions. Sara’s projects include Fringe, Bates Motel, Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, Midnight Texas, Scream the series, the Mentalist, and more.

 Episode 18 - Leah Daniels Butler | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:30

Today we’re sitting down with the delightful Leah Daniels Butler. casting director on projects like Precious, The Paperboy, Shadowboxer, and the Butler, as well as TV shows like Star and Empire, Leah is a warm, frank, and enthusiastic fan of films, TV, and the actors in them. She talks taste, keeping up with evolving technology, and how she finds the perfect ‘real’ people to create Cinderella stories, taking fresh talent from first audition to well-known actors.

 Episode 17 - Lisa London | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:08:32

Today we sit down with Casting Director Lisa London. Lisa is an enthusiastic advocate for actors, and it’s no wonder with her upbringing as a Hollywood local and industry native. Lisa has worked on several of Adam Sandler and his company Happy Madison’s movies, including Grandma’s Boy, Sandy Wexler, and House Bunny, as well as several shows that either you or your kids will be familiar with- from Hannah Montana to The Suite Life of Zach and Cody to Supah Ninjas.

 Episode 16 - Jeremy Gordon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:26:13

Today we’re going to be talking with Jeremy Gordon. Jeremy is one hard working casting director who has worked on big shows and movies, like Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger, Shock and Awe, LBJ, We Bought a Zoo, V, The Last Airbender, and some fantastic indie features, such as Obscure, Rust Creek, Twisted Blues, and Spork.

 Episode 15 - Rich Mento | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:09:36

Season 2 Premiere of The Placing Faces Podcast with Casting Director Rich Mento. Rich is a wonderful casting director known for movies like the Step Up series, Warm Bodies, The Wackness, Dear John and so many others, as well as being the vice president of the Casting Society of America. We talk about the importance of mentorship, working alongside other casting directors and how to find the person that fits the role.

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