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Alessi Hartigan Casting Oppenheimer
August 28, 2024
How Alessi Hartigan Casting found the 1940s scientists of Oppenheimer and ensured everyone on Cillian Murphy's team looked period accurate.
Carol Burnett Joins Better Call Saul
June 27, 2022
Carol Burnett will guest on Better Call Saul in the second half of the show's sixth and final season, MovieMaker…
July 10, 2018
Indie moviemakers need not fear the unknown. Writer-director Bo Burnham reflects on casting and directing unknown actors for his debut…
June 12, 2017
New and non-actors don’t put up a lot of walls and barriers in their performances. This technique yielded the most…
April 26, 2017
As mobile technology shakes up everything from dating to banking, Drew Doyon, founder and CEO of UpCast, wants to do…
December 1, 2016
Negotiating for talent, like any skill, can be learned, and with a little planning you’ll find it much easier than…
June 15, 2016
As an independent film producer, conversations always end up being about attaching a name actor to your picture—as they should!
May 26, 2016
When my writing and producing partner, Zeke Farrow, and I set out to cast our film Before The Sun Explodes,…
May 19, 2016
Matt Prater talks about the five steps all actors should take to increase their chances of landing theatrical representation.
July 10, 2015
What may seem like “red hot” famous-right-this-second casting must be put into context, as Meet Me in Montenegro took me…
April 2, 2015
Director Dave Boyle and producer Mye Hoang recount the lessons learned from casting award-winning Japan-U.S. production Man From Reno.
July 16, 2014
Wade Gasque’s first feature, Tiger Orange, focuses on two gay brothers forced to reconnect after their father’s death. Gasque talks…
August 22, 2013
MovieMaker's pick of the films out in theaters this week is the award-winning, heart-pumping Short Term 12, and we're celebrating…