Off Book: Conversations with Casting Directors/ G. Charles Wright / Episode 101

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/