Audition from your phone
How to audition from your phone with the UpCast App iPhone App Users Android App Users How to submit to roles.
Do’s and Don’ts from Major Hollywood Casting Director – Dorian Frankel
Do’s and Don’ts from Major Hollywood Casting Director - Dorian FrankelCasting Director Dorian Frankel divulges on what really lands an actor a role: a sense of ease, trustworthiness, and the ability to bring ideas.Refreshing, right? With a background in both theater...
Using Crowdfunding to Build a Sustainable Career as a Filmmaker
Using Crowdfunding to Build a Sustainable Career as a Filmmaker Head of Crowdfunding, Gerry Maravilla, gives us the run down on Seed&Spark – a film-centric crowdfunding and subscription video on demand platform. Check out his successful Seed&Spark campaign here! The...
UpCast Radio – Elle Schneider
UpCast Radio – Elle Schneider We had the pleasure to talk with award winning Director of Photography, independent filmmaker and veteran feminist – Elle Schneider – about launching a filmmaking career and the current push for women in the industry. A blooming...
The Hollywood Revolution: How Equality Behind the Scenes will Transcend the Big Screen
THE HOLLYWOOD REVOLUTION: HOW EQUALITY BEHIND THE SCENES WILL TRANSCEND THE BIG SCREEN Get ready for the next Golden Age. For those of you who keep up with entertainment industry news, you certainly know there’s been an increase in conversations around inclusion and...
How to Start a Production Company on a Low Budget
HOW TO START A PRODUCTION COMPANY ON A LOW BUDGET Guest Post by Annie Laurie Medonis. Annie Laurie is the Executive Producer and Creator of TV show, movement, and documentary, Real Active Women. RAW highlights female athletes for their talent and strives for respect. ...
How to Create the Perfect Self-Tape
HOW TO CREATE THE PERFECT SELF-TAPE Lights, Camera, Action. All You. At the end of the day it is important to keep in mind that casting directors want to see you! You don't want them to being paying attention to what the camera is doing, how alien like you look under...
What To Do When You Don’t Have a Reel
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A REEL Reel Talk: You're Already a Professional, Act Like It. It’s a catch 22: you can’t book work, without first having work to show your skills as an actor. It’s the classic “you need money to make money” not entirely exclusive to the...
7 Sundance Films Make Their LA Debut
7 Sundance Films Make Their LA Debut The Summer's Boldest Indie Films Premiere in LA. Straight from Salt Lake City, seven Sundance films made their West Coast debut this past weekend bringing the heat to an already steamy Downtown LA. From a documentary rom-com to a...
What Went Down at NEXT Fest ’17
WHAT WENT DOWN AT NEXT FEST '17 Movies + Music + Mischief ...can only begin to describe the weekend at the Ace Hotel in Downtown LA. With the summer's most innovative films making their first Hollywood appearance alongside musicians, performing artists and industry...
Perfecting Your Side Hustle As An Actor
PERFECTING YOUR SIDE HUSTLE AS AN ACTOR Bring in the Bills with Zero Skills. We all could use a little extra change in our pockets. And if you’re a model or actor, you most likely a) know the struggle of not having a stable cash flow and b) probably don’t care enough...
This is How Successful Actors Use Twitter
THIS IS HOW SUCCESSFUL ACTORS USE TWITTER RT. Lucky for you, Hollywood has become increasingly transparent in the last decade. You can find out what projects a Casting Director has worked on; and with social media, you can discover what he or she enjoys to do, read...