OFF BOOK: Conversations with Casting Directors / Sara Jane Sherman / Episode 202
THIS IS A GREAT ONE FOLKS! "Specificity is key. If you do not have a clear idea of what your character is doing, the listener can hear that. " - Sara Jane Sherman
I’m thrilled to introduce you to Sara Jane Sherman. Sara is an Emmy Winning Voice Director and a three time Emmy Nominated Casting Director. She is currently casting and/or voice directing on projects for Apple, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Disney TV Animation, Fox, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros, Adult Swim, and HBO Max.
Additionally, Sara teaches voiceover classes and workshops. Link to her website for more information in the episode notes!
Here we go!. Enjoy!
Sara website: https://www.sarajanesherman.com/
Sara IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2662763/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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 17 years.
Giant THANK YOU to all of the actors who submitted questions. If you'd like to submit a Q to be answered on the podcast or tik tok please visit the "for actors" page on my website. Link below.
SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: https://theeb.co/for-actors
EB Imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102130/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
WE DISCUSS:
+A DEEEEEEEP dive into the animation casting process
+ How Sara sorts auditions and chooses who to share with creators
+ What catches her ear in the audition process
+ Everything she assesses in callbacks
+ What catches her ear when she listens to tape
+ What are creators looking for when they hire the VO Casting Director?
+ VO casting exclusivity ins and outs
+ How to get into VO acting
+Current trends in VO casting
+ WHat “REAL VOICE” means
+ It’s a cartoon emergency!
+ How she coaches
+ How to break through the noise
+ What else you need to prep beside dialogue for VO callbacks
+ How a voice director guides you in an audition and how to respond
+ What “rounding your voice” to performance is
+How animations brands have blurred in the past decade
+ How and where she sends her casting calls to
+ Are there good rules of thumb /tells in VO casting breakdowns
+ How shareable information is tied up
+ What Sara loves about her job
+ What we are watching
+ How she watches television
+ Voice spotting
+ Why more people should try voiceover acting
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