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OFF BOOK: Conversations with Casting Directors / Seth Yanklewitz / Episode 205

1 hour 4 minutes Posted Jan 2, 2023 at 8:07 pm.
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Seth Yanklewitz has one of the most complete and comprehensive casting resumes.  He has worked as a high level studio movie casting executive, a high level studio & network television casting executive and now as an independent casting director.  Seth works in and on every genre and type of show and film.

Some credits include:The Hangover, New Girl, HIMYF and Blades of Glory

Seth IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946134/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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:

+ How he got started

+ NYU acting background

+ How ET gave him his love for movies

+ Commercial casting start

+ All of the skills that casting needs

+ What he learned from Bonnie Timmerman

+ First one to get blamed in the last one to get credit

+ Learning moments when working for maniacs

+ Live screen test during pandemic

+ How he feels about new self tape casting process

+ His specific casting process

+ Do's and Don't of auditioning

+ Backdrop specifics

+ Advice for green actors

+ What drives him crazy in auditions

+ When he pulled a diva moment in an actor general meeting and why

+ It's your job to yes, of course, educate yourself on the greats, the classics, but also see what's out in the world now

+ Purview because you've been an executive on film and on tv.

+ What's going to disturb your peace and your process as an actor

+ What he's watching now

+ Go see comedy

+ Casting scripted from commercials

+ General meetings

+ We really are all the same in this business trying to get it done

+ You just, you gotta keep the hustle honey

+ Leaning into your heat

+ What is your superpower

+ The balancing that the casting director has to do

+ What he's working on now

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