Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Broadway, film, and television director Sammi Cannold. Sammi is one of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment, one of Variety's 10 Broadway Stars to Watch, one of Town & Country's Creative Aristocracy, and a Drama Desk Award winner. In 2025, she made her episodic directing debut helming Episode 2204 of Grey's Anatomy, was named a Sundance Writers Intensive Fellow, and was selected for Dolby and Antigravity Academy's Short Film Studio.
Alongside her husband, she is developing her first feature film, The Homecoming, with the Sundance Institute. In theater and opera, she has directed over 15 full-scale productions on Broadway, at the Kennedy Center, at Lincoln Center, and beyond. Additional: A.R.T. Artistic Fellow, member of Cirque du Soleil's Creative Cognoscenti, Sundance Institute Theater Fellow, and work for CBS, ABC, Nickelodeon, and Apple TV+. B. A., Stanford University; M.A., Harvard University.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Casting Director, Joanna Davis. Joanna has been in the industry for over 20 years. She started her career as a casting intern when she was just in high school. Throughout her first few years, Joanna worked at production companies, a talent agency, and on documentaries. Taking everything she learned in those positions, Joanna dove into her true passion for Casting by working on television shows and films. Joanna has cast projects spanning all over the world, so she is always on the lookout for talent!
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Jennifer Schwalenberg is a New Mexico Casting Director based in Santa Fe. She began her casting career in Los Angeles in 1995, working for prominent commercial casting director, Beth Holmes. She spent five years honing the craft of traditional commercial casting while also scouting the streets for directors who favored “real people.” During her tenure at BHC, Jennifer worked on hundreds of national commercials, including numerous Super Bowl campaigns.
She eventually left L.A. for Santa Fe, her geographic dream, hired by the New Mexico Film Office under Governor Bill Richardson to create a Native American casting database to showcase the state’s tribal members.
Jennifer served as Deputy Director of the New Mexico Film Office where she devoted her time for eight years recruiting and servicing productions, marketing New Mexico, its communities and resources, coordinating scouts throughout the state, managing the tax credit and loan programs, and assisting producers, studios and networks throughout production and the incentive process.
She went back to her love of casting and joined the Midthunder Casting team from 2013 to 2019, where she worked on dozens of feature films, television productions, local and national commercials. Jennifer opened Casting by Jen in 2019, with highlights including local casting on four seasons of Dark Winds, The Night Driver, Lone Wolf, Olmo, and Rez Ball.
She is a Member of the Casting Society of America, Television Academy, and Governor’s Council on Film & Media Industries. Jennifer is passionate about animal welfare and her three large rescue dogs are often seen in her virtual casting sessions.
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Today on a very special episode of What's My Frame I'm joined by Kat Likkel and John Hoberg. Kat & John have been professional screenwriters for over 25 years. With credits ranging from MY NAME IS EARL to ELEMENTAL, DOWNWARD DOG to the medieval musical comedy GALAVANT. John and Kat's creativity and partnership is truly inspiring.
Today we chat about creative process and some of their upcoming projects including a fairytale musical series at Disney+ with Dan Fogelman producing and Kat's powerful first novel. John takes us into the writer's room on PARADISE; we laugh about the voices and influences that shape us as creatives and so much more. Now let's get to the conversation!
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Married writing team Kat Likkel and John Hoberg have been professional screenwriters for over 25 years. They’ve written half hours, features, dramas, and are currently in development on a stage musical with the Michael Cassel group. In addition to that, Kat and John recently set up a fairytale musical series at Disney+ with Dan Fogelman producing and music & lyrics by Alen Menken and Glenn Slater. Additionally, over the past few years, John has been serving as EP/Co-Showrunner on Hulu’s Emmy nominated hit drama series “Paradise,” and Kat has recently finished her first novel which is out to publishers. Before that they spent nearly 3 years working at Pixar writing the Academy Award nominated movie “Elemental,” and have a long list of television credits including shows like “My Name is Earl,” “black-ish” and the medieval musical comedy “Galavant” as well as cult hits like “Better off Ted” and “Downward Dog” -- the first network half hour to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. They split time between Pasadena, and Solvang, CA where they have 6 goats... let’s just say their pandemic got weird.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Casting Director & Spanish Dialect Consultant, Miranda Martinez. Miranda began her career in Dallas, Texas, working in commercial casting before collaborating with renowned casting director Jo Edna Boldin,CSA on major studio films including The Lone Ranger and The Last Stand. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2012, Miranda expanded her credits as the Los Angeles Casting Director for the independent feature Icaros: A Vision, where she spent three weeks in the Amazon jungle of Iquitos, Peru, working closely with the local cast of native Shipibo-Conibo people to help shape authentic performances.
She has contributed to high-profile projects with acclaimed casting director April Webster, CSA including Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Lisey’s Story, Clarice, Locke & Key, and Sacred Lies. On Jack Ryan, she also served as a Spanish dialect consultant, advising on accent accuracy and subtitle translation during post-production. Fluent in Spanish and raised in Panama, Miranda brings deep linguistic expertise to her work, specializing in Spanish dialect consulting for multilingual productions.
Her background as an actor, having appeared in national commercials and independent films, gives her a performer’s perspective that informs her casting approach. Miranda occasionally teaches actor workshops, most recently at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, where participants had the option to perform in either English or Spanish. She is also committed to supporting emerging filmmakers, regularly serving as Casting Director for short films at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Director, Hanelle M. Culpepper. One of Indiewire’s television Directors To Know, the energetic and unflappable Hanelle Culpepper's credits range from superhero action adventures to thrillers to genre films to character-driven dramas. As director of the Star Trek: Picard pilot, Hanelle became the first woman to launch a Star Trek series in its 53-year history. In 2021, she won an NAACP Image Award for her work on Picard. In 2022, she was nominated for Netflix’s True Story starring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes, and again in 2023 for The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starring Samuel Jackson.
Her recent work includes the Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte, Neil Gaiman’s Amazon series Anansi Boys, Dan Fogelman's Hulu series Paradise, starring Sterling K Brown, along with NCIS: Origins and Matlock.
Hanelle earned her B.A. from Lake Forest College and her M.A. from USC’s Annenberg School. After working as the assistant for Oscar-winning writer/director Callie Khouri, she completed AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, launching her as a director to watch. Her short A Single Rose won numerous awards and screened at film festivals worldwide, including the 2004 ICG Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival.
A Single Rose plus Hanelle’s viral short film spoof Six and the City led to her first feature: the supernatural thriller Within, starring Mia Ford, Sammi Hanratty, Sam Jaeger, Lori Heuring, Brent Sexton, and featuring Aisha Hinds. The film won Outstanding Feature Film at the Big Bear Horror Film Festival and had its television premiere on Lifetime. Hanelle went on to helm multiple thrillers, including Murder on the 13th Floor starring Tessa Thompson.
Hanelle’s television career took off after NBC Universal’s Directing Initiative led to an episode of Parenthood. Her work has since spanned nearly 40 series across a range of genres. In 2019, she was selected for the inaugural class of ReFrame and earned Variety’s Inclusion Impact Honor.
Hanelle proudly serves on the TV Academy’s Director Peer Group Executive Committee, and as an alternate for the DGA’s National Board and Western Directors Council. When not on set, Hanelle shepherds up-and-coming directors as the Guest Artistic Director for AFI’s DWW+ Class of 2024-2025.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Casting Director, Julie Tucker. Julie has a remarkable career spanning over two decades. Recognized for her outstanding contributions to the industry, Julie is a two time Emmy winner and five time Artois Award winner for her excellence in casting. Notable credits include DOC, The Oscar nominated short “Red White & Blue and SHERIFF COUNTRY coming to CBS this Fall.
Today Julie shares invaluable advice for actors on how we can hold space for ourselves while self taping, insight into her research on the nervous system and upcoming book. This episode is filled with great advice and a lot of laughs, thanks to Julie and I both honoring our inner 15 year old musical theatre nerd. Now let's dance it out and get to the conversation!
Additional notable credits include The Expanse,The Americans, The Affair, Nurse Jackie Fallout. Damages (Emmy and Artios Award), Six Feet Under (Emmy and Artios Award for NY Casting), Rescue Me (Artios Award), and Homeland (Artios Award).
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Writer & Executive Producer Richard Keith. Richard was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in the small mountain town of Beech Mountain, where he was a competitive alpine ski racer through high school before moving to New York to pursue a career in entertainment. He began as an actor, appearing in dozens of commercials and recurring on series such as NCIS and Grey’s Anatomy.
Richard later transitioned to writing and producing. His first feature, Fall, developed with Rob Reiner, never made it to the screen. He’s now developing it into a novel with his longtime writing partner, Erin Cardillo. The pair began collaborating in the mid-2010s, and their first pilot won the New York Television Festival’s comedy pilot competition, landing them a development deal at FOX. Shortly after, they partnered with Alloy Entertainment to create Significant Mother for CW Seed, which was picked up to series by The CW and premiered on August 3, 2015.
Since then, Cardillo & Keith have sold more than ten broadcast pilots to NBC, ABC, FOX, HBO Max, and The CW—including three in a single pilot season, prompting Deadline in 2019 to call them “the most prolific writers in broadcast television.” Their first hourlong pilot, Life Sentence, developed with Doozer Productions and Warner Bros. Television, went to series and premiered on The CW in 2018 (now streaming on Tubi). In 2019, the duo signed a two-year overall deal at Warner Bros., focusing on adaptations and IP for the studio, under their banner, In Good Company.
Beyond development, Cardillo & Keith served as Co-EPs on Fuller House and are currently Executive Producers on Netflix’s longest-running drama series, Virgin River, now entering its eighth season.
In features, the duo adapted Katherine Center’s bestselling novel The Bodyguard into a film that is set to star Jared Padalecki and they have two other features in development they're not allowed to talk about.
When not in the writers’ room, Keith lives in Mammoth Lakes, California, with his wife, two kids, two dogs, and a reasonable amount of cats. And he still ski races with the adult masters team—because growing up is overrated.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by veteran casting director, Jessica Daniels. With more than two decades of experience across film and television; Jessica is known for her sharp eye and collaborative approach. She’s helped shape ensembles for projects like 30 Rock, Will Trent, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and Dying for Sex.
A former VP of Casting at Disney TV Studios, Jessica moves fluidly between studio and indie worlds, with a track record of championing emerging talent and making bold, story-driven choices. Jessica's vibrant heart for creatives is evident in all that she does! Now let's get to this special conversation.
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Welcome to a very special episode of What's My Frame. Today I'm joined by Casting Director & Educator Jenny Ravitz Brightman.
Jenny's authenticity, honesty and heart are evident throughout this episode. Jenny has a gift for meeting people where they are and empowering them. Jenny has lived with spondyloarthritis since her teens and is an advocate for artists with chronic pain. Jenny was named a 2024 Women in Motion honoree and the 2021 Volunteer of the Year by the Arthritis Foundation of New York.
Notable casting credits include the hit NBC series Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, and Chicago Med, FBI: International (CBS), and indie film "Pretty People" (Tribeca Film Festival). She is currently working independently and recently cast projects for Powerhouse Theatre, Ars Nova, 5th Avenue Theatre, The Shed, and Paper Mill Playhouse.
She is also a proud professor and alumnus of Shenandoah Conservatory, but her favorite job is serving as auntie to her favorite people: Abby, Olivia, and Jack. Now let's get to the conversation!
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Casting Professional and Actor, Andrew Dahreddine. Andrew is based between Los Angeles and New York. He is currently casting Lauren Minnerath's debut feature film, CLARE (which has been supported by Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW); Stacey Maltin and Jay DeYonker’s feature film, C-SIDE (working title); and Rebecca Louisell’s film, THE TRIP, which is one segment of the upcoming anthology feature film, THROUGH THE BLINDS.
Andrew previously worked with Barden/Schnee Casting on television shows for Apple TV+ (the breakout series, PALM ROYALE), Paramount+ (SCHOOL SPIRITS), and ABC (ALASKA DAILY), as well as many films including the upcoming feature, CODE 3 (Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery, and Aimee Carrero); and EZRA (Robert De Niro, Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne).
Additional selected casting credits include: the FX limited series, THE PATIENT (starring Steve Carell & Domhnall Gleeson); Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-nominated Netflix feature film, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7; and the first season of the Emmy-nominated Hulu series, RAMY.
Andrew has also been the casting director for many short films that have competed at festivals including SXSW, BFI, SIFF, Palm Springs ShortFest, HollyShorts, Vienna Shorts, and many others.
As an actor, Andrew was a series regular on the comedy series, 86’d, for BRIC TV. He also has appeared in many national commercials, and was the lead role in the second season premiere of Homicide City on Investigation Discovery.
A BFA graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Andrew has performed in many stage productions, as well. Selected credits include: Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford's epic Macbeth at the Park Avenue Armory; the Lincoln Center Festival's Russian-language adaptation of Miss Julie (dir. Thomas Ostermeier) at NY City Center. He also appeared in several productions with The Drilling Company, and received praise in the New York Times for his performance in their version of As You Like It. Regionally, he spent a season with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, as well as one summer at Boston's Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, in their production of Coriolanus.
Andrew is a fierce union advocate, and a proud member of SAG-AFTRA; the Hollywood Teamsters Local 399 - Casting Shop; and Actors Equity Association. #UnionStrong
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by filmmaker and casting director, David Guglielmo. David specializes in independent films. As a casting director, he’s known for festival hits THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK (TIFF Premiere), RUN HIDE FIGHT (Venice Premiere), and SUITABLE FLESH (Tribeca Premiere).
He served as Head of Casting for the legendary horror brand FANGORIA, as they launched their first studio. Additionally, he’s directed three thrillers: NO WAY TO LIVE, HOSPITALITY, and most recently, LOVE BOMB. Other producing titles include the indie darling THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY and the upcoming gothic western, KILLING FAITH, starring Guy Pearce and Bill Pullman.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Casting Director, Betsy Ware Fippinger. Betsy has trained under some of the best Casting Directors in New York, including Meredith Tucker and Ellen Lewis. As a Casting Associate and Assistant she worked on projects directed by Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Bo Burnham, Greg Mottola, and Lynn Shelton.
Betsy won an Artios Award for her work as the Casting Associate on the pilot episode of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’. As a Casting Director, Betsy cast Sarah Friedland’s ‘Familiar Touch’ (in theaters now, and winner of three awards at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, including Best Debut Film) and co-cast Nicholas Colia’s ‘Griffin in Summer’ (winner of three awards at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, including Best Narrative Feature).
She also cast the lead youth roles for Kelly Fremon Craig’s ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,’ for which she won her second Artios Award. Before entering casting, Betsy worked at HBO and The William Morris Agency, and taught at Indiana University. She graduated with a BA in Film from Wesleyan University in 2003.
Betsy's openness and heart for actors is evident in this conversation. We chat about creative process and a few of her recent projects. One of my favorite quotes from this episode is "doing what you love regardless of the outcome". Now let's get to the conversation.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Writer/Director, Ryan Landels. This is a beautiful episode spotlighting the importance of community and finding your fellow collaborators.
Ryan is a Canadian-born American writer/director who recently sold his genre-bending thriller CUL-DE-SAC to Sony, with his frequent collaborator Jon M. Chu (WICKED) producing.
He is currently developing a project in the vein of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN for Hobie Films, which got both Matt Shakman (THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS) and Joachim Rønning (TRON: ARES) attached in the pitch stage. Ryan is also writing a four-quadrant fantasy adventure for Electric Somewhere, and wrote the screenplay for JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS – Universal's live-action adaptation of Hasbro’s toyline and animated series that was theatrically released worldwide.
In TV, Ryan wrote the multiple Primetime Emmy-winning BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A 30TH CELEBRATION for Disney+ and ABC, with the hybrid live-action and animation tribute starring Martin Short, Josh Groban, Rita Moreno, David Alan Grier and H.E.R. He recently wrote and directed the hit original movies SANTA TELL ME and SUGARPLUMMED for Hallmark, with SANTA TELL ME becoming the No. 1 new Christmas movie of 2024 across all broadcast networks and streaming platforms. Ryan also adapted TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS for Amazon and Ubisoft, created and directed ABBY NORMAL for Disney Channel, and wrote and directed on three seasons of Hulu and Paramount’s hit streaming series, THE LXD.
Ryan is a graduate of the USC School of Cinema-Television, which he attended with the support of a scholarship from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. His thesis film THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS went to more than thirty festivals internationally, won the Audience Award at Slamdance and was featured in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Ryan is based out of Los Angeles and a member of the Writers Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of Canada and the Television Academy. He is represented by Rob Carlson at the United Talent Agency and Mike Fera at Kaplan/Perrone.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Director & Producer,
Bille Woodruff. Bille is an illustrious film, television and music video director/producer who has helmed many memorable videos for artists such as Lil’ Wayne, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, OutKast, Missy Elliott, TLC, Toni Braxton, Trisha Yearwood and Usher among many others.
His feature film debut was Universal Pictures' HONEY starring Jessica Alba and Mekhi Phifer. He then directed MGM’s BEAUTY SHOP starring Queen Latifah, Djimon Hounsou, and Kevin Bacon. Some of his other credits include ADDICTED based on the novel by Zane, THE PERFECT MATCH starring Paula Patton, and the entire HONEY film franchise for Universal Home Entertainment.
On the television side, Bille recently wrapped a block of episodes on the limited series DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY for Peacock and Patrick McManus. He also recently shot ELSBETH for CBS, GREY’S ANATOMY for ABC, and his second episode of YELLOWJACKETS for Showtime. Other credits include BRIDGERTON for Netflix, TRUTH BE TOLD for Apple TV+, WILL TRENT for ABC, as well as the VAMPIRE ACADEMY pilot for Peacock in Spain, and the PAINKILLER pilot for Warner Bros and CW.
Additionally, he directed GENIUS: ARETHA for NatGeo starring Cynthia Erivo, and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD for AMC. He served as PD on BLACK LIGHTNING for Salim Akil and CW. He also directed the 1/2 hour musical comedy series, PERFECT HARMONY for NBC Universal. Prior to that, he was in an overall deal at 20th where he was an EP on STAR for Lee Daniels and FBC. He also directed multiple episodes of EMPIRE including the series finale.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Director & Filmmaker, Deborah Kampmeier. This episode is so incredibly special; Deborah shares her beautiful creative journey of becoming a filmmaker. Deborah originally studied acting at The National Shakespeare Conservatory. After graduation she set, as she calls it, “an impossible goal” that took her far from home only to return a changed artist with filmmaking capturing her heart.
Today we chat about her exquisite work on HBO’s critically-acclaimed period drama THE GILDED AGE and how she builds trust and holds valuable space for her actors on set. This conversation paired with Deborah's creative bravery is sure to inspire, and have you setting your own outrageous goals.
Deborah's first feature, VIRGIN starring Elisabeth Moss and Robin Wright, was nominated for two 2004 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Actress for Elisabeth Moss and the John Cassavetes Award. Her second feature, “Hounddog,” starring Dakota Fanning and Robin Wright was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Deborah's third feature, “Split,” won Best of Show at the 2016 Female Eye Film Festival.
Deborah made her television directorial debut on Ava DuVernay & Oprah Winfrey’s heralded drama QUEEN SUGAR in 2019 and followed immediately with two episodes of the first season of DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY. Since then, she has directed episodes of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, FBI: INTERNATIONAL, OUTER RANGE & TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD.
Deborah is developing her next features PILGRIM'S WILDERNESS, THE CASSANDRA & DIRT RHAPSODY, as well as her series A WITHC IN HARLEM, and limited series RADIOACTIVE MOTHERS. As a creator, she is especially interested in giving a voice to women’s untold stories.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by comedy casting legend, G. Charles Wright for some much needed laughs, encouragement and stories from his incredible career in casting. G. has nearly 700 episodes of television that are still running in syndication and streaming. Notable credits include THE MIDDLE, ANGER MANAGEMENT & LOPEZ VS LOPEZ to name just a few.
G. has been on both sides of the camera, as an actor and casting director. He brings his prolific insight into the world of casting into his classes at the G. Charles Wright Studio. Today G. shares advice on the craft, self tapes and so much more.
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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.
He began his professional casting career in 1996 as an intern on 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN for Liberman/Patton at Carsey/Werner studios. Shortly after, G moved up the ranks from assistant to associate and finally casting director on THAT ‘70s SHOW seven+ of the series’ eight seasons.
G is the original casting director of the PBS and Jim Henson Co. animated series SID THE SCIENCE KID, the FX channel’s ANGER MANAGEMENT starring Charlie Sheen, the ABC comedy series, THE MIDDLE starring Patricia Heaton, the IFC horror/comedy series from Dana Gould, STAN AGAINST EVIL, the family comedy DIARY OF A FUTURE PRESIDENT on Disney+ and LOPEZ VS LOPEZ for Universal Television and NBC, Peacock, and Netfix.
As a performer and creative, G. is a graduate of both Second City and Acme Improvisation companies and has an extensive list of stage credits in sketch, improv, and legit theatre, as well as many onscreen and VO credits. He also fronted two bands over a 25-year period and has spent what feels like a lifetime trying to play the banjo.
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Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Casting Director, John Ort. John is a two-time Artios Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Casting.
Notable credits include Will Gluck's comedy feature Anyone But You, Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi feature The Creator, the Miramax horror film The Home, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, the international series "The Swarm," the last 5 seasons of CBS's “Bull,” CBS’s “Tommy" starring Edie Falco, several Tom Hooper directed commercial film spots, VO for Gen-Z Media’s scripted podcasts, feature films My Hero, Love Island (Fire Island), Last Ferry and Anya, short films Dérive, The Water Song and Etymology, as well as the music video Evolution featuring SIREN.
Today John shares his view on the creative side paired with the business side of our industry. Along with some great advice for adjusting your mindset on self tapes and what casting is looking for in your read. Now lets get to the conversation!
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Director, Michael Lehmann. Michael studied at Columbia University and the USC School of Cinema Television before directing his first feature, HEATHERS, in 1989. Today Michael shares how he joined the iconic film along with other favorite memories from set.
Notable credits include HUDSON HAWK, THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS, 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS, THE WEST WING, BIG LOVE, TRUE BLOOD, THE BIG C, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, VERONICA MARS, SNOWFALL, and THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW. Michael recently completed work as producing director on DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN and shares the special attention used to honor the DEXTER Universe and fans.
Micheal clearly loves his work and respects his fellow creatives. This episode had many quotes I paused to jot down but one of my favorites "Our job is to play like we did when we were kids" A simple reminder of the gift we have as artists and to never lose the joy. Now let's get to the conversation!
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Today I'm joined by Kelly Moscinski & Kathryn Horan the casting minds and educators behind, The Voicecaster. This episode is packed with insight from Kelly & Kathryn's years of casting Commercials, Animation, Video Games and Industrials.
Their insight into the world of VO makes their courses at The Lab that much more impactful. From advice on elevating your voiceover auditions and materials to building a lasting career as a voice actor, Kelly & Katheryn are here to share insight into the supportive, community of voiceover.
Kelly Moscinski is the Owner and Head of Casting at The Voicecaster – the oldest voiceover casting house in the country, established in 1975! With almost 20 years of experience in VO and even more in entertainment, Kelly casts and directs all things voiceover. A few recent casting projects include commercials for Papa John’s, Cap’n Crunch, Popeyes, Verizon, Walmart+, Google, Amazon, and SO many more; video game casting for Dungeons & Dragons, Ready or Not; and many more in every genre!
Kelly is also a coach for voice actors – teaching group classes, private coaching, and is founder of the Voicecaster Lab, a digital VO training and community platform offering a variety of learn-at-your-own-pace courses, seminars, the Voicecaster Insiders Membership community, and other resources dedicated to giving voiceover artists the chance to learn from the casting perspective.
Kathryn Horan is the Senior Casting Director - The Voicecaster. Since joining The Voicecaster in 2012, Kathryn has held the titles of Casting Director, Demo Producer, Audio Engineer, and Voiceover Coach. Kathryn has cast for major brands like Honda, ampm, Ashley Furniture, Verizon, Nike, and many more! She has a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Acting from New Mexico State University and has been in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles for over 15 years!
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