Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by casting director Sean DeSimone. I'm really excited to have Sean join us as we dive into the hosting space and get a better understanding of the vast differences between hosting and tv/film casting. Sean is an expert in TV Host and Brand Spokesperson casting, having worked extensively with QVC and the Home Shopping Network as well as numerous beauty, fashion, home and fitness brands. Now let's get to the conversation! Connect with Sean: seandesimonecasting.c...
Oct 09, 2023•42 min
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by award-winning composer and sound designer Lindsay Jones. Lindsay's resume is extensive spanning mediums, genres and decades. He not only is a Tony nominee, a respected professor but an extremely passionate advocate for the arts and safe working conditions. Lindsay's Broadway credits include Slave Play, The Nap, Bronx Bombers and A Time To Kill; and a nomination for a Tony for Best Score and Best Sound Design of a Play. His off-Broadway work has been heard a...
Sep 25, 2023•34 min
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by NY casting director Laura Schutzel. In Laura's nearly 20 years at Tara Rubin Casting she's worked alongside the theatre-makers whose names are atop the marquees that matter. She's participated in thousands of auditions and knows what makes an audition great and what makes an actor memorable. With an evident and deep love for the arts & supporting young artists Laura shares numerous great stories... But as a kid who grew up in the magical world of theatr...
Sep 18, 2023•30 min
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by casting director Byron Beane. Byron's career in the arts has given him a very unique point of view; his resume includes talent management, producing and casting so in fact he's seen behind the curtain in all directions. He began his career in entertainment studying as an actor in New York City. Byron shares a very relatable story from his first professional audition in the city that changed his future career goals... He then moved to the business side to he...
Sep 11, 2023•51 min
Today on What's My Frame's 100th ep!! I'm joined by NY casting director Rikki Gimelstob! I put a lot of thought into what conversation should help us celebrate this milestone and y'all are in for a treat with this ep. Rikki is extremely generous with her insight, experiences and evident love for her work; I'm so proud of how the conversion turned out. Thank you to each and everyone of you for growing with us over the seasons, adding value to this space and being without question the best listens...
Aug 28, 2023•44 min
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Meg Swertlow. Meg a Los Angeles-born and raised screenwriter/director; today she shares her passion for creating female-driven stories. In the past three years, Meg has directed eight short films, seven of which she wrote. Her horror short, The Voiceless , is part of the feature-length anthology, Give Me an A , a response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. We also dive into the rewarding and very real challenges of indie filmmaking with Meg's recent proof o...
Aug 21, 2023•49 min
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by UK Casting Director Shakyra Dowling. Shakyra knows the film and television industry inside out. Having trained and worked as an actor, she spent several years in production before establishing herself as a casting director. A fierce champion of new and emerging talent, Shakyra's office Shakyra Dowling Casting has carved out a niche specializing in independent British feature films and European co-productions alongside television and commercials – many of wh...
Aug 14, 2023•54 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by award winning filmmaker, West Eldredge. West shares his journey from LA to DC; the lessons he learned working in unscripted and the many other hats that have made him the versatile filmmaker he is today. West shares some enlightening and very encouraging insight into the indie casting process from the director's perspective. He walks us through some of the lessons he's learned on his first feature LOVE DOGS; as well as encouraging other young filmmakers to...
Aug 07, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 97
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Emmy & Artios nominated, NY-based casting director Sabrina Hyman. Sabrina's credits include the HBO limited series The Night Of , Mrs. Fletcher ; the Apple TV + series Invasion; and the independent features Blumenthal and The Illegal. In addition to film and television casting, Sabrina has cast VR shorts ( Lincoln in the Bardo ), immersive theater ( Money Heist: The Experience ), and podcasts ( This American Life ). Prior to casting independently, she w...
Jul 31, 2023•27 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by lifestyle photographer and director Jeff Vallee. I'm so excited to have Jeff join me for our first photography focused conversation! I discovered Jeff's body of work via Cast Partners, went on my usual rabbit hole adventure of researching his work, creative process and luckily Jeff agreed to join me today to share some incredible stories and insight into his work with clients like Nike, Sony, Urban Outfitters, Fitbit, Pandora and Esquire Magazine among oth...
Jul 24, 2023•57 min
Welcome to Season 4 of What's My Frame!! We have an extra special conversation to kick off the season; today I'm joined by New York Casting Director, Maribeth Fox. Maribeth has been a part of the Laura Rosenthal Casting office for over fifteen years; working alongside major talents like Todd Haynes, Paolo Sorrentino, Oren Moverman, Joachim Trier, Ed Burns, Mindy Kaling, Anton Corbijn, and Lisa Cholodenko as well as up and coming feature directors, Guy Nattiv, Olivia Newman, & Paul Downs Cola...
Jul 17, 2023•49 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting legend, John Frank Levey. John is a four-time Emmy Award-winning casting director. He's cast iconic shows like ER, The West Wing, Shameless, as well as countless other tv series, miniseries, TV movies, video games and features. John is also a five-time winner of the Casting Society of America's Artios Award and the recipient of its prestigious Hoyt Bowers Award, given for excellence in casting and outstanding contributions to the casting profession...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 7 min
On this episode of What's My Frame? I'm joined by director & executive producer Mike Caron. Mike is one of the busiest and most innovative multicam Directors intown. He's truly become the multicam expert; with over 450 episodes of television on his resume. Mike recently Executive Produced and Directed the pilot of THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS with Paramount +. Mike is also currently the series director and producer for the hit Nickelodeon series DANGER FORCE. HENRY DANGER, SIDE HUSTLE & DANGER...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting director, Angela Boehm. Angela has been working in theater and film for over 25 years. Starting as an assistant, and using each experience to hone her craft and grow in her field, she successfully built her resume and career into one of the most sought after casting directors in Ohio. Angela has worked on feature films such as White Noise, Judas and the Black Messiah, Queen and Slim, The Last Witch Hunter & Fast 8. As a trusted name in the ente...
Mar 27, 2023•47 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting associate, Missy Finnell of Donna Belajac Casting. Missy is truly a delight with an unmatched heart for actors; this episode could have easily turned into two or three parts! I've auditioned for Missy & Donna a number of times and always felt so empowered and also connected to the office in the virtual audition world because of the ladies' attention to detail. DBC actually holds office hours to answer questions and support actors through their ...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting director Christy Dooley. I'm thrilled to have Christy join me for our first look behind the scenes of daytime. Christy shares her journey from graduation to Northern, CA theatre that ultimately led her to LA, where in '87 she started work on a brand new show, The Bold and The Beautiful. To date Christy has cast over eight thousand episodes of the worlds most watched show and has been nominated for numerous Daytime Emmys. Today Christy gives us a ra...
Mar 06, 2023•43 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting director Rachel Reiss from Liz Lewis Casting. Rachel works in the world of Film, TV, Commercials, Animation and VO. Rachel’s career started primarily in TV where she cast shows for numerous networks including the Food Network, Bravo, Oxygen, HGTV, and Discovery. At Liz Lewis Casting, she's focused more on scripted projects. Her recent credits include Get Rolling with Otis, The Painter, and Super Kitties. Rachel has cast hundreds of commercials and ...
Feb 27, 2023•49 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by composer Matt Bowen. Matt is an ASCAP award-winning composer based in Los Angeles. A classically trained violinist from the age of three, we have a good laugh about suzuki lessons. He went on to play various instruments in poorly-named rock bands; his sense of humor made this such a fun episode. Matt ultimately shifted to working behind-the-scenes, writing music for various tv shows while also producing and engineering albums with bands. He soon pivoted to...
Feb 20, 2023•45 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by Madeline Di Nonno, president & CEO of the Genna Davis Institute on Gender in Media. The Geena Davis Institute is the leading research based non-profit working within the entertainment and media industry to achieve gender equity in family media and entertainment. Madeline leads the Institute's strategic direction, advocacy, programs and research. I'm so thankful to have Madeline join us on What's My Frame? this week to share her insight and what the Ins...
Feb 13, 2023•29 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting director Hunter McHugh of On The Hunt Casting. Hunter is based out of beautiful New Orleans, Louisiana. Today he shares his road to casting and how his background as an actor including his time with the Moscow Art Theater shaped and educated him to become the casting director he is today. I've had the joy of auditing for Hunter and his office a number of times; we take those experiences as a jumping off point and dive into his process while hopeful...
Feb 07, 2023•36 min
Today on What's My Frame? back by popular demand I'm joined by casting director and coach Jeremy Gordon. Since Jeremy's last conversation ( ep.42 ) with us he's become quite the social media personality helping actors daily through his humorous and helpful posts! Jeremy also expanded his business with Jeremy Gordon Coaching; today we get a behind the scenes of what working with Jeremy is like along with how to make the most out of your coaching session. Full disclosure because Jeremy and I are f...
Jan 30, 2023•46 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by Poker Face hair department head, Marcel Dagenais. I had the absolute joy of meeting Marcel last year on the set of Rain Johnson's new series Poker Face. In the week leading up to joining the show I was blown away by Marcel and his team's attention to detail and pre planing. It dawned on me so many actors don't know what to expect after the offer email. We spend so much time focusing on getting the job we don't discuss the flood of emails / txts and planing...
Jan 23, 2023•46 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by Weeble Mountain founder and head casting director Rachel Mossey. I'm constantly working to connect with creatives actively working to move the needle in our industry along with illuminating their work. As soon as I found Weeble Mountains' site and began to read their mission statement and how representation matters to them, I knew Rachel's voice was one I wanted to share on the show. Today Rachel opens up about past experiences casting and creating opportu...
Jan 16, 2023•43 min
To kick off Season 3 we're flipping the mic! Today host and What's My Frame? founder Laura Linda Bradley is in the guest seat. Laura shares her journey into the arts and why building an inclusive and accessible creative community was so important to her. Laura also opens up and shares some painful lessons from her career, how closed doors can be a blessing you can't see at the time and how learning what you're not willing to accept is sometimes the greatest inspiration for change. Now let's get ...
Jan 09, 2023•41 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting director Lisa Ystrom. You've likely heard the phrase "comedy is a serious business", today Lisa breaks down some of our biggest questions surrounding not only comedy auditions but virtual auditions in general. Lisa has worked on some of our most beloved comedies like Suburgatory, Young & Hungry, A to Z and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I can't wait for you all to hear the invaluable insight Lisa has to share on auditions and the business! Outside o...
Dec 12, 2022•43 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting director, coach and social media maven Brette Goldstein. Brette's resume includes TV, more than 50 independent films, 200+ commercials and theatre from her ten seasons as the resident casting director at Washington, DC’s Folger Elizabethan Theatre. Films Brette has cast have won awards and been official selections at most of the major film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca and Cannes. Brette is the former Co-Producing Director of Washington Je...
Dec 05, 2022•39 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting director and advocate Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick. Danielle is an advocate manifesting change in how the real world is reflected in today’s media. She has been an active member of the New York casting community since 2004. Nickelodeon was her casting home for over 14 years, where she tapped into her love of developing young talent. From live action and animation, scripted and unscripted, long form and short form, and even podcasts, she has and lo...
Nov 28, 2022•48 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by cinematographer Johanna Coelho. Johanna was born and raised in France. Seeking to enrich her European approach with the American perspective, she moved to Los Angeles in 2011 where she studied cinematography at the prestigious American Film Institute. Variety named her as one of the Up Next generation of filmmakers in 2018. Johanna has worked as a cinematographer on a number of diverse projects, including award-winning narrative films, music videos, and TV...
Nov 21, 2022•42 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by the hilarious and super talented Nat Bernstein! Nat's been a successful writer, producer and showrunner for more than 30 years. With credits like The Gregory Hines Show, Center of The Universe, Over The Top, Curse, Abby, Supah Ninjas and Doogie Howser, MD. Nat has a wealth of insight into the industry that we as actors rarely get to hear. Funfact Nat actually began his career as a successful working actor, after studying at Penn State. Appearing on The Won...
Nov 14, 2022•58 min
Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by Casting Director Suzanne Yavuz. With credits like NCIS: HAWAI'I, S.W.A.T., CRUEL SUMMER, GOOD SAM; along with her time at 20th Century FOX specializing in tent pole comedies Susanne has extensive insight to share into the world of casting. Today we discuss how a background in communication and a "Say Yes" attitude can lead to a career you love. Like we've said before on the show, everything you do in your field is leading you towards your ultimate career. ...
Nov 07, 2022•53 min
