Casting Revealed: A Guide for Film Directors

by Hester Schell

From union paperwork to posting effective audition announcements and insider know-how, to effectively launching the most important factor in pre-production: Casting. From step-by-step guidelines on running casting sessions, to tracking down agents who represent who you want to cast, this book is a complete guide to getting the best actors on board.

159 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2011

About the author

Events:
1/18/2011 - San Francisco Playwrights Center http://www.playwrightscentersf.org
1/26/2011 - Bay Area Women in Film and Media http://www.bawifm.org
Current teaching: http://www.filmactingbayarea.com
Speaking engagements: Connecticut Screenwriters Association, Bay Area Women in Film and Media, San Francisco Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco Chapter Indie-Club, San Francisco Black-American Film Festival.


Hester Schell is a master acting teacher, writer, producer, stage and film director, actor, mentor and coach. Her academic background includes: Tenured Professor of Theatre Arts: De Anza College in California, where she pioneered the film acting and stand-up comedy programs; Adjunct Professor of Theatre: Notre Dame de Namur University. Guest Faculty: University of London, San Francisco's Film Arts Foundation, and The San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking. Recent plays and screenplays: Colony Collapse, The Dark Room, Soul's Messenger, and A Cup Of Coffee, written for the New England Russian Theatre Festival.

Recent directing: San Francisco Playwrights Center, Provincetown Playwrights Festival, New England Russian Theatre Festival.
Shorts: Ju$T Under A Million (narrative comedy. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0cbrR... ), premiere - Beverly Hills High Definition Film Festival; Airs regularly on Hottv cable in Austin, Dallas and Atlanta; Doc. - Blankets for Afghanistan broadcast through Free Speech TV.
Other film festivals include: Cannes, Cinequest, San Francisco International Film Festival, Rochester and Boston Film Festivals and others.

Career highlights include touring England with the award winning puppet company Lunatique Fantastique and while in graduate school, on team USA in Russia at the International Children's Theatre Festival. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Harvard Square Screen Writers.

Master of Fine Arts: University of Utah; Bachelor of Arts: Portland State University; Associates of Arts: American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Conservatory training: Trinity Square Repertory Theatre Conservatory, Providence, Rhode Island.

Hester has been casting plays, short films and features throughout her career and is available for workshops and seminars on a variety of topics. Contact her through: hester.schell@gmail.com, LinkedIn.com and Facebook.

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Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a helpful read. As an aspiring CD, there's only so much I can get out of a book written specifically for directors, but I found this guide to be thorough and informative.

[Hester · Rating 5 out of 5]

While there is a plethora of books out there on this topic for actors, this is the first book of its kind on this subject for this targeted audience - Directors.

5 stars on Amazon. A great guidebook of industry standards and procedures. Great help. Actors are finding it useful too, gaining perspective from the other side of the table.