Wednesday, Jan. 13 Casting Society of America Opens Membership to Commercial Casting Directors The Casting Society of America announced today that it is now accepting commercial casting directors as part of its organization, and celebrating casting in all forms, including film, television, theatre, short form and now commercials. “Commercial casting directors apply their craft to an impactful form of storytelling, and we know that their insight and experience will add additional depth to Casting Society of America’s membership,” said Zora DeHorter and Caitlin Jones, Vice Presidents of Communications, Csa and Co-Chairs, Commercial Committee. “The artistic merit of our commercial colleagues helps further Csa’s mission to advocate and promote the profession of casting in all of its forms.” The newly formed Commercial Committee includes: Alex Amsellem, Terry Berland, Danielle Demchick, Rikki Gimelstob, Katie Griffin, Sherrie Henderson, Caitlin Jones, Patti Kalles. Rebecca Lagore, Liz Lewis, Angela Mickey, Erica Palgon, Nina Pratt,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
After nearly 40 years, the Casting Society of America is opening its membership to commercial casting directors. Until now, membership was restricted to casting professionals involved in film, television, live theater, reality and short form series.
“Commercial casting directors apply their craft to an impactful form of storytelling, and we know that their insight and experience will add additional depth to Casting Society of America’s membership,” said Zora DeHorter and Caitlin Jones, the Csa’s vice presidents of communications and co-chairs of its newly formed commercial committee. “The artistic merit of our commercial colleagues helps further Csa’s mission to advocate and promote the profession of casting in all of its forms.”
Csa said that its new commercial committee has compiled a database of established commercial casting directors across the country and has begun a targeted outreach to them to invite them to join Society. Part of their outreach includes...
“Commercial casting directors apply their craft to an impactful form of storytelling, and we know that their insight and experience will add additional depth to Casting Society of America’s membership,” said Zora DeHorter and Caitlin Jones, the Csa’s vice presidents of communications and co-chairs of its newly formed commercial committee. “The artistic merit of our commercial colleagues helps further Csa’s mission to advocate and promote the profession of casting in all of its forms.”
Csa said that its new commercial committee has compiled a database of established commercial casting directors across the country and has begun a targeted outreach to them to invite them to join Society. Part of their outreach includes...
- 1/13/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Enter the demimonde with a new preview page for Penny Dreadful #1 from Titan Comics. Also in this round-up: a poster and creature design details for Deimosimine and a Q&A with A Haunting in Cawdor‘s Shelby Young.
Penny Dreadful #1: The artwork featured in this preview page from Penny Dreadful #1 was created by artist Louie De Martinis, who also designed Cover C of this issue.
“Penny Dreadful #1
Script: Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Artist: Louie De Martinis
Ongoing – 32pp – Fc – $3.99 – On sale: 05/04/2016
The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time and the covers of issue #1 have been released! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show!
Penny Dreadful #1 comes with...
Penny Dreadful #1: The artwork featured in this preview page from Penny Dreadful #1 was created by artist Louie De Martinis, who also designed Cover C of this issue.
“Penny Dreadful #1
Script: Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Artist: Louie De Martinis
Ongoing – 32pp – Fc – $3.99 – On sale: 05/04/2016
The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time and the covers of issue #1 have been released! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show!
Penny Dreadful #1 comes with...
- 3/2/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Dan Velez, who combined a magnetic personality and deep passion for movies to launch a thriving career as a casting director, passed away Oct. 31. He was 30. At the age of 13, Dan left Colombia with his mother, Ana Maria, and younger brother, Alejandro, and settled in Paw Paw, Mich. Dan didn’t speak a word of English, but he quickly conquered the language barrier by devouring American movies and television shows. In Dan’s own words, “If Jean-Claude Van Damme could make it in the United States with an accent, then so can I.” Dan was both a fastidious high school student and immensely popular with his peers. Voted “most likeable” by his senior class, Dan finished with the second-highest grade point average in high school and won a full scholarship to Western Michigan University. But Dan knew his ultimate ambition was to make it in the entertainment industry, so he...
- 11/12/2014
- backstage.com
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