In this Filmmaker Series episode we cover attaching name talent to get funding, working with casting directors, and directing actors on set for both film & TV. From September 10, 2020. Guests: Kendra Castleberry is a Head CD at Castleberry/Murphy Casting. A TV, film and theatre enthusiast from a very young age, Kendra studied directing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before making the move to Los Angeles. Past casting credits include Facebook Watch’s Limetown, ABC’s Take Two, CBS’s Zoo, NBC’s Grimm, ABC’s Castle, CW’s Star-Crossed, as well as numerous other series, pilots and TV movies. Kendra also has a passion for charity work; she is a big fundraiser for AIDS Walk Los Angeles and volunteers frequently around town. A proud member of the Casting Society of America, Kendra is a co-chair of the CSA Equity in Entertainment Committee.   Rachel Feldman is a director and writer. This past season Rachel directed multiple episodes of BLUE BLOODS, CRIMINAL MINDS, THE ROOKIE and the pilot and first season of THE BAXTERS. She's in late development to direct LILLY, her feature screenplay, winner of The Athena List and The Ravenal Grant, based on the life of Fair Pay Icon Lilly Ledbetter. Her screenplay KINKS won the 2020 ScreenCraft and WGA Drama Queens Best Pilot Award. You can follow Rachel on Twitter @WomenCallAction   Will Raee is an independent filmmaker and seasoned show producer. A native Californian, Will was born in Los Angeles, to Iranian parents who immigrated to America in 1960. Will’s career has spanned a wide variety of genres and mediums. One of his first career moves was to start Rock Docs which begun him producing, and directing, music videos. During this time, he wrote and produced the critically acclaimed Marilyn Manson documentary Demystifying the Devil. Will soon produced SyFy Channel's Alien God's and helped launch, and Produced, the highly successful first season of the A&E Television's series Criss Angel MindFreak. After Mindfreak, Will jumped into the feature world and produced the motion pictures Honor, and The Exorcist Chronicles. On April 1st, 2007, Will joined forces with actor comedian Will Sasso to form Lord Mucker Entertainment, a company designed to create informal comedic feature films and television specials. They successfully produced their first comedic film For Christ Sake in July 2007. In 2008 Will became the producer and director for the Spike TV pilot 1000 Ways to Die. In 2016, Will wrote and directed the dark comedy Austin Found. The film starred Linda Cardellini, Craig Robinson, Skeet Ulrich, Kristen Schaal, Patrick Warburton, and Jaime Pressly. It was chosen as the closing night picture at Dances with Films and premiered at the Chinese Theater. Will also directed the child soldier themed short film Faith & Dreams, which won the IndieWire competition Shadows and Acts. From there he developed the script and feature film Girl Soldier, with Uma Thurman. Additionally, Will is developing a one-hour dramatic series with 3ARTS and BET, currently in pilot stage. Host: Jenn Page, Director / Producer Thank you to our sponsors Blackmagic Design & Sigma!   To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up for FREE visit http://blackmagiccollective.com Podcast Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actress / Filmmaker --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackmagic-collective/message