We are so thrilled to welcome the extremely talented manager, Brandon Bisig to Tipsy Casting! Brandon Bisig was born and raised in Southwest Michigan.  He studied Finance and Statistics at Miami University of Ohio in Oxford, OH.  Post graduation he went on to a career in consulting at Accenture Consulting, but that was short lived as he decided to pursue his passion in Film and Television.  After moving to NYC, Brandon worked odd jobs in a number of different sectors of the industry...

Today we catch up with Jess and Jenn, and talk about what's going on it their worlds! - Jenn's experience at the Apple BAFTA party - Work is on the horizon! - Jenn's going on holiday to Spain! - IATSE negotiations and current indie landscape - Met Gala 2024 - Netflix is a Joke! (Brett Goldsten, Mae Martin & Matt Rife) - The Fall Guy - Beach Time! - Traveling for 2024! ─────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch...

Alec Gillis grew up in Orange County, California within sight of the Disneyland fireworks show. As a kid he roamed the mean streets of Main Street Disneyland, It was here he gained a lifelong appreciation of animatronics, but it was in the local movie theatres that he fell in love with genre films. At age 20 Gillis began working for Roger Corman on a film called BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, along with James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd. After working for various Makeup Effects luminaries such as...

Daniel Brown is an Emmy-nominated director, writer and storyteller. He has cultivated an eclectic approach, drawing inspiration from film, literature, illustration, animation and music. His art film COLOR TV, NO VACANCY, described as, “Disney meets David Lynch” by Vice and was Vimeo Staff Pick. Daniel has won acclaim for his music videos for prominent artists such as ODESZA, Portugal. the Man and Jon Bellion. His first feature film debut YOUR LUCKY DAY starring Angus Cloud premiered at...

This month for our series: Introduction to a Modern Class of Casting Visionaries we welcome our good friend Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington! Chrissy is an award-winning Casting Director in film, television, streaming, and commercials. Her credits include THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT (SXSW 2024), the upcoming creature feature XENO starring Lulu Wilson, DIE HART 2: DIE HARTER and DIE HART 3 starring Kevin Hart for Roku. As well as, OUT OF OFFICE for writer/director Paul Lieberstein, the...

Jess & Jenn cover the gamut in today's chat! Starting with Jenn's letdown from the past week, diving into what they are both watching. They get into "Quiet on Set", "The Gentleman", "Heartbreak High" and so many others. ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow...

We are so thrilled to welcome rockstar Agent, Sasha Passero to Tipsy Casting! Sasha Passero is an alumna of Sarah Lawrence College, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts. Sasha began her career working in production and casting, and later worked at Killer Films and Innovative Artists. She is currently the VP of Talent at Independent Artist Group (formerly APA), where she represents artists of screen and stage. Outside of the entertainment industry, Sasha’s greatest passion...

We are so thrilled to welcome actor Jesse Garcia to Tipsy Casting! Jess and Jenn dove in with Jesse on his journey from living in a small town in Wyoming to leading the Searchlight feature "Flamin' Hot", directed by Eva Longoria! Jesse Garcia stars in the Disney+ feature, ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY. He can currently be seen in the Netflix feature, THE MOTHER, opposite Jennifer Lopez. He recently shot the Village Roadshow, Michael Olmos directed feature,...

We dive in to Jessica's frustrations about the current landscape of the industry and how we treat one another, as well as a full recap of all things Oscars! ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess...

Jenn and Jess recap this year's CSA Artios Awards. Those are the casting awards that the Casting Society holds every year (for those who may not know). While Jenn attended the London ceremony, Jess attended and was nominated (twice!) in LA. Always a fun time and lastly we make our Oscar predictions even though we know the Oscars will air by the time this episode drops! Don't forget to tune into Netflix to watch YOUR LUCKY DAY that our very own Jessica Sherman cast! Comment or send us a DM...

Jenn and Jess dive into what it's like to attend a premiere from the perspective of a Casting Director (and associate from our earlier days!). We have always loved attending premieres of our films and television shows but both had an awkward introduction to them. In this episode we'll discuss: We bring back Whine of the Week! Excitement over Casting finally being acknowledged by the Academy for our own Oscar Category! We dive into what it's like from our perspective to attend a...

Tune in to the second installment of our new Series: Introduction to a Modern Class of Casting Visionaries with our new friend Kharmel Cochrane! Kharmel first cut her cast teeth as a Casting Director in 2012 on the acclaimed Daniel Wolfe music video "Time to Dance" starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Callum Turner. She followed this up with award winning films such as ‘Lilting’ (2014) and ‘Home’ (2016) and from then on she’s gone from strength to strength. Over the past 12 years, she has...

Rell Battle is an actor, writer, stand up comedian and all around great guy! He has been featured on TBS's Conan as well as a featured act on Will Smith’s This Joka for Roku, producing Will Smith at home with Westbrook and served as creator and executive producer of Comedy Centrals' Roast Battle. On the acting front, you might recognize him from shows like  CBS’ multi-camera comedy series Superior Donuts, ABC’s Black-ish, NBC’s Good Girls, and he recurred on ABC’s The Good Doctor. Rell...

We're so thrilled to welcome the wonderful Mel Brown of Spotlight to Tipsy Casting! We discuss a little bit of everything, her journey through the industry, her passion, the importance of mental health and so much more! Mel studied Drama at Loughborough University, before heading into the industry and interning at a number of places including Hubbard casting, the National Student Drama Festival and a number of performer agencies. She then took up a full time job as a young performer...

Jess and Jenn share their hot takes about all of the recent drama with the many different platforms that actors need to be members of, in order to have access to opportunities. ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Casting Journeys  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Casting Life Away Merch...

This Episode we begin our new Series: Introduction to a Modern Class of Casting Visionaries with our dear friend Lindsey Weissmueller! Lindsey Weissmueller is a film and television casting director with over 15 years of exceptional and award-winning work in the entertainment industry. Lindsey's latest feature film, THE PERSIAN VERSION, won the coveted Audience Award in the US Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2023, was bought by Sony Pictures Classics and is currently available oon Amazon....

Jenn and Jess dive into the thrilling (said sarcastically) step by step process of casting. Since starting the podcast we both have been asked many times the exact process of what we do. So in this episode we go over each step along with fun anecdotes and insight! We'll discuss Script Breakdowns and how they get written How we go through breakdowns and what we look for Creating lists simultaneously Auditioning and Testing process Approval process for studio and networks in...

You know her from the Comedy Central hit series Workaholics. She got her start on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as ‘Maureen’ the midriff girl and later made a huge splash on the comedy scene in "22 Jump Street" as Amber Steven’s hilarious roommate and the unexpected antagonist of the film. She starred as the title characters in "Brittany Runs a Marathon" and the Disney film "Godmothered". And most recently you’ve seen her in her latest Christmas movie "Candy Cane Lane" opposite Eddie Murphy and...

Jenn and Jess dive into an honest discussion about how things have started off this New Year for them and jump into a fun game of chatting about our favorite nostalgic films!  How has the first 2 Weeks of 2024 started for the ladies Disappointments and Wins so far Lady Gang Podcast Crossover Should Jenn get a UK agent to add to her roster Favorite Nostalgic Films Our singular listener submitted "win" is shared and discussed Jess is open to a sugar daddy! :) Serious inquires...

Jenn and Jess are back for season 2 and ready to dive in on the new year and all things entertainment. Recap on our 12 Days of Chrismukkah Giveaway Family Dynamics for the Holidays Resolutions vs. Intentions Semi-Dry January Awards Season & Screeners Our Film Reviews Resources: Toffee Twins Rolling Academy (Manchester) Casting Life Away Cookie Belle Inspire Actors Studio (UK) Wine Wash Co. Castability Ace Studios (Los Angeles) Gran Centenario Tequila...

Today Jess and Jenn celebrate completing their very first season of Tipsy Casting! Not only do they take a stroll down memory lane, but setting sights and goals for the year to come! Thank you for joining us on this ride, and we can't wait to kick off a new year and new season with all of our listeners in January. Wishing you all the happiest of holidays! With Love, Jess and Jenn Episode Resources - Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre) Backstairs Billy (Duke of Yorks...

Jess is a Talent Agent at United Agents Ltd where she heads up the Actors Department. United Agents is London’s leading talent agency encompassing the worlds of film, TV, books, theatre and comedy. Founded in 2007, it has become the largest agency of its kind in the UK representing established and emerging artists.  Wholly owned by its founding partners, United Agents offers clients dedicated specialist representation, bringing together leading agents from each field.  Jess has been with...

Melanie DiPietro currently serves as the COO and Head of Development at the American and Swedish production company, Stockholm Syndrome. In her role, she oversees a diverse development slate across multiple territories, languages and genres. The company in its previous incarnation was the LA branch of the Swedish production company Brain Academy. As the Head of Development at Brain Academy, she helped champion the second season of Swedish Dicks (Pop), developed the eco-triller Last Light...

Cristo Fernández is a Mexican actor and filmmaker born in Guadalajara, Jalisco. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tipsycastingpodcast/message

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