SYNOPSIS
This online class will provide feedback from an experienced casting professional. No more than 20 performers will be participating.
When a new Casting Access Online class is announced, eligible performers RSVP to request a space in the class and are added to the class on a first-come/first-served basis. Confirmed participants will be notified by e-mail.
The date listed for the class is the day enrollment and cancellation close, and your headshots are sent to the casting director. Later that week, participants will receive sides specially selected for them by the participating casting director.
Once you have received your sides, you will have until the deadline to rehearse, record, and upload a video containing your performance of the sides. You will upload the video using your YouTube account and email the video link. Finally, the casting director will review your workshop video and provide notes.
CASTING DIRECTOR BIO
Karina Walters is a proud member of the Casting Society of America (CSA) and has 12 years of casting experience. She has been working as a full Casting Director since 2012, sometimes as a solo CD, sometimes co-casting with other CDs and, for several years, as CD partner in Mockrin/Walters Casting. Prior to that, she was a Casting Associate, honing her craft with some of the top Casting Directors in the business.
Karina has worked on a wide variety of formats, including over 15 TV shows and pilots. Television series experience includes the new CBS drama "S.W.A.T.", seasons 2 and 3 of Lifetime’s critically acclaimed series “UnREAL" and season 2 of "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" for BBC America, as well as “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell” (Adult Swim), “The Straight Out Report” (Logo), “Burn Notice” (USA), “The Good Guys” (Fox), “The Shield” (FX) and “The Riches” (FX), among others. Television pilot experience includes “Mad Dogs” (Amazon), “Last Resort” (ABC), “Green Bench” (Adult Swim), “Watching the Wilsons” (MTV) and “Awkward” (MTV), among others. Film experience includes independent features "The S.H.U.," “Fixed,” “Magnum Opus,” “Loaded,” “Bar America,” “North Blvd.,” “Oliver, Stoned.” and “The Sand,” as well as studio features “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows” (Paramount) and “The Watch” (20th Century Fox), which was nominated for a CSA Artios Award. She has also cast several award-winning short films and web series.
REQUIREMENTS
You must have completed a Casting Access Online application prior to registering for this class.
If you RSVP for this class you must be able to upload your video by 9:00am PST on May 7th. DO NOT BE LATE. Those who have been seated by April 30th are expected to comply. You must cancel your reservation before April 30th if you cannot comply.
This event is only open to actors who reside OUTSIDE of LA or NY.
Your video will not be accepted IF:
-Your video is shot vertically instead of horizontally. If you need to shoot on an iPhone or tablet, turn it sideways.
-It is not appropriately framed. Standard framing is top of the head to mid chest.
-The video has poor sound, clarity, or lighting. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it cannot take away from your performance.
-You have a distracting background. If you cannot provide a solid background, a minimal background is best.
-Your video has title cards or subtitles. They are unnecessary.
-Your video settings are not Unlisted. Videos that are Private or Public will not be accepted.
-You “share” the video through YouTube. You must email the video URL to the specified email address.
