Castability: The Podcast - 109: The State of the Union with Nawal Bengholam (Part One) — Craft, Business Acumen, and Mindset

109: The State of the Union with Nawal Bengholam (Part One) — Craft, Business Acumen, and Mindset

04/14/23 • 42 min

In Part One of this State of the Union, Amanda Lenker Doyle, CSA, is joined by Nawal Bengholam to discuss the recent divide caused by self tapes within the entertainment industry. Amanda first discovered Nawal on social media, where Nawal's initial thoughts on the controversy made Amanda want to sit down with her and discuss the situation in full. The two have an open, honest, heart-to-heart about the industry and self tapes. In Part One of this Two-Part episode,

— Understanding One Another In This Industry

— Casting Director Workshops

— Casting Director and Actor Relationships

— Actors Being Taken Advantage Of

— Art in a Capitalist Society

— Standing Out in the Crowd

— Craft, Business Acumen, and Mindset

— The Art of Casting

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— Understanding One Another In This Industry

— Casting Director Workshops

— Casting Director and Actor Relationships

— Actors Being Taken Advantage Of

— Art in a Capitalist Society

— Standing Out in the Crowd

— Craft, Business Acumen, and Mindset

— The Art of Casting

Episode Resources:

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108: The New Triple Threat's Alyshia Ochse and Anna LaMadrid on Self Tapes, Being "Director-Proof", and the Validation Loop

Anna LaMadrid and Alyshia Ochse are both working actors, creators of Put Me On Self Tape and The New Triple Threat, and are master coaches for actors everywhere. You may have seen Anna from her time on Hulu's This Fool or HBO's The Rehearsal, while Alyshia can be seen as Lucy on HBO's True Detective with Matthew McConaughey and on Quibi's #FREERAYSHAWN with Laurence Fishburne. Dedicated to actors everywhere, Anna and Alyshia are a dream team and hope to empower actors through tech and community, teaching artists everywhere how to put their best take forward every single time.

— How Alyshia and Anna Created Put Me On Self Tape

— The State of the Self-Tape

— Developing a Critical Eye

— The Validation Loop

— Learning From Our Peers

— Positive Self-Assessment

— The Acting Career Ladder

— The Actor's Curiosity

— What Is a "Working Actor"?

— Common Self-Taping Mistakes

— Making The Tech Work for You

— Being "Director-Proof"

— Perfectionism and Shooting vs. Rehearsal

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110: The State of the Union with Nawal Bengholam (Part Two) — Question & Answer

In Part Two of this State of the Union, Amanda Lenker Doyle, CSA, continues her conversation with Nawal Bengholam to discuss the recent divide caused by self tapes within the entertainment industry. After polling the Castability community on questions that they had regarding self tapes, Amanda and Nawal answer questions and give their opinions. From requiring readers for a self tape, to losing a sense of community after not being in the room, to whether or not Casting Directors watch every tape that is sent in, no stone is left unturned as the two continue their discussion about the hard truths of this business in 2023.

— How Could Casting Make Auditions Worse for Actors?

— Competing With People Outside of Major Cities

— Capitalism + Art

— Readers

— Rebuilding Your Community

— The Autonomous Actor

— Not Giving Story Details

— Escaping Victim Mentality

— Watching Actor's Tapes

— Memorizing Multiple Pages for an Audition

— Prescreens vs. Callbacks

— Casting Director Workshops