BA #317: Michelle Lewitt
Casting director Michelle Lewitt stops by the bungalow and discusses how she got her first job in casting from writing letters, how she thinks actors need to follow their gut, audition feedback, and more!
00:00 – Introduction.
01:42 – Michelle slates her name.
03:55 – Actors playing with slates and accents.
06:40 – Attire and appearance in auditions.
08:30 – Following your gut to your authentic self.
11:15 – Purposefully dressing out of character to stand out.
14:00 – Actors self sabotaging and being in it for the wrong reasons.
18:50 – Growing up in Los Angeles and trying to be a basketball coach.
20:45 – Randomly wanting to be a casting director.
22:45 – Writing letters to casting directors and landing an unpaid job.
27:05 – Finding work after going out on her own.
30:40 – Finding new talent.
33:15 – Does Michelle watch auditions in their entirity.
35:35 – Breaking down the audition numbers.
43:40 – The many gates actors need to get through culminating at the producers.
46:25 – Giving audition feedback and wanting more of it as an actor.
57:55 – Casting directors being therapists.
1:00:58 – Does Michelle charge a certain minimum for projects.
1:02:20 – Who took a chance on Michelle.
Michelle’s IMDb.
