BA #309: Gianna Butler
Casting associate Gianna Butler stops by the bungalow and discusses her advice for handling rejection, how she approaches audition submissions, her aspirations to start her own casting company, and more!
00:00 – Introduction
01:17 – Gianna slates her name.
02:50 – Thoughts on slates.
07:50 – Attending San Fran State for theatre before switching to casting.
10:45 – Advice for handling rejection.
13:00 – What skills are vaulable to be good at casting.
15:15 – Starting doing zoom callbacks / note session for self tapes.
20:00 – How many auditions get sent to producers.
23:45 – Wanting to find new talent.
24:50 – Going thru submissions and how much digging into reels, resumes and slate shots.
32:10 – Going to agents for talent and getting pitched by them.
36:45 – How has the pandemic changed the casting process.
38:20 – In-person versus self tape auditions.
41:40 – Recalling actor’s names.
43:20 – Gianna always like more than one take sent.
46:50 – What stands out in a co-star audition.
49:30 – Gianna hoping to go out on her own and if she sees a path towards that.
53:40 – Growing up in LA.
55:15 – The importance of doing your homework before an audition.
Gianna’s IMDb and Instagram @gbutt.
