The Ultimate Guide to Casting Your Independent Project

Get personal guidance from Emmy Award-winning producer and filmmaker Shane Stanley.

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Building out the cast for your upcoming film or series? Looking to bring on the high-level actor or actress that can help secure your project funding and distribution? Trying to find the diamonds in the rough?

But putting together your dream cast that will elevate your project is HARD. Between the outreach, auditions, negotiations, and politics, the casting process is tricky to navigate no matter who you are. Don't worry though; it's something you can find success with, even as a first time filmmaker, as long as you have the right guidance

That's why we've brought in multi Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and author Shane Stanley, one of our most popular instructors, to go deep into how you can fully cast your project. Shane continues to produce and cast films with in-demand actors like Dwayne Johnson, Jane Seymour, Matthew Lawrence, Steve Guttenberg, Nia Peeples, and many more and knows what it takes to bring the talent you're looking for into your project.

Shane will work closely with you over four weeks to share with you every trick in the book to build a stand-out cast for whatever project you're working on.

Just some of what Shane will touch on:

• Building Your Wish List
• Working With a Casting Director (or Not)
• Bringing On Higher Level Talent
• Cast Postings and Running Your Own Auditions
• Negotiating Talent Contracts

Plus! Shane will be providing a slew of helpful documents and handouts along the way including sample actor agreements, letters of intent, and example cast postings.

Praise for Shane's Previous Stage 32 Class

"Shane exceeded my expectations. He covered a vast amount of real world material and brought all of it to life with personal and engaging stories. He remained incredibly generous with his time every week and always demonstrated a deep commitment to making sure everyone’s questions were answered. It was inspiring. Bravo!"

-Michele R.

"I can't say enough great things about Shane Stanley and his class. I had no idea how much I didn't know until I took Shane's class. He was very congenial but generous with his time, his insight and he actually shared documents that we can study in preparation for our own productions. This class is worth it for anybody who calls themselves a producer, whether you're mounting big budget projects or small indies, Shane Stanley's class is win-win experience. He also made every single person feel welcome and values. Thanks again Shane!"

-LaRita S.

"Shane had a great way of engaging the whole audience and no one missed out on being brought into the presentation in some way or another. Shane was quick, easy to understand, sharp and concise. I can honestly say that he never went off track with the subject being discussed and had many examples to bring to the table which made his presentation even more easier to understand."

-Graeme C.