{"product_id":"the-ultimate-guide-to-casting-your-independent-project","title":"The Ultimate Guide to Casting Your Independent Project","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da3e55; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eGet personal guidance from Emmy Award-winning producer and filmmaker Shane Stanley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da3e55; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eComes with exclusive downloads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003eBuilding 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThat'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 \u003cstrong\u003eDwayne Johnson, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Seymour, Matthew Lawrence, Steve Guttenberg, Nia Peeples,\u003c\/strong\u003e and many more and knows what it takes to bring the talent you're looking for into your project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eShane 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003eJust some of what Shane will touch on:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eBuilding Your Wish List\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eWorking With a Casting Director (or Not)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eBringing On Higher Level Talent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eCast Postings and Running Your Own Auditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eNegotiating Talent Contracts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003ePlus! Shane will be providing a slew of helpful documents and handouts along the way including \u003cstrong\u003esa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003emple actor agreements, letters of intent, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003eexample cast postings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf anyone is going to make the casting process for your independent film easy, it’s Shane.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePraise for Shane's Previous Stage 32 Class\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003e\"Shane\u003c\/span\u003e 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!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e-Michele R.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\"I can't say enough great things about \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eShane\u003c\/span\u003e Stanley and his class. I had no idea how much I didn't know until I took \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eShane\u003c\/span\u003e'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, \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eShane\u003c\/span\u003e Stanley's class is win-win experience. He also made every single person feel welcome and values. 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