On-Camera TV/FILM Intensive with Matthew Maisto CSA, Casting Director, Matthew Maisto Casting

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

A great opportunity to work with this bi-coastal casting director who is currently casting for several feature and indie films.

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For this intensive, you'll start off with a Q&A, followed by prepared sides (emailed 1-2 days in advance) selected by Matthew, with a reader ON-CAMERA in a group. Be prepared for extensive feedback as well as ready to take re-adjustments on the fly.

Matt's specific feedback is invaluable for actors serious about nailing auditions and booking more jobs!

Mathew Maisto, CSA has been a casting director on numerous films and projects in development including: New York casting for THE WALK directed by Robert Zemeckis; CONDEMNED, directed by Eli Morgan Gesner for Caliber Media; THE CHRISTMAS PEARL, directed by Felix Alcala and produced by Whoopi Goldberg; YOU WERE NEVER HERE, directed by Camille Thoman for Before The Door Pictures; ONLY KIDS, directed by Nick Smoke; THE ESCORT directed by Will Slocombe; LILY & KAT, directed by Michael Preyselr; ZZZZZZZ (short), directed Tarik Karam; A MIGHTY NICE MAN (short), directed by Jonathan Dee (HBO Development Award) and THE FIRST MEN (short) directed by Ben Kegan. Casting Associate credits include: Chris Rock's FINALLY FAMOUS, Thomas Carter's WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL, Bennett Miler's FOXCATHER, Martin Scorcese's THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT, Roger Michell's HYDE PARK ON HUDSON, Stephen Daldry's EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE. TV/pilot credits include: MODERN FAMILY (ABC), UP ALL NIGHT (NBC), SKINS (MTV) and the upcoming series POWER (Starz) and FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE (truTV). He is a member of Teamster (local 817) the Casting Society of America (CSA).

*** Scenes will be recorded on-camera. As a courtesy, your video clips will be made available to you within a week. An email notification will be sent when the clips are available to view and download from your Actors Connection account. Please note: from time to time technical issues do occur. As a result video clips are a courtesy, not a guarantee.***

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Matthew Maisto

Matthew Maisto, CSA is an independent casting director in New York and Los Angeles. Devoted to modern and provocative independent film, Matthew has assembled casts for recent films: Nina Letji & James Franco's BLOOD SURF, Craig Zahler's BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 starring Vince Vaughn and BONE TOMAHAWK (Spirit Awards nominee), Jennifer Fox's THE TALE (HBO) starring Laura Dern, Camille Thoman's NEVER HERE with Mireille Enos and Sam Shepard, Theresa Bennett's SOCIAL ANIMALS (Paramount) with Noel Wells and Josh Radnor, Jason Lester's HIGH RESOLUTION starring Justin Chon and Ellie Bamber, Michael Doneger's THE ESCORT, Jon Abraham's ALL AT ONCE, Eli Morgan Gesner's CONDEMNED, Eduardo Rodriguez's YOU'RE NOT ALONE, Michael Preysler's DIAMOND SOLES and LILY & KAT. Theatre: off–Broadway original play STRAIGHT (NY Times Critic's Pick). Television: Nicki Minaj's NICKI (ABC Freeform), FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE (TruTV). Regional casting includes films: TRIAL BY FIRE (Ed Zwick, dir.), THE WALK (Robert Zemekis, dir.) and ST. VINCENT (Theodore Melfi, dir.). Additional credit includes award-winning short films: THE FIRST MEN (SxSW '16), A MIGHTY NICE MAN (TriBeCa '15) and Tarik Karam's ZZZZZZZ (TriBeCa '13). Casting Associate credits: POWER (season 1; STARZ), TOP FIVE, FOXCATCHER, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, THE HOBBIT, HYDE PARK ON HUDSON, EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE and numerous TV pilots. Two time associate Artios Award nominee. Member: Teamsters (local 817) and Casting Society of America (CSA).