Working alongside Gayle Keller, Allison's projects include several hit series, films and indie features.
Allison's credits include: INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, GOTHAM (Season 1), LOUIE (Seasons 4 & 5), THE WHO WAS SHOW (Netflix), THE DETOUR, MAN SEEKING WOMAN, HOUSE OF CARDS (Season 1), CRASHING (Season 1, 2 & 3), the Woody Allen Feature IRRATIONAL MAN, & MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, Indie features THE GOOD CATHOLIC and MS. WHITE LIGHT, the Judd Apatow feature THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND and the Amazon feature THE BIG SICK.
In this episode, we talk about:
•  How her acting teacher told her she should be in casting and her first role at Stephanie Klapper casting
•  Did she like bouncing around to different offices like Bowling/Miscia Casting, Barden/Schnee, Laura Rosenthal, Ann Goulder, ABC, A&E, House of Cards (Julie Schubert).
•  Advice to actors for making strong choices in comedy
•  Why Gayle Keller has a monopoly on casting the comedies in NY
•  Casting differences between working on movies and tv shows: pacing is different, multiple directors, multiple episodes at a time and revising a lot, movie is one script, one director, more time, series a lot more organization, series a lot more cooks in the kitchen (directors, show runners, creative team)
•  How I was cut from HBO's Crashing and whether asking for payment for the shoot date is frowned upon by Casting or production
•  Her process for casting a role (depending on the size of the role): 1. she puts together breakdown 2. gets the breakdowns approved 3. simultaneously, going through her list of people and rolodex of actor, 4. going though breakdown submissions 5. agent and manager pushes
• The bigger the role, the more people they’ll see. About 15 people per co-star role
•  The bigger the role, the more people they’ll see. About 15 people per co-star rolep with you, can they still send your materials
•  Question from Actor Nathaniel Levin: do you find it an obstacle for actors and casting that notes can’t be given in a live room? any advice for this?
•  More information about the two projects that she’s working on now (including one with Judd Apatow)
Host:
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If you like this episode, check out Julie Schubert (who Allison worked for on House of Cards)

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