Episode 10: Auditions for a Casting Director: A Conversation with George Pierre and Jesse Malinowski

When I took a workshop with George Pierre at Get Scene Studios, it became immediately clear that feedback was going to be direct and possibly brutal. Neither he, nor Jesse Malinowski shy away from telling actors what is wrong with their audition tapes and why they might not make it to a call back.

George Pierre is one of Atlanta’s top casting directors and has worked on films like Ride Along 1&2 and Creed as well as countless TV shows including Teen Wolf, Ambitions, Tales, and Star. He credits his success to the hours of hard work he put in to learn the business. He says he learned how to be a casting director by doing it. He put in hours and hours, for free initially, just to get name recognition. He tells actors to love what they do, and he says simply, “put in the work.”

Jesse Malinowski is an actor and CEO of Get Scene Studios and Actors Spark in Atlanta. He is also the author of Turning Rejection into Success: Creating an Actor’s Positive Mindset. He created his GetScene360 workshops specifically to help actors better understand what can set them apart and lead to success in the Atlanta market. His advice for actors is, “be somebody that wants to work.”

Jesse is offering a free online class on February 6th: Book More Acting Jobs. To register, text the word PODCAST to (678) 820-6566.

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