Becoming... Casting Director & Director Paul Schnee (Barden/Schnee casting: "Pitch Perfect," "Sisters," "Palm Royale," "Winter's Bone")

About this episode

In this episode, casting director Paul Schnee discusses his approach to selecting actors and shares insights into the casting process.

This is the Full interview with Paul Schnee. PAUL SCHNEE is originally from Wilmington, Delaware and is a graduate of Kenyon College. After graduating, Paul worked at ICM for agent Sam Cohn, then as assistant to director Mike Nichols. He and Kerry formed Barden / Schnee Casting in 2008. Paul is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, The British Film and Television Academy, and The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. He lives in Brooklyn NY with his wife and daughters. In this episode, we talk about all things ACTORS including: • How he chooses to bring actors for roles • How many actors does he request self tapes from • Does he go through submissions himself or is it someone from his team • How actors can stay on his radar • What projects he's casting now • If he watches actor reels • Directing a project that's premiering at Tribeca Guest: ⁠ ⁠IMDb⁠ ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Mother, May I have a Kidney? - Tribeca Host: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MentorsontheMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichelleSimoneMiller⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MentorsontheMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Simone Miller

Guest: Paul Schnee

Topics covered

• casting
• acting
• film industry
• director insights
• actor submissions
• self tapes

Keywords

• casting director
• actor submissions
• self tapes
• film casting
• director insights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barden / Schnee Casting, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, The British Film and Television Academy, The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers

Books & works: Pitch Perfect, Sisters, Palm Royale, Winter's Bone

Places: Brooklyn NY, Wilmington, Delaware

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