Becoming... Emmy and Artios winning Casting Director Jessica Daniels
About this episode
Jessica Daniels discusses her career as an Emmy and Artios Award-winning casting director and her insights into the casting process.
Jessica Daniels is an Emmy and Artios Award-winning casting director for film and television, with credits including Will Trent, Dying for Sex, The 40-Year-Old Version, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and 30 Rock. A New York native and former VP of Casting at Walt Disney Television Studios, she has spent over two decades championing talent. Jessica is passionate about storytelling and sees casting as an essential mechanism for shaping culture. In this episode, we talk about: • Introduction to Entertainment: Jessica Daniels began her career in the entertainment industry at Backstage Magazine, where she wrote and edited casting notices and conducted interviews. • Interest in Casting: Her interest in casting was piqued after creating a top 20 list of film casting directors, which led her to pursue a career in casting. • Career Path: Jessica transitioned from editorial work to becoming a casting assistant, eventually working on notable projects like "Garden State" and "The Carrie Diaries” (the latter she thought of as a breakthrough series for her). • Casting Philosophy: She emphasizes the importance of matching energies and representation in casting, often advocating for actors…
More episodes of Mentors on the Mic: Your guide to pursuing a career in the Entertainment industry
- Becoming... Actor and Content Creator Clayton Farris (with 437.5k Tik Tok followers)
- Red Carpet with John Lithgow, Ken Burns, Lucas Hedges, Wendell Pierce, and Carolyn McCormick
- Filmmaker Antonio Negret for feature film SHAMAN (Riverdale, Arrow, The Flash)
- Actors Kat Cunning and Connor Paolo for the film STAR PEOPLE
- Tribeca: Luke Kirby and Daniel Serafini-Sauli for World Premiere of Terror Keeps You Slender
- 5th Anniversary Episode - Tribeca Festival Favorites (Best Feature Film, Short film, Doc, Pilot, Talk)
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Mentors on the Mic: Your guide to pursuing a career in the Entertainment industry podcast page.