DMF Episode 338 — Tiffany Little Canfield (Part 1): From Acting to Directing to Casting & What Actors Get Wrong

About this episode

In this episode, Justin Younts interviews casting director Tiffany Little Canfield about her journey from acting to directing to casting and the insights she has on the industry.

Welcome to The DMF — Discovering Meaning in Film and Acting. I'm Justin Younts, and in this episode I sit down with casting director Tiffany Little Canfield for part one of our conversation. Season 6 is here. Tiffany Little Canfield is the perfect way to kick it off — a casting director who's been on both sides of the table and has a lot to say about what actors are getting wrong. Tiffany's path into casting wasn't a straight line. She started in acting, moved into directing — including work with opera singers — and eventually found her way to casting, where her directing background changed how she reads actors and scene work. That experience in the room as a director is something she brings to every project. We get into what a casting director actually does day to day, what it looks like to interview for those jobs, and how Tiffany thinks about actors differently because of her background. We also talk about the misconception around acting and fame, why continuous training is non-negotiable, how subjective casting really is, what self-tapes mean for the audition process now, and the biggest challenges actors are facing in the industry. In this episode we discuss: Tiffany's path…

People in this episode

Host: Justin Younts

Guest: Tiffany Little Canfield

Topics covered

• casting
• acting
• directing
• audition process
• self-tapes
• actor training
• industry challenges

Keywords

• casting director
• acting
• directing
• self-tapes
• auditions
• actor training
• industry challenges

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