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Finally Home • January 2023
Happy New Year - thank goodness it’s 2023. I’ve started and stopped this post so many times. How do I tell you that building this...
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The Forge
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
How to Critique Your Own Work
Taking class regularly is an essential method by which to maintain your skill set and therefore your career. That being said, whether...
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The Forge
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
The New Space • Post 3
Y'all. This is it - the last post before the big reveal. We're trying hard to give you an update on where we are AND not spoil the...
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The Forge
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Audition Taping is Here to Stay
Believe me, I will be elated when actors are allowed to come back into our space. I can’t wait to work with them, give feedback, and take...
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The Forge
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
The New Space • Post 2
A month into the new year, we have some exciting updates about the new space...and some bad news that made even me stop smiling. The Good...
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The Forge
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
2022: Goals at The Forge
Happy New Year! At The Forge, we don’t wait for January to set goals for ourselves. We set objectives on a weekly and even daily basis,...
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The Forge
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
The New Space • Post 1
It's fall, the leaves are changing, and we're working on the new space. If you read our previous post, you'll know building a new space...
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The Forge
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Sister Companies: Compass Casting & The Forge Chicago
We wanted to take a moment to formally introduce ourselves - as two separate entities. While there’s some crossover of familiar faces,...
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The Forge
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Casting Office v. Casting Agency
If you read the title of this blog and are learning for the first time that a casting office is not the same thing as an agency, don’t...
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Sarah Clark, CSA
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
We're Moving
New office @ Montrose & Western It seems like 2021 has been thing, after thing...after thing. Here's another thing: We're moving...again....
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Sarah Clark, CSA
- Oct 6, 2020
- 3 min
Actor Tools: Self Taping
Taping at home? Let's talk about your set up.
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Mal Burns
- Oct 6, 2020
- 3 min
You don't just get a pig.
It goes like this: the director wants a pig. He tells the producer he wants a pig. However, in order for the producer to get the pig, she...
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Sarah Clark, CSA
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
Using a Casting Director
A common trait in new filmmakers is the, “I can do everything myself!” attitude. It’s a foolish and reckless attitude and puts their...
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Sarah Clark, CSA
- Jan 20, 2019
- 2 min
Why Self Tapes Suck
Self tapes are the worst, but you can make them better.
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Sarah Clark, CSA
- May 14, 2018
- 3 min
Reel Talk
Here’s the deal with demos…if I had one to pick a single tool to receive from actors it would be demo reels, 100% of the time. Period....
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Sarah Clark, CSA
- Nov 18, 2017
- 2 min
Crazy Enough To Cast
Casting can be the most exciting part of pre-production. It’s the first time a script comes to life and possibilities start to be...
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The Forge
- May 11, 2016
- 4 min
Coffee with Headshot Photographer Jeff Nicholson
This interview is with Los Angeles headshot photographer, Jeff Nicholson. How should an actor choose a headshot photographer? Obviously,...
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The Forge
- Apr 3, 2015
- 2 min
Well, it wasn't "good"
We all do it. Every crew member. We all do projects we aren't crazy about. Either we want the credit, we're doing someone a favor, or we...
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