An award-winning casting director and former agent, Jen was a casting executive at the Walt Disney Company from 2002 until 2009. While there, she conducted talent searches across the United States, identifying and hiring actors who went on to star on Broadway in The Lion King, Mary Poppins, and The Little Mermaid and in beloved Disney movies like The Incredibles, The Princess and the Frog, Chicken Little, and Brother Bear.
She is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Casting Society of America Artios award, receiving the award for Best Animation Feature casting for The Princess and the Frog (2010) and Chicken Little (2005.) As owner of Jen Rudin Casting, Jen has cast numerous animated feature films, projects for Disney Channel and popular TV and radio campaigns for Charmin, Porsche, HomeGoods and the famous “Can You Hear Me, Now” campaign for Verizon.
For this intensive, Jen will hand select ANIMATION COPY for you. You'll have the opportunity to really hone your skills where she'll give you extensive re-directs to help you perfect your next audition. All work is in a group format so you can not only benefit from your own feedback, but from watching other artists work as well.
For this intensive, Jen uses her book - CONFESSIONS OF A CASTING DIRECTOR. Students are recommended to read it in advance but it's not a requirement.
What to prepare:
- Jen will select animation sides for you which will be emailed to you to prepare in 1-3 days in advance.
- PLEASE NOTE: Once scenes have been distributed, if you late cancel you will not be replaced!
Please follow the procedures listed below:
- The room will be open 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Please arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event begins as your host will give important information about the event at this time.
- Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by one hour before the event, please reach out to [email protected].
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
School Notes: Class end time will vary depending on the number of actors and the scenes that are assigned. Registrants are advised to budget extra time, as class time may run over.
