by Casting Networks | Dec 3, 2019 | Industry Takes
Awards Season Has Arrived! The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced on Wednesday, December 11th at Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood. The SAG Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA is the only televised awards ceremony...
by Casting Networks | Oct 30, 2019 | Industry Takes
Casting directors have always been an essential part of commercial, television and film productions. Despite playing a fundamental role within the industry, public recognition for accomplishments in casting has been relatively minimal compared to their acting,...
by Justin Turnblom | Sep 25, 2019 | Industry Takes
The Los Angeles commercial casting community mourns the loss of two influential members this month. The passing of both Sheila Manning and Leland Williams has been felt far and wide across the industry by those who knew them but also by those who knew them by way of...
by Justin Turnblom | Aug 7, 2019 | Industry Takes
In 2019, digital ad spending will account for roughly half of the global ad market for the first time. Despite rapid technological development, advertisers have been slow getting to this point. Historically, brands have banked on their online audience engaging with...
by Justin Turnblom | Jul 15, 2019 | Industry Takes
Georgia is the third largest production hub in the U.S. But an ideological fight between conservative politics and the Hollywood machine threatens to pull the rug out from under the Peach State’s production economy. In 2018, Georgia racked up $2.7 billion in...
by Justin Turnblom | May 23, 2019 | Industry Takes
This is part two of “Industry Takes: Content Is King.” Read part one here. While networks and tech companies race to grab a piece of the pie, audiences struggle to play catch up. With so many services vying for attention, and with so much original content...
