It’s All Just Acting with Kate Caldwell - Season 2 Episode 7

Kate Caldwell is an incredibly successful and talented casting director. Her credits include films such as Hercules, Blades of Glory, Unbelievable, Krampus, Cloverfield, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 and 3 and popular TV series such as Kingdom and Sleepy Hollow. Kate has worked on both sides of the pond and is currently based in Bristol. We talk about changes in the industry in recent years and discuss how technology has made everything so much easier. The pandemic has had a positive impact in some ways for Kate who can now work remotely from Bristol – whereas previously UK casting directors had to be based in London. We talk about the audition process and find out that casting directors have to audition for their jobs too! For Kate the best part of casting is being able to work with the actors in person at the auditions. She thinks it is great that actors can send in self tapes but she feels that this process can be very difficult because it means they’re auditioning in a vacuum. Kate talks us through the casting process from script to screen and she shares with us what she looks for when casting for the screen versus casting for a voiceover. Kate believes it is important to be able to make strong character choices and to commit to those choices in an audition so that the director can get an understanding of your work. We discuss the importance of continued training, no matter what age you are. Are you ready to take your voiceover career to the next level? The Voiceover Network is an organisation for voiceover professionals providing voiceover training, webinars, The Buzz magazine, support, networking events and an amazing VO community. If you are thinking of getting into voiceover work or if you already work in this area and just want to know what’s going on in the industry – then this podcast is for you. Our host is Rachael Naylor, founder and director of The Voiceover Network as well as an experienced voiceover artist. Thanks to our Sponsors: Hindenburg, Studiospares Imperative Audio, Black Cat Music Studiobricks, Audient and Sennheiser. Follow us on instagram.com/the_voiceover_network/ Follow us on facebook.com/TheVoiceOverNetworkOfficial Follow us on twitter.com/NetworkVO Follow us on linkedin.com/company/the-voiceover-network-ltd/