Jennifer Presser, CSA

@breakawaycasting

Casting Director 🎬 | Podcast: @tipsycasting
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ACTORS IN SCOTLAND! Casting Director Jenn Presser is coming to Edinburgh for an exclusive 2-day intensive! 📅 May 30–31, 2026✨ 4 intensives. 2 days. You can sign up for classes individually (£35/session) or sign up for all 4 together (£120 total) 4 Blocks of classes to dive into scene studies with notes and redirecting, branding, Q&As and much much more!! BLOCK 1- Assigned Comedy Scene Work🎭 BLOCK 2- Assigned Drama Scene Work 📖 BLOCK 3- Cold Reads BLOCK 4- Branding (Spotlight, Socials etc.) This is your chance to work closely with a top casting director, sharpen your skills, and get invaluable insight into the audition and self tape world and work in depth with specific feedback and redirects. ⚠️ Limited spaces — so don’t wait. 📍 Edinburgh, Scotland👉 Sign up at link below or follow the link in my bio! /forms/d/1zTi14GLigNBNWgmaZQ7FnvvKKBrplm-yOaGUJyqHpiM/edit #ActorsLife #ActingWorkshop #CastingDirector #EdinburghActors #ScotlandActing ActingClass ActorsUK FilmIndustry AuditionPrep ActorTraining
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🥂 Ready for another round? Season 4 of Tipsy Casting drops Wednesday, February 4— unfiltered conversations from inside the casting room, best served with a cocktail in hand. Catch up on past episodes wherever you listen to podcasts. Prefer to watch? We’re almost caught up on YouTube too. . . . . . #castingby #castinglifeaway #casting #actors #setlife #podcast #tipsycasting #mindset #love #instagood #art #inspiration #selfcare #motivation #cocktails #wine #community #podcaster
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4 months ago
One submission doesn’t always mean one opportunity. 👀 Reality Casting Director Jazzy Collins reminds us that when someone makes an impression, casting doesn’t just forget about them when that one project ends. And this is true across scripted and unscripted: sometimes you’re not right for this role or show… but you’re exactly right for the next one. 🎧 Catch our full conversation with Jazzy Collins on Tipsy Casting, wherever you listen to podcasts. #TipsyCasting #podcast #setlife #loveisland #reality
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First impressions matter… especially when your submission might be the thing that gets you cast. 👀 Reality Casting Director Jazzy Collins breaks down why the first few moments of a contestant submission can make all the difference — and why showing up as yourself is always more interesting than trying to be what you think casting wants. Because in reality TV, personality isn’t a bonus. It’s the point. 🎧 Catch our full conversation with Jazzy Collins on Tipsy Casting, wherever you listen to podcasts. #TipsyCasting #podcast #setlife #loveisland #reality
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Reality TV doesn’t cast itself — and Jazzy Collins is one of the people shaping who we can’t stop watching. We’re joined by Emmy-winning reality casting director Jazzy Collins, recently named one of Vulture’s Reality Masterminds in their inaugural celebration of the most powerful people in unscripted television. From The Bachelor/Bachelorette to The Circle, The Traitors, Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, and her current work with Dropout, Jazzy has helped discover the personalities, competitors, comedians, and everyday people who become the center of our favorite reality moments. We talk about what it really takes to cast unscripted television, the responsibility of representation, finding people before the world knows they’re stars, and why reality casting is so much more than simply “finding big personalities.” Pour yourself something fun — this one pulls back the curtain on a corner of casting that deserves its flowers. 🍸 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. #tipsycasting #podcast #reality #setlife #thetraitors
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3 days ago
So… what does it actually cost to hire a Casting Director for an indie film? A listener asked, and we got into it — fees, expectations, scope, timing, and what producers should understand before bringing a Casting Director onto an independent production. Because “we just need someone to cast it” can mean very different things depending on the budget, timeline, cast size, attachments, and level of work required. 🍸 If you’re making an indie, this is one of those conversations worth having early — not after you’re already in a panic. 🎧 Full Q&A episode available now wherever you listen to podcasts. #TipsyCasting #podcast #actor #setlife #actorlife
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Packaging can look very different depending on the project — especially in the indie space. Jessica breaks down the more general process and how packaging can shape momentum, financing, casting conversations, and ultimately what an actor’s experience may look like. Because on independent films, casting isn’t always just about who’s right for the role — sometimes it’s also about who helps get the movie made. 🍸 🎧 Full Q&A episode available now wherever you listen to podcasts. #TipsyCasting #podcast #setlife #actor #actorlife
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9 days ago
How does packaging affect the actor’s experience? It’s one of those industry topics that sounds very “behind the scenes”… until you realize how directly it can shape what actors see, when they see it, and what opportunities actually make it to them. Jenn breaks down the UK perspective — and how packaging can impact the process from the actor’s side of the table. Because sometimes the business of the business is the part nobody explains. 🍸 🎧 Full Q&A episode available now wherever you listen to podcasts. #tipsycasting #podcast #actorlife #setlife #actor
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9 days ago
From blockbuster producing to the fast-moving world of verticals, Tommy Harper is stepping into a whole new lane. 🎬 Tommy talks to us about his dive into verticals and micro dramas, the launch of @watchveyou , and what he hopes to bring to the space. Because when storytellers with real experience enter a new format, it raises the question of what’s possible next. #podcast #actorlife #setlife #vertical #microdrama
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11 days ago
Everyone says they want production back in LA… but what would that really require? Tommy Harper talks about the financial challenges of making film and television today, and the bigger-picture changes it would take to bring filming back to Los Angeles in a meaningful way. Because this isn’t just about nostalgia. It’s about infrastructure, incentives, and whether the numbers actually work. #podcast #setlife #actors #actorlife #filmmaking
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13 days ago
What does it actually take to produce a film like Top Gun: Maverick? A lot more than people realize. ✈️ In this clip, Tommy Harper pulls back the curtain on the scale, precision, and problem-solving it takes to bring a movie of that size to life. Because producing something that big isn’t just about vision. It’s about stamina, strategy, and knowing how to hold a thousand moving pieces together at once. #podcast #topgun #tomcruise #actor #setlife
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16 days ago
What does it actually take to make it through a shoot like Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat day by day? 🥂 Emily Pendergast gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the process, the pace, and what it took to move through each day of production inside a world like this. The kind of on-the-ground insight we never get tired of hearing. 🍸 #Podcast #JuryDuty #Actor #SetLife #ActorLife
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16 days ago