ACTORS IN SCOTLAND!
Casting Director Jenn Presser is coming to Edinburgh for an exclusive 2-day intensive!
đ May 30â31, 2026⨠4 intensives. 2 days.
You can sign up for classes individually (ÂŁ35/session) or sign up for all 4 together (ÂŁ120 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 Workđ
BLOCK 2- Assigned Drama Scene Work đ
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.
â ď¸ Limited spaces â so donât wait.
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đĽ Ready for another round?
Season 4 of Tipsy Casting drops Wednesday, February 4â 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? Weâre almost caught up on YouTube too.
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One submission doesnât always mean one opportunity. đ
Reality Casting Director Jazzy Collins reminds us that when someone makes an impression, casting doesnât just forget about them when that one project ends.
And this is true across scripted and unscripted: sometimes youâre not right for this role or show⌠but youâre exactly right for the next one.
đ§ Catch our full conversation with Jazzy Collins on Tipsy Casting, wherever you listen to podcasts.
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First impressions matter⌠especially when your submission might be the thing that gets you cast. đ
Reality Casting Director Jazzy Collins breaks down why the first few moments of a contestant submission can make all the difference â and why showing up as yourself is always more interesting than trying to be what you think casting wants.
Because in reality TV, personality isnât a bonus. Itâs the point.
đ§ Catch our full conversation with Jazzy Collins on Tipsy Casting, wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Reality TV doesnât cast itself â and Jazzy Collins is one of the people shaping who we canât stop watching.
Weâre joined by Emmy-winning reality casting director Jazzy Collins, recently named one of Vultureâs Reality Masterminds in their inaugural celebration of the most powerful people in unscripted television.
From The Bachelor/Bachelorette to The Circle, The Traitors, Lizzoâs 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 theyâre stars, and why reality casting is so much more than simply âfinding big personalities.â
Pour yourself something fun â this one pulls back the curtain on a corner of casting that deserves its flowers. đ¸
đ§ Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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So⌠what does it actually cost to hire a Casting Director for an indie film?
A listener asked, and we got into it â fees, expectations, scope, timing, and what producers should understand before bringing a Casting Director onto an independent production.
Because âwe just need someone to cast itâ can mean very different things depending on the budget, timeline, cast size, attachments, and level of work required. đ¸
If youâre making an indie, this is one of those conversations worth having early â not after youâre already in a panic.
đ§ Full Q&A episode available now wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Packaging can look very different depending on the project â 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 actorâs experience may look like.
Because on independent films, casting isnât always just about whoâs right for the role â sometimes itâs also about who helps get the movie made. đ¸
đ§ Full Q&A episode available now wherever you listen to podcasts.
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How does packaging affect the actorâs experience?
Itâs one of those industry topics that sounds very âbehind the scenesâ⌠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 â and how packaging can impact the process from the actorâs side of the table.
Because sometimes the business of the business is the part nobody explains. đ¸
đ§ Full Q&A episode available now wherever you listen to podcasts.
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From blockbuster producing to the fast-moving world of verticals, Tommy Harper is stepping into a whole new lane. đŹ
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 whatâs possible next.
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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 isnât just about nostalgia. Itâs about infrastructure, incentives, and whether the numbers actually work.
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What does it actually take to produce a film like Top Gun: Maverick? A lot more than people realize. âď¸
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 isnât just about vision. Itâs about stamina, strategy, and knowing how to hold a thousand moving pieces together at once.
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What does it actually take to make it through a shoot like Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat day by day? đĽ
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. đ¸
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