For thirty years, Michael Chinich has been involved in the film industry, as a
casting director, producer and executive producer. He and partner Don Phillips
formed Talent Services Associates Inc. in the early 1970's and the rest is
Hollywood history. "Discovering" Sissy Spacek in her Oscar winning role in Coal
Miner's Daughter and Ben Stein in his breakthrough role in Ferris Beuller's Day
Off are just a few well-known highlights in the career of this prolific casting
specialist. His program pops the hood of Hollywood and points out which gears
are best to grease.
Some notable Michael Chinich projects:
Casting Director/Casting Consultant
Road Trip (2000)
Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Private Parts (1997)
Space Jam (1996)
Junior (1994)
Dave (1993)
Beethoven (1992)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Midnight Run (1988)
Twins (1988)
Mask (1985)
Melvin and Howard (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Producer/Executive Producer
Commandments (1997)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Killing Me Softly (2002)
An Evening With Don Phillips And Michael Chinich
Ever wanted to get into the Movie Biz but didn't know where to start? In this
program, veteran (over 80 films and 30 years) and fabled Producers and Casting
Directors Michael Chinich and Don Phillips present a definitive examination of
the roles of the Producer and Casting Director in film. It will be an evening
of instruction and insight of the casting process, audition tips, protocol, and
a breakdown of the casting session. Find out how they "discover" actors such
as Sean Penn and Matthew McConaughey. Since producing is like the casting
process, choosing the right story, screenwriters and directors will be part of
the lecture. There will be discussion of case studies with guest actors and
audience participation that address such topics as:
CASTING
* The Audition Process: Meetings, readings and tapings
* Actors' audition tapes: Length and Material
* The actor's resume
* Preparing for the audition: Props and Dress
* Casting Director/Agent Relationships
* The script: Breakdown, Sides and being "on book" or "off book"
PRODUCING
* Script Development
* Casting A Director, Stars, Crew
* Supervising the movie all the way through release
* Why does a producer need a casting director?
* When does a casting director come aboard a project?
