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5 Top Tips to be a Successful Casting Director
Create a Casting Plan The first thing a casting director must have is a screenplay to work with. Sometimes the companies that you are working with will provide you with one but it is also likely that you’ll have to create your own. If it’s your own work, you’ll know...
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Ikea’s ‘ghosts’: making different more trendy
Winning ad Creative agency: Mother Creative Team: Ana Balarin and Hermeti Balarin Client: Kemi Anthony, advertising manager, UK & Ireland, Ikea Production company: Blink Director: Dougal Wilson Home decoration giant Ikea has recently brought home a Thinkbox...
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Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is considered by many as the world’s biggest festival for the advertising and creative communications industry. The festival begins today and takes place over the next 5 days at the Palais des Festivals et des...
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Uber Eats and McDelivery join forces for Football Legend Andrea Pirlo
Pitch Marketing have teamed up with McDelivery and Uber eats on a quest to help 2006 World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo find an alternative team to support due to Italy failing to qualify for this years tournament in Russia for the first time since 1958. The campaign has...
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The FIFA World Cup
After 4 years of waiting, the FIFA World Cup is here again with the first game kicking off between the hosts, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sporting events in the World and it is where all the best players in the world come...
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Ad of the week – Powerade continues it’s ‘That’s some kind of power’ campaign in the lead up to the World Cup
American Sports drink Powerade has continued their TV campaign ‘That’s some kind of power’. This is a soccer-themed advert in the lead up to the upcoming FIFA world cup created by Wieden + Kennedy and focuses on a bodega shop owner with a very clear imagination. The...
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Our work on the Samsung Wearbles Still’s has been nominated!
Samsung, the South Korean tech giant launched three new products last year with the Gear Fit2 pro, Gear Sport and an updated version of Gear IconX headphones. Samsung’s gear sport is an entirely new product offering a mix of fitness tracking and smartwatch...
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Ad of the Week: McDonald’s Big Mac sci-fi commercial visualizes the future in 50 years
McDonald’s has created a brilliant sci-fi commercial visualizing the future 50 years of the Big Mac. The advert consists of a regular guy in 2068, going through his normal daily routine before his lunch break. The worker slogs through his futuristic nine-to-five woken...
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Why You Should Be Casting Across The Pond
Casting Director Chris Snode graduated from the University of Florida and was their first NCAA Champion back in 1978, so knows his American Sport inside and out. Here at Chris Snode Casting we bring something extra to the casting process being the most awarded casting...
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The CDA Awards & Our Favourite Acceptance Speeches Of All Time
A big thank you to the CDA last night for a wonderful evening where the casting directors are acknowledged for their hard work throughout the year. The evening was hosted by comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi in The Crypt at St Etheldreda’s. Here at Chris Snode...
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Winter of ITV Sponsorships
The third round of fixtures of the Natwest 6 Nations were played out this weekend. The biggest shock of the weekend took place in Edinburgh as Scotland ran away from England winning 25-13. It was the first time that Scotland had won the Calcutta Cup in ten years....
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Chris Snode commericial awards 2016
GUINNESS - NEVER ALONE Advertising Agency - AMV BBDO; Production Company - Stink; Director - John Hillcoat; Casting - Chris Snode Casting Cannes Lions 2016 - Glass Lion (London) Cannes Lions 2016 - Alcoholic Drinks - Gold Lion (London) British Arrows Awards 2016 -...
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Henry Scholfield
Self-taught in the industry of film-making, Henry Scholfield is now an award-winning director of both Commercials and Music Videos. EARLY DAYS Henry Scholfield began as an animation producer for Partizan, one of the industry’s leading content creators. He emerged as a...
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One small step for Chris Snode casting, one giant leap for first direct!
FIRST DIRECT First direct, a division of HSBC bank, is a telephone and internet-based UK retail bank. Their latest advert ‘Adventures of the Everyday’ has sparked a mass of interest – read on to find out more! Advertising Agency: Kamarama Production company: Smuggler...
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How Marion Dougherty changed the industry through her casting expertise
Marion Caroline Dougherty (February 9, 1923 – December 4, 2011), the renowned casting director, gave actors including Dustin Hoffman, James Dean, Warren Beatty, and Glenn Close their first shots in front of the camera. With her outstanding aptitude to recognize great...
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Adam Pretty
Now a professional sports photographer, Adam Pretty discovered his passion for his line of work at school, where he first studied photography. After leaving school, he began to work as a freelance photographer before starting his career as a news photographer for the...
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Casting Director’s Audition Checklist
Before auditions begin: Photocopy releases forms. Get pens or pencils if needed. Take down audition signup on callboard. Make copies—one for each director to have in the room and one for the assistants to have outside to check people in when they arrive. Post a sign...
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Casting On Football’s Biggest Stage
Next summer, Russia will host the 21st FIFA World Cup finals, lasting from 14th June to 15th July. The tournament will see 32 teams battle in a group stage, before 16 teams reach a knock-out stage. Amongst the favourites to win the tournament, the current holders...
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Declan Lowney
From creating short films on his uncle’s Super 8 camera, Declan Lowney is now a highly sought after director in television, film and commercial productions. Humble Beginnings: Growing up in Ireland, Lowney’s directorial debut was a documentary about the Wexford Film...
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Rugby’s Sidestep Into Unknown Territories
In 2019, Japan will become the first Asian country to host the Rugby Union World Cup. The ninth edition of the William Webb Ellis Trophy will take place from the 20th September to the 2nd November next year. 2015: Year of the All Blacks The last tournament took place...
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PyeongChang 2018 Preview: Winter Olympics XXIII
In just over a week’s time the worlds showpiece winter sports event will take place. The Winter Olympic games, followed by the Winter Paralympic games takes place in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It will be the first time the country has ever hosted the winter games, and...
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Derek Cianfrance
Derek Cianfrance attended the University of Colorado Boulder, studying film production and at 23, he wrote, directed, and edited his first feature film Brother Tied. This premiered and won a award at the International Film-festival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Commercials...
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2018 IIHF World Championships & Casting
This week marks the start of the ice hockey world championships in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark. This championship will kick off on the fourth of May with the United States competing against Canada as well as Germany vs Denmark. The tournament will see 16 countries...
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Asia the fastest growing sports market in the world
At the recent Nielsen conference Asia was named the fastest growing sports market in the world, according experts Nielsen Sports the global leader in sports intelligence, and One Championship Asia’s largest global sports media property. The potential and size of the...
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