Jessica is a native New Yorker and an Emmy and Artios award winning casting director for television and film. TV Credits include SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE (20th Television) DEADBEAT (Hulu), HELPSTERS (Apple), BENDERS (IFC), BRAINCHILD (Netflix), STARVED (FX), THE CARRIE DIARIES (CW) and 30 ROCK (NBC). Film credits include MASTER (Sundance 2022), THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION, LUCKY GRANDMA, SELAH & THE SPADES, THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST, TYREL, A VIGILANTE, ROXANNE ROXANNE, THE STRANGE ONES, WIENER-DOG, WHITE GIRL and NASTY BABY. Upcoming television includes New York casting for the limited series DYING FOR SEX (FX) starring Michelle Williams, Sissy Spacek and Jenny Slate. This July, she started casting Season 3 of ABC's hit drama series WILL TRENT. She is a member of The Television Academy and the Casting Society.
Max Jenkins
Moderator
Max Jenkins was nominated for a SAG Award for Best Comedic Ensemble alongside the rest of the cast of “Dead To Me” (Netflix). He is known for his appearances in “High Maintenance,” from when it was a webseries on Vimeo all the way to its final form on HBO. He starred as Tanner in the second season of Netflix’s “Special” and for two seasons opposite Debra Messing in “The Mysteries of Laura” on NBC. Other TV: “Life and Beth” (Hulu), “Social Distance” (Netflix), “30 Rock” (NBC), “Gossip Girl” (The CW). He now recurs as Kingham, a dandelion sprite, in “Dead Boy Detectives” on Netflix.
Join us for a Casting Panel:
Casting is a critical element in most narrative filmmaking and yet few people outside the industry understand what a Casting Director actually contributes to that process. We are here to change that.
In this first-ever symposium at North Fork Television Festival, seasoned independent CastingDirectorJessicaDaniels will conduct a fireside chat with beloved actor Max Jenkins on the art and craft of Television Casting -- what draws us to a script, how we generate fresh, meaningful ideas and help creatives build a seamless and dynamic ensemble.
Topics we'll address include the balance between creativity and commerce, intuition and legwork, and specific ways we go about gathering choices for a role and the various means by which we present and advocate for the best possible choice. We'll also address challenges and possibilities in the new media age.
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