Shaan Dasani is an American actor who started out in the world of production before making the jump to acting. Shaan not only is an actor but he also writes and creates his own projects. In the past several years he has directed and produced projects such as Game Night and Bollywood Invasion. 

We discuss the importance of community, fears in the creative world and what it is like being transgender in the ever changing industry today.

You can watch Shaan in projects such as Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. 

You can follow Shaan on Instagram and Twitter @shaandasani 

Jane Gull is a director, writer and producer from Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. Jane started out a dancer and actor before finding her true passion as a director.

Jane has just finished wrapping on her second feature film, Love Without Walls after a highly successful run with her first feature film My Feral Heart that won over 14 International Awards. My Feral Heart can be watched on platforms such as iTunes, GooglePlay and Microsoft as well as being purchased from Sky Store. 

Not only has Jane directed feature films she has also had many successes with several short films including multi award winning short, Sunny Boy and Twitcher.

Love Without Walls is currently looking for Post Production help, the crowdfunding link is below.

You can follow Jane and keep up with her projects here:

Twitter @gulljane

http://www.lovewithoutwallsfilm.com 

Crowdfunding page for post-production for Love Without Walls

https://greenlit.com/project/love-without-walls

http://www.myferalheart.co.uk 

Zita Zutic Konak is a Casting Director for ET Casting having cast multiple commercials, films and music videos.

Zita has had a wonderful and very non linear journey to get to where she is right now. Starting out as a child actor in Serbia to making her way to the UK and studying at Kingston University and finding a passion in directing and pursuing that at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Before finding her love for casting Zita worked in a variety of fields including a floor runner to being Third Assistant Director on Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie. 

Every casting director is different with what they want and do not want to see, listen to Zita give her take on the:

• The audition process

• Actor preparation

• Her opinion on the self tape

Follow Zita on Twitter @zitazutic and keep up to date with casting calls from ET Casting at https://www.etcasting.com

* During the episode we talk about what makes a great self tape and how really there is no real right or wrong answer except good lighting, sound and that your face is visible. In the link below is the video I was trying to think of during the show*

Josh Hutcherson’s incredible Spider-Man audition that goes above and beyond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCdfXozqF8

Meet Lindsay Perry, the wearer of all of the hats, actress, writer, producer, director, gymnast and content creator. Lindsay most recently finished shooting feature film Hide and Seek with director Joel David Moore and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers that just got picked up at Berlin Film Festival. Lindsay has worked on all sides of the industry as well as helping start up production company Balcony 9 before Covid-19 shut the industry down.

Lindsay wrote and performed in Short film, Swing Night that has been viewed over 1,000,000 times on YouTube and had a successful run in the festival circuit. 

Lindsay spent many years at The Pit in New York City writing and performing sketch comedy as well as being a regular performer at The Upright Citizen Brigade in NYC.

Lindsay appeared in Red Dead Redemption II and Grand Theft Auto as a Motion Capture Performer and Voice Over Artist and can be seen on the  TV show The Affair. 

Keep up with Lindsay on Instagram @lindsayaperry