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Interview With Casting Director Peter Huntley - Currently Casting "The Phone"
Posted 07/28/2008
In the 7th installment of my interview with a reality TV and game show casting director I spoke with Peter Huntley who is currently casting MTV’s “The Phone”, a new high stakes game show for MTV and executive producer Justin Timberlake.
Peter attended film school in Santa Barbara and started working in the Reality TV business as a casting PA on a show called “Friend or Foe.” Peter has worked on several reality shows including “The Next Great Champ”, “Hells Kitchen”, “Paradise Hotel 2”, “Kitchen Nightmares”, “Nanny 911”, and is currently working on “The…
Interview with Reality TV Casting Director Leyna Raskoff
Posted 07/10/2008
Update: Apply to Solitary 4.0 HERE
This is the 6th installment in our interviews with a reality TV casting director. This week I spoke with Reality TV Casting director Leyna Raskoff. Leyna has been working in the television industry since she was 19. Her first official reality TV casting gig was on MTV's Real World San Diego. She is currently working on Fox Reality's Solitary 3.0 which also happens to be the most popular casting call on RealityWanted.com. I had the chance to catch up with Leyna and…
Interview with Brendon Blincoe, President of REAL TALENT CASTING
Posted 06/05/2008
This is the 5th installment in our interviews with reality TV casting director series. This week I spoke with Reality TV Casting Director Brendon Blincoe. Brendon has been in the reality TV casting business for over 13 years. Brendon has cast shows such as ROCK OF LOVE, I LOVE NEW YORK, and is currently working with MTV and 50 cent on the new show we have posted on our site here. I spoke with Brendon about how he got into casting, what he looks for in applicants, and some additional reality TV casting…
Interview with Mark Burnett
Posted 05/30/2008
Recently we had the opportunity to speak with Mark Burnett the creator of Survivor and many other successful reality shows. Here’s what he had to say:
Q. RealityWanted.com: Thanks Mark for speaking with us today. So how did you get started in reality?
A. Mark Burnett: I like non fiction and adventure shows, so I liked the idea of starting something that combined both aspects.
Q. RealityWanted.com: What do you love about reality TV?
A. Mark Burnett: It is accessible to everyone and it allows ordinary people the…
Interview with Casting Director Bryan Stinson, Currently Casting “Mommas Boys”
Posted 05/23/2008
From Executive Producer Ryan Seacrest and the Producers of Average Joe comes a new NBC dating show, "Mommas Boys". We got the chance to interview casting director Bryan Stinson to find out what they are looking for in an applicant and a few reality TV casting tips.
Q. Mark, RealityWanted.com: Bryan, thank you for taking the time to talk with us today.
A. Bryan Stinson, Casting Director: Not a problem, I love providing information to others that will help them land a spot on TV.
Q. Mark, RealityWanted.com: How did you get…
