Independent Film Casting
custom casting for modern filmmakers
Long before color grade, festival strategy, or distribution, casting determines whether an audience believes the world you built. Nobody has fixed a casting problem in the color grade yet.
I started Chaos Casting to bring the classic Hollywood casting process to independent filmmakers, with the taste and rigor that make it worth doing in the first place.
It starts with a real conversation with the whole creative team about each character. Once the breakdown is built, it goes out to agents and managers.
For a feature at any budget, the average lead role brings in 1,000 to 2,000 submissions. Every one gets considered before self-tapes and pre-reads go out to a strong first round. I watch every tape, then narrow it into a curated playlist for you and your team to choose from. Callbacks, producer sessions, and chemistry reads run live or virtual, whichever the production needs.
Once the right person’s clear, I handle the offer and negotiation on the production’s behalf, keeping every role within budget and closed on schedule.
before submitting
Every film runs differently, so I build each casting plan around budget, union status, cast size, schedule, and location, and quote from there after a consultation.
I know emerging and established talent across the US and internationally, from Los Angeles to New York and beyond. I love working with filmmakers at the beginning of something gorgeous.
I cast at every budget level, from ultra low ($300k or less) to basic theatrical ($2M+).
At this time, indie film casting is intended for projects that:
are fully financed
have an estimated shooting window
are entering pre-production
have a completed script
are focused on classic, creative, audition-based casting
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Features get a custom quote after a consultation. Industry standard is 1% of the feature budget. Short and student films have set packages.
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Usually between 3 and 12 weeks. The bigger the production and cast, the longer casting takes.