29. Breaking Down the Casting Life with CAA Agent Brian Boone

Brian Boone is a Motion Pictures Talent Agent at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Boone works in the Los Angeles office and represents many of the world’s leading actors, including Viola Davis, Ariana DeBose, Gabrielle Union, Sanaa Lathan, Charlie Day, Chris Rock, Jim Parsons, Judy Greer, and Jason Bateman, among others. Boone began his career at CAA in 2012 in the mailroom of the agency’s New York office. Boone graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Anthropology. On this episode Jess and Jenn dive into Brian's journey as an agent coming up though the mail room to become a very well respected agent at one of the biggest agencies in the world. How he got his start in the industry How he spots and finds new talent and how it's changed over his career The process of working and signing with a big 3 agency His view on indies and how he approaches them for his clients How generational agents might view things differently What he loves and struggles with in regards to casting His advice to up and coming casting directors on how to try and get your foot in the door Resources: ⁠⁠⁠Brian Boone's IMDB⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Brian's Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Casting