If you want to see your name in lights, merely sitting at a lunch counter in your neighborhood 5-and-dime and hoping to be casually “discovered” just won’t do. Prepare to devote time and energy to honing your acting skills. Also, surround yourself with trusted professionals that have the networking savvy to get you seen and heard by influential casting directors. MOSÆC caught up with Jaki Brown-Karman and Patrick Cunningham, two casting directors devoted to determining the face of film.

Jaki Brown-Karman, CSA
By Lisa R. Foeman

Helen of Troy’s face may have launched a thousand ships, but it was the superior casting talents of Jaki Brown-Karman, CSA that launched the acting careers of Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Boyz N The Hood), Omar Epps (Juice), and the late Tupac Shakur (Juice). MORE>>>

Patrick S. Cunningham, CSA
By Lisa R. Foeman

An author’s ability to evoke divergent images of a character’s physical appearance and mannerisms in the mind of a reader is but one beauty of a book. The splendor of a script, however, lies in wait – for the able casting director to bring its characters alive through the proper selection of actors. With great aplomb, Patrick S. Cunningham, CSA confidently carries out this mission as evidenced by his assistance with casting on What’s Love Got To Do With It, Desperado, and Boomerang. MORE>>>