![]() ![]() When we started talking story and character and the direction they were wanting to go in I felt my heart becoming very attached to this project. Towards the end of the casting process for this particular role, the director and producer were in the room via a video conference call. It is hard to not get attached to the show and the role and the people involved. ![]() This method becomes a lot harder to abide by when you get called in many times for the same role. That’s the only way I’ve been able to keep my mental sanity throughout this journey. When I leave a casting studio in my mind it was like I never went in. I digress, going back to Utopia Falls being that it was a lengthy process I made sure I stuck with what I had done. I don’t like changing anything that’s working. I don’t know if this is a superstition of mine or not but when I tape for a role and they call me in and then hopefully ask for a callback and then a screen test or chemistry test, I always wear the same thing as the first time they saw me. They want you to succeed just as much as you want to succeed so in knowing that, it takes a lot of the pressure off and creates a healthy relationship between you and the casting director. Your success is their success when you do an amazing job and that gives the producers something to work with - it makes the casting director’s job easy. So many actors fear casting directors and think they are there to watch you fail when in fact it is the complete opposite. I have always seen casting directors as partners in this industry. I try to be as flexible and free as I possibly can so they can shape me into what they need. If I was to mold myself into what I thought the producers wanted for that first role they wouldn’t have seen that side of me that was perfect for the other role. They watched my interpretation of one role and saw that my energy might work better for a different role so they had me read for that. They had quite a few rounds and actually had me read for two different roles. The casting process for this show was pretty extensive. If they miss it the first time, I promise you they will see it when they go back and review. If they don’t catch it, the camera will, the camera is a lie detector and never misses anything. Of course, you should use elements of what they are asking for in the character but your spirit should always remain you or else they will see right through the façade you are trying to put on. There is no one out there on planet earth like you so use that to your advantage. Everyone out there is going to try and be what the producers are asking for as far as character goes so why do you think that’s going to set you apart? There is only one thing you can do to guarantee that you will be set apart… use what you already have. ![]() I always like to put myself into the role rather than trying to put the role into me. They just wanted to see faces and people’s interpretations of the role.Īs always I read the character description but didn’t read it religiously. They were pretty general when speaking about the show during first rounds of auditions. It wasn’t a pilot – it got pushed straight to series - so I knew something about this concept was obviously working. I remember when I first read the breakdown it was nothing like anything I had ever read before. They opened up casting to Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Montreal and Toronto. When my agent first called me about this role she told me they were trying to cast most of their leads as locals but couldn’t find anyone for this particular role. On Hulu’s Utopia Falls, you portray Apollo, a quiet and calm natured dreamer who works as a mechanic and brings his musical talents through drumming to the show. It is prestige television for a new generation of young audiences who are culturally diverse, socially and politically minded, and are motivated to see themselves and their issues represented on screen. (If you’re just becoming familiar with Utopia Falls, it’s the first ever Sci-Fi Hip-hop television series, created by R.T. Phillip Lewitski shares his secret with us and gives us great insight as to how he operates as an actor. What if you’re feeling that disconnect the moment you’re called to set? What can you do to quickly get into your character’s head to bring you back to the level of professionalism that’s required and expected of you? He takes his job seriously, as we all should, but even he has times where he’s just not feeling his character. Actor Phil l ip Lewitski of Hulu’s Utopia Falls doesn’t leave any stone unturned. ![]()
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