What resources will help in casting an independent film?
The great independent filmmakers are very, very good at delegating responsibility. So you have to go out there and, if you're a director, have a producer that you trust and are willing to go to battle with. Have that faith in him that he can then go out and find a production manager who is going to be the one in charge of hiring all the necessary crew people. Work closely with the casting director, who is going to be able to go out and cast the independent film. While it's important for an independent filmmaker to be very hands-on and to know what's going on in the making of every independent film because it is their vision and their story being told, it's also important for them to delegate responsibility and trust the people around them in order to get anything done, and to be the most resourceful that they can be. You need to have a good producing team behind you, to have a great director of photography who can go out and shoot the movie, to have a casting director who can help you secure talent. Those things are very important for an independent filmmaker.
