Emma Sowry
Aspiring Screenwriter and Author, Freelance Casting
Phone 210-606-7939
Email ersowry@gmail.com
ABOUT
Hi! My name is Emma Sowry in case you didn't already see the huge letters that spell out my name above this paragraph. I graduated from the University of Alabama with a major in Creative Media and a minor in Business. I'm an experienced Casting Assistant/Associate.
I also do freelance graphic design for social media and smaller companies (logos, templates, presentations, business cards, etc.).
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
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​Able to operate casting programs such as Breakdown Express, Spotlight, E-Talenta, Cast It Talent, Casting Crane, Casting Workbook, and Tagmin
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​Able to operate writing programs such as Final Draft and Celtx
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Able to operate various filming tools such as a boom mic, tripods, Canon TSI, as well as editing on Premier Pro/Rush/IMovie
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Able to operate design tools such as Canva, Superimpose, Picsart, Photoshop, Polarr, and Phonto
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Effective communicator, follows directions easily, organized, hardworking, passionate (I'd like to say I'm pretty funny)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024
Casting Assistant
Rapaport/Baldasare Casting
Remote
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Read with actors on zoom sessions, assisted in recording callbacks and chem reads, communicated with agents and casting directors, organized ecocasts, organized emails and office files, collected deal memo information, researched potential talent for certain roles, managed multiple email inboxes, helped facilitate international breakdowns and communication with talent and agents from Europe, provided input in group meetings and zoom sessions
2023
Casting Assistant / Associate
Beverly Holloway Casting
Remote
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Read with actors on final callbacks, communicated with agents and casting directors, posted breakdowns, organized ecocasts, organized emails and office files, curated agreements and deal memos for talent, researched potential actors for certain roles, helped facilitate zoom callbacks, created schedules for callback sessions, managed several different email inboxes and kept them organized and up to date, lead the casting team on international breakdowns and communication with talent and agents from Europe, provided input in group meetings and zoom sessions, troubleshooted technological issues to solve the problem in a timely manner, created sides, worked on an A-List film, a feature film, and several series
2022
Talent Agency Intern
McLean-Williams Ltd.
London, UK
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Assisted in scouting new talent, filing through representation emails, culling old clientele, communicating with casting directors/producers/actors in the field, completing administration work, assisting in the company's social media, set up satellite office in Canada
2018 - 2021
Production Assistant
Capstone Productions
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Assisted head of production via administration work, script coordinator/supervisor for several short films, acted in several short films, scouted potential locations
2022
Extras Casting Assistant
Amanda Ramirez
San Antonio, Texas
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Worked on set with the production team to coordinate with extras, curated deal memos, kept up with administration and monetary tasks, kept in touch with extras to provide the correct information, scouted potential actors
2022
Consulting Producer's Assistant
Laura Salinas
San Antonio, Texas
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Contacted VIPS for up close production participation, helped facilitate administrative work, curated a list of things that need to be done on and off set, kept up communication with investors for the feature film
2018 - 2021
Program Committee
Black Warrior Film Festival
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Worked on the program committee and judge's table, chose what films made it into the circuit, assisted in scheduling zoom panel sessions
2022 - 2023
Production Head
Virtuoso Builders
San Antonio, Texas
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Helped oversee and develop multiple web series "Hammer Time" and "Remodel Your Thinking", curated original content for publicity and promotion of the company
2022
Social Media Amabassador
IES
London, UK
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Curated weekly posts for Instagram and Tik Tok, centered posts to those looking to intern/study/work abroad, gained over 3M views and 500k likes
2021
Theatre Co-Director
Camp Weequahic
Lakewood, PA
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Put on the children's shows Frozen and Annie, cast the roles for both productions, choreographed dances and blocking, facilitated set design/costume design/stage makeup, managed over fifty children between the ages of six and seventeen
2022
Social Media Specialist
Virtuoso Builders
San Antonio, TX
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Curated and designed graphics to post on multiple social media platforms, maintained a schedule for posting, went out to job sites to collect materials for Reels and Youtube, edited said videos, created captions for photos and videos
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Winner of 2023 Best Social Media Award at the Summit Awards
EDUCATION
2018 - 2021
The University of Alabama
BA in Communications and Information Sciences
Creative Media Major, Business Minor
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dean's List / Cum Laude
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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My screenplays are in the stages of consideration for various awards, such as Diverse Voices and Screencraft. My sci-fi teen series pilot is in the top twenty two percent on Coverfly as well as my dramatic romance short film in the top forty six percent. I have recently finished a novel.
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Cast and co-directed Dr. Seuss based musical at the JCC, Casted and directed Frozen and Annie at Camp Weequahic
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​Acted and assisted in several student short films; Lead role as Eve in "I Heard You in the Garden", lead role as Ansley in "Reclusive", script supervisor in several short films
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Capstone Business Society: managed business meetings between students and faculty members, alumni, and within the field
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Professional Women in Communications and Business: Effectively set up virtual communication among female students
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Chabad: Served as the communications and social media head for jewish student life on campus, as well as President and the Social Media Coordinator for four years
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