{"podcast":{"title":"Eyes On: How Hollywood Works","slug":"eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628","podcast_index_feed_id":7493628,"rss_url":"https://www.eyesonpod.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.eyesonpod.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20405275/EO_How_Hollywood_Works8liui.jpg","author":"Retrofit Films","episode_count":13,"summary":"Ever wonder how a movie actually gets made? Eyes On: How Hollywood Works is the filmmaking podcast that pulls back the curtain on the people who bring films and TV to life, the artists, technicians, and storytellers working up and down the call sheet. Hosts Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling sit down with the cinematographers, production designers, casting directors, script supervisors, special effects makeup artists, sound designers, puppeteers, VFX artists, and crew whose work you've seen in your favorite movies, even if you've never heard their names. Each episode is an honest, jargon-free conversation about craft, collaboration, career paths, and the wild reality of working in the entertainment industry. Whether you're a film student trying to break in, a working professional curious about other departments, or just a movie lover who wants to know how the magic really happens, Eyes On gives you a front-row seat to the business and the art of moviemaking. Past guests include script supervisor Hannah Driscoll, casting director Jeff Gafner, production designer Meg Bell, cinematographer Garrett O'Brien, sound designer Mark Camperell, and special effects makeup artist Carleigh Herbert.…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:20:39.607468+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628"},"episode":{"title":"Eyes On Casting Director Jeff Gafner","slug":"eyes-on-casting-director-jeff-gafner","published_at":"2025-10-29T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628/eyes-on-casting-director-jeff-gafner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628","url":"https://www.eyesonpod.com/e/eyes-on-casting-director-jeff-gafner/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yyzzu97vgevmzfxk/EO_JeffGafner_MASTER_101225.mp3","summary":"From casting TEEN WOLF to convincing producers that no, John Boyega probably won't do your short film for free, Jeff Gafner has spent his career bridging the gap between Hollywood dreams and on-set reality—all while actually watching every single one of those 800 audition tapes. Discover how a kid from New Jersey who loved reading movie credits turned a college conversation into a New York casting internship, then built a career navigating everything from CSI MIAMI to IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY to the V/H/S horror franchise. Learn why casting directors might be the most underrated development executives in Hollywood, and why Jeff's advice to actors boils down to: control your audition, because everything else is wildly out of your hands.","meta_description":"From casting TEEN WOLF to convincing producers that no, John Boyega probably won't do your short film for free, Jeff Gafner has spent his career bridging…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2316,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628/episodes/eyes-on-casting-director-jeff-gafner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628/eyes-on-casting-director-jeff-gafner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}