As an independent casting director coming from the studio level, Valerie has great success as a Director, Producer and of course a very successful Casting Director.
She directed feature film - Wish You Were Dead-distributed by Icon. The Cast included: Cary Elwes, Elaine Hendrix, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Billy Ray Cyrus, Gene Simmons and Sally Kirkland. It was the winner of various Acting Awards.
Valerie has produced many films including: Magic, Down the PCH, Neo Ned, Resurection Mary. She also has many movies currently under way: Nth Degree, Staying Afloat, Magicland, and Lost and Found in Armenia.
NEO NED was an award-winning film directed by Van Fischer, starring Gabrielle Union and Jeremy Renner (Jeremy was nominated for a SAG award this year).
She also produced the family film MAGIC which is currently in post, as well as the short film FULL DISCLOSURE, which won awards in festivals such as Ashland, Florida, Seattle, and Sedona, just to name a few.
Along with producing, Valerie also cast the critically acclaimed HARD CANDY(she put Ellen Page in her first American film), THE DUKES, WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW!?, and HERO WANTED with Ray Liotta and Cuba Gooding Jr.
From April 1994-2000, Valerie held the position of Vice President of Feature Film Casting for New Line/Fine Line Films. During her tenure at New Line/Fine Line, Ms. McCaffrey cast scores of films, developing strong relationships with all major talent agencies and management firms.
Among the many highlights of her career, she cast Edward Norton and Eddie Furlong in New Line Cinema’s AMERICAN HISTORY X. Mr. Norton received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his gripping portrayal and Mr. Furlong’s performance was heralded as the best of his career.
From 1985-94 as a casting executive at Universal Studios she cast James Cromwell in BABE, earning him an Oscar Nomination. She cast such films as HARD TARGET (John Woo’s first American Film) DARK MAN (Sam Raimi’s first studio film) among scores of others.
While at Universal Studios, she taught drama to inner city kids for three and a half years for the LAPD Gang Prevention Program.
She served on the Board of Directors for the Casting Society of America and is a member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
She is also on the Board of Directors for the World Children’s Transplant Fund, which provides life-saving organs to children.
Valerie is also available during camp for a very limited number of private one-on-one sessions.
This is a chance to get up close and personal with one of the Casting Gurus of Hollywood!!!
Options: 1 hour session: $195 2 hour session: $395 2 hour session PLUS pre-read of script $495
What are some of the things Valerie can cover in the private sessions?:
*Entertainment industry career consulting *Evalution of your script (after reading) and a plan for getting the movie made "now you have the script you want to do, how do you put it together?" Learn the steps of getting your movie made. * One on One Acting Performance Audition Techniques - 1 hour or 2 hour * Acting Career Planning
These spaces are extremely limited so you will need to book your time ASAP to ensure you are guaranteed personal time with Valerie. Please check with admin that there is still a space available.
