About

Diane Vanaria is a casting director specializing in ”Real People”. Diane brings expertise and calmness to complex projects for print and film produced in the USA and Worldwide.

Contact

+1 312 504 8804
info@dianevanariacasting.com
Chicago

Clients

Adidas | Advocate Healthcare | Aleve | Allstate | American Express | Apple | Army Reserve | AT&T | Bank One | Blue Cross Blue Shield | Centene | Crate & Barrel | Coca Cola | Dove | Dow | Good Samaritan | Humane Society | Human Rights Campaign | Iam’s | Joyce Foundation | Kraft | Lenovo | McDonald’s | Microsoft | Midas | MGM Grand Hotel | Mini Cooper | Nabisco | Nestle | Nike | Nintendo | PTA | Old Spice | Petsmart | Quest | Ramada | Samsung | Saucony | SC Johnson | Simple Shoes | Sprint | Sony | State Farm | Subzero | Target | Timberland | The Truth Campaign | Travelocity | United | VH1 | Walmart | Weber Grill

Agencies

Abelson Taylor | BBDO | Burrell Communications Group | Cramer-Krasselt | Crispin Porter + Bogusky | DDB | Draft | Element 79 | Foote Cone & Belding | Grey Advertising | Havas Chicago-New York | J. Walter Thompson | Leo Burnett | McCann World Group | McGarry Bowen | Mobium | Ogilvy & Mather Chicago- London -Tokyo | Plan B | Saatchi & Saatchi NY | Upshot | Weiden + Kennedy | Young and Rubicam

Centene

Produced in Chicago on location during the hottest days of summer, the client wanted real and relatable people for these affordable healthcare ads. Paul Elledge has a tremendous gift with black and white images, capturing the presence and emotional depth of the people cast....

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Dove

Working on Dove with Ogilvy and Mather is truly a pleasure. When we started with the American Billboard, which became hugely popular, we had no idea it would grow like it did, but we did know it was something special. The women were all so...

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Altoids

The Altoids campaigns were ground-breaking thanks to the creatives at Leo Burnett and the artistic vision of Tony D’orio, who can create memorable humor. The casting was a key component to having this vision work and it was an exciting collaboration....

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Lenovo

These were ads for Lenovo phones for specific markets in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, China, Maylasia, Russia and Ukraine. We had to find college students from those specific countries who had great personal style. It was extremely fun to research and meet all...

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Microsoft Office

We found fascinating people from different professions who used Microsoft Office. These ads were part of a project celebrating the anniversary of Microsoft Office. With such exuberant style, Sandro captured how natural the people are amidst their unique and beautiful settings....

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Weber Grill

The lifestyle photography in these ads successfully highlighted the product by showing real people enjoying the grills....

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Timberland

In a rigorous three-month search throughout Chicago, we scouted style-conscious young men with a distinctive urban aesthetic. We cast mostly all real people. It was inspiring to see the great street-style and individuality that each person had created....

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