TEACHING CASTING
Signposts going in different
directions
MAD MEN
ROAST BEEF
Qualities?
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Tom Cruise
‘Casting is the best bit!’
Jo Ward, BBC Executive Producer
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“I think it’s fundamental,
absolutely - there’s an
intelligence involved, which
means knowing about the piece,
having a real knowledge about it
and the characters.”
John Griffin, Company Pictures
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“Casting is a vital part of the
creative process and it should be
seen as such and taught in a
structured manner and practiced
by all students who intend to
involve actors in their projects.”
Damien Goodwin, Director
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“…every role’s important, even
with the size, if the role looks
fairly small but yet it’s very
important….”
Hannah Miller,
RSC Head of Casting
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“…it’s really refreshing to see
somebody playing something
that you wouldn’t have thought
in a million years - it’s really
exciting.”
Megan Wheldon, agent
Lou Coulson Associates
“ A break down of the plot - be it theatre, film, television whatever it is and then
very clear breakdowns for each role and then we look at our client list and first
and foremost see who is FREE for the dates - we’re very keen on dates”
Jeremy Brook - agent
Is Casting Creative?
CHILDREN
“Steven casts really well. He likes actors, and he doesn’t say much, if
he doesn’t have to. He’s smart.”
Michael Douglas – Behind the Candlebra
Case Study:
“EDITH”
Successful collaboration
between
Students & Casting Director/Lecturer
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Exposures Competition
2010 - Won 2 awards including
Post Production and ‘BBC Best of
the North’
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NAHEMI Eat Our Shorts
2010 – Screened at BFI
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Beijing International
Student Film Competition 2010 –
Won Audience Award
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Plus Camerimage Poland
2011 – Screened in Student
Competition
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Fresh Wave Hong Kong 2011
– Screened in Student
Competition
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Tbilisi International Student
Festival 2012 – Best Editing Award
“You’ve got to have your lynchpin, there’s always one person that you’ve
got to build around”
– Kate Rhodes James.
Planning……
What do actors get out of it?