Posts Tagged ‘ actor ’

Are there busy and quiet periods during the year A lot of people ask me, is the job seasonal in anyway? Do I have busy times and quiet times? I’m very, very lucky, I’m always working. But there aren’t particularly busy times and quiet times. Hopefully the phone goes, the job come in and we...
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What does a casting director do A casting director has to find a selection of people that are right for specific parts, and introduce them to the director and producer. At the same time, we have budgets. So we have to find people who are an appropriate person for that budget. There’s no point bringing...
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Do you work for a company I work for, fortunately, lots of different companies. The brilliant thing about being in England, we have such a fantastic selection of actors that companies from all over the world what to use actors in this country, therefore they use the casting directors over here. I work, purely on...
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How do I find a ‘cast’ for an independent film When you want a cast for your independent film, get the script to anybody who is willing to read it. Whether it is a big Hollywood star and you are trying to approach their agent directly, or dealing with a casting director. Usually if you...
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How do I determine a budget for my independent film Independent films can cost one dollar to fifty million dollars. The reason why it’s an independent film is because that’s where the money is coming from. But Is it coming from somebody who is guaranteeing distribution? Or is it coming from somebody who is hoping...
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What is ‘production’ Production is when you go out there and make a movie. It’s from the first day of shooting to the last day, and on the final day, the director says, “It’s a wrap.” Production is the actual nuts and bolts, getting all the material you need to then go to the editing...
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What is an ‘independent film’ An independent film is a movie that is made without the help of a major Hollywood studio to distribute it. It’s a film made without distribution that is just being made, and then they’ll try to sell it so it can get seen. It’s independent of a studio which would...
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