Research: Casting

Casting is an important part in the pre-production stage. Therefore, I have done research in order to deepen my understanding of how the process would be done in the film industry.

The casting process can involve a series of auditions before a casting panel which can include the producer, director and casting director. The actors may be given a prepared audtion piece such as a monologue, as shown above in Emma Stone's audition tape for Easy A. The auditions are usually taped so they can be shared with producers, directors and studio representatives. Later on, the actor may be asked to audution again with another actor playing another role so the casting directors can assess the talent of the individual actor and the chemistry of their combination.

After all of the candidates have auditioned, the casting directors, director, producers etc. have to make a decision on who to cast.

Several factors have to be taken into account when casting. These include; age, gender, race and ethnicity, personality, ability and the availability of the actor in question. For example, if the actor is unavailable during the production phase, they would have to cast someone else due to scheduling conflicts.

Although we will not be holding auditions for our horror movie opening, we still have to consider these factors when making the decision on who to cast. We must also be able to justify why we chose that particular person.