Casting Revealed

<p>Casting is an essential component of any film or video project but the core skill-set needed to cast effectively is little understood. <em>Casting Revealed: A Guide for Film Directors</em> is a straightforward manual on the art and craft of casting. Here director Hester Schell offers her insider perspective on casting workflows industry standards finding actors running auditions what to look for in a performance contracts and making offers. This new edition has been updated with fresh interviews with casting directors full color head shots new information about online video submissions and a companion website featuring forms contracts and sample scenes for auditions.</p><ul> <li>Gain a fuller understanding of the misunderstood art and craft of casting actors for film and video production.<br><br> </li> <li>Learn to find the right actors for any production run auditions interview actors effectively judge performances and video submissions evaluate suitability for a role discover what it is you need from an actor view headshots draft contracts make offers and navigate current industry standards unions and procedures.<br><br> </li> <li>This new edition has been updated to include full color sample head shots new content on online video submissions listings of casting wesbites film resources and film commissions and a companion website featuring interviews with celebrated casting directors from New York Portland Boston and Austin necessary forms sign-in sheets contracts and sample scenes for auditions.</li> </ul>