Shooting the Movie
Casting Your Movie With A-List Actors
OK, now that you’ve got your script, raised some money and have a team of collaborators, it’s finally time to start making your movie! But before you can shoot a frame, you’ve got to cast the film.
Assemble a Team
Contrary to popular wisdom, you don’t need an A-list casting director. What you need is someone who can sound like a credible casting director on the phone. On my film, Between Us, I teamed up with Alison Buck, who’d been recommended by my pal, director Matthew Harrison. Alison had recently moved to LA from New Zealand and been working as a casting director in her spare time, while also holding down a day job as a manager. That meant that she had an office, a phone, knew ...
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