How they cast it : an insider's look at film & television casting / by Rob Kendt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kendt, Rob, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Casting--United States.

Motion pictures.

Television programs--Casting--United States.

Television programs.

Television programs--Casting.

Motion pictures--Casting.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 159 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Lone Eagle, [2005]

Summary:

Breakdown Services is the starting point for casting just about every role in every television show or feature film in Hollywood. Providing this little-known window into the needs of each new television show or feature film, Breakdown Services is proud to present an insider's look at how the biggest films and TV shows matched their actors with the roles they went on to make famous - and in some cases, even created into cultural icons. How did The Lord of the Rings find their Frodo? How did Will find his Grace? How did Sydney come by her Alias? And just how hard was it to find a nine-year-old guitar prodigy for Jack Black's School of Rock? Find out in this entertaining and fact-packed guide that takes you from script and "breakdown" through the casting (and recasting) process. Read about the inside stories that happen even before they go "behind the scenes."

Contents:

Household "Friends" and Icons: Friends 1

Raising the Heat on "Raymond": Everybody Loves Raymond 13

Will Power, Grace under Pressure: Will & Grace 27

One Ring to Rule, Several Ways to Cast: The Lord of the Rings 43

Kids Ruled "School": School of Rock 63

Challenging "Curves" Ahead: Real Women Have Curves 81

"Princess" Seeks Gorgeous Goofball: The Princess Diaries 93

"CSI" Assembly Required: CSI 105

A Dream Team on a Wishful "Wing": The West Wing 115

Defying Gravity on "Alias": Alias 133

Who Wants to Face Reality? 145

Casting Directions: The State of the Art 153.

ISBN:

1580650619

OCLC:

56922455