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Loading... A Star Is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood's Biggest Moviesby Janet Hirshenson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book was a pleasure to read. I am always casting books I've recently read. Only two problems: first, the book is from 2006; so it's a tad out of date, and second, the authors' casting of Emma Watson as Hermoine in Harry Potter series. Never thought she was right...never. Sorry, I know I'm probably the only one. ( ) I had never really put that much thought into what goes into casting a movie. I guess that I just assumed people like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise were discovered (magically, of course) and catapaulted into stardom. Apparently, that is not how it happens. This book was really enjoyable and gave me an inside look into something that I assumed was magic. The thought that these two women put into the smallest roles is amazing. I almost want to quit my job and go work them.... I thought this was a fascinating look at how actors and actresses are cast in movies. The focus was on the casting of "A Beautiful Mind" but Jane and Janet also went through the different types of actors such as Unknowns, Stars, child actors. I never realized how much there is going on to get that movie into the movie theaters. no reviews | add a review
For anyone who's ever walked out of a movie and said, "That guy was all wrong for the part," comes this first-of-its-kind look at how actors are chosen and careers are born. Two of the top casting directors in the business, who recently cast the much-lauded choice of Daniel Craig as the new James Bond, offer an insider's tour of their crucial craft-spotting stars in the making. Janet and Jane share the fascinating, funny stories of discovering and casting then-unknown stars such as Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Cusack, Matt Damon, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen, Joaquin Phoenix, Meg Ryan, Benicio Del Toro, and the Harry Potter kids. Taking us from the first casting call through head shots, auditions, meetings, and desperate searches to fill a part, they give us the kind of behind-the-scenes access to the machinery of star-making that captivates movie fans and aspiring actors alike. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)791.4302The arts Recreational and performing arts Public performances Film, Radio, and Television Film Techniques, procedures, apparatus...LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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