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Roles in the Filmmaking Process
In This Chapter
Learning the jobs behind the closing credits
Investigating what each job on a movie entails
Understanding how to work together
The movie just ended, and the credits are rolling and rolling. For a moment youâre eyes rove the screen in wonder. âWhat do all these people do?â Some jobs, you have no idea what they are. Others, you may think you know, but really donât.
For example, if you were to call central casting and request an iconic-looking, old-time film director, in no time, youâd have a room full of guys with berets looking through a hand frame made from their touching thumbs and stretched forefingers. Theyâd be waiting patiently right alongside some cops with Irish brogues and prisoners wearing black and white striped-jumpsuits and matching caps.
These are obviously typecasts: Not all cops sound like the Lucky Charms guy, prisoners donât carry around a ball and chain, and movie directors look pretty ordinary, with the exception of always wearing a baseball cap.
Thatâs what makes a casting director so important. ...
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