Screen Test (1937)

Directed by

Charles Chauvel

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This short documentary shows how screen tests are done for film. It features a young woman from Brisbane who signs with the director.

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What happens

Screen Test is a 1937 short Australian documentary directed by Charles Chauvel about how screen tests are conducted. Brisbane girl Betty Pike features in the film and was signed to Charles Chauvel. When the film was released, Chauvel held a screen test competition to promote it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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