Casting About (2007)
- Directed by
- Barry J. Hershey
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- 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.
How it feels
A documentary follows a director as he holds auditions in cities across the world to cast three female leads for a feature film. It shows the creative decisions and the struggles of both the filmmaker and the hundreds of actresses vying for the parts.
observationalbehind-the-scenesreflectiveprocess-orientedintimatedocumentary-styleslow-pacedunpolished
What happens
Casting About is a 2005 film about casting for a feature film. Arising from the efforts to fill the female leads of a yet-to-be-made theatrical film titled Moving Still, this behind-the-scenes documentary tracks the deliberations and creative process of casting. It includes footage taken from the auditions of 350 actresses in Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London and Los Angeles that depict the attempts of a director to find performers for three characters and the struggle of the actors to win roles in his film. The film is directed by Barry Hershey and produced by Lewis Wheeler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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