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    krp wrote:   
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   >> [snip]   
   >>>> Screen tests aren't done "on set".   
   >> [snip]   
   >>>   
   >>> Done in studio typically. NO SET?  Kind of makes a screen test   
   >>> somewhat silly.   
   >>   
   >> I'm sure test shots of sets are done at some point, but in any case   
   >> that is not what the term "screen test" means. A "screen test" is   
   >> the industry term for a filmed audition of an actor trying out for a   
   >> role. That's it. It has nothing to do with a set. It's just an actor   
   >> reciting some lines from the script. Roles are cast early on in the   
   >> production of a television show or movie, usually long before any   
   >> sets are built.   
   >   
   >    They usually do a SET of some kid for the readings. Screen test   
   > can be where an actor READS lines for the part so that the powers   
   > that be can make a decision. IN Jackson's case she is a good actress   
   > even if a TOTAL pain in the ass.   
      
   All the screen tests that I've seen (DVD extras, etc.) have been in empty   
   rooms, offices and in some cases the director's or producer's living room.   
   (I remember seeing Jeri Ryan's screen test for 'The Last Man'.  Not only did   
   they do it in the living room of the director's house, the camera wasn't   
   even focused on her.  It was focused on the refrigerator in the kitchen   
   behind them.)  So, no, they don't do sets of any kind for readings and   
   screen tests.  Sets cost money and there's no reason for them to spend money   
   so early in the process that they can't even be sure the project will be   
   made.   
      
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