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   From: i_m0nk@yahoo.ca   
      
     krp wrote:   
   > "Dougie Roberts"  wrote in message   
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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.   
      
   A screen test and a reading are two different things altogether, and   
   neither is done on set. Further, a screen test isn't simple the actor   
   "reading" lines, they are expected to emote as they would on screen in   
   the role.   
      
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