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   From: krp34@verizon.net   
      
   "DJensen"  wrote in message   
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   >  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.   
     Most often they ARE done in the studios either in the office of whoever is   
   in charge (casting director, producer etc) or they are done on an empty set   
   that isn't being used.   
      
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