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   "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.   
      
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