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From: krp34@verizon.net
"Dimensional Traveler" wrote in message
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>>>>> 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.
For OBVIOUS reasons screen tests and readings are SELDOM done in the
producer's homes. Usually they use an existing set in the studio that isn't
being used.
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