ARCHIVE INTERVIEW 4
- Tom McSweeney (Casting Director)
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Tom McSweeney is a leading casting director who has worked in LA for many years before moving to the Gold Coast working with the Maura Fay Group . Recently, Plop Entertainment's Derrick Siu took time to sit and chat:
DERRICK: What are the essential criteria a presenter needs to impress at a casting?
TOM: Your look, your voice, the way you think, whether you have a brain or not. My judgement of a presenter or an actor sometimes comes down to whether or not I like spending time with you. Do I like you? Do you drive me crazy? Do you interest me?
DERRICK: What are the steps a casting director takes from the beginning to the end of a project?
TOM: First thing, we read the
script or show synopsis, we then prepare a casting
breakdown. We send that breakdown to agents and
managers. If we are looking for a specific ethnic
look or diverse physicality often we will send
casting notices to church groups or community
groups or schools - where ever we might find the
kind of person we are looking for!
From there, we audition. We show the producer and
director the audition tapes to determine a choice.
If it is an obvious choice then we cast. If not
often the callback procedure is required....
Tom's full Video Interview can be viewed on the How
To Be A TV Star Resource 'Your Big Break' DVD
Series A Career In Television - out now!
Available as part of the How To Be A TV Star
Home Study Program out now!
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