How They Cast It : An Insider's Look at Film And Television Casting

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Review: Breakdown Services is the starting point for casting actors in just about every television show or feature film in Hollywood. Providing this little-known window into the needs of each television show or feature film, Breakdown Services is proud to present an insider's look at how the biggest films and TV shows matched their actors with the roles they went on to make famous-and in some cases, even created into cultural icons. How did Lord of the Rings find their Frodo? How did Will find his Grace? How did Sydney come by her Alias? And just how hard was it to find a nine-year-old guitar prodigy for Jack Black's School of Rock? Find out in this entertaining, fact-packed guide that takes you from script and "breakdown" through the casting (and recasting) process. Read about the inside stories that happen even before they go "behind the scenes."

Rob Kendt is the former Editor-in-Chief of Back Stage West magazine and is a contributing theatre critic for the Los Angeles Times.

"What all casting directors are waiting for, hoping for - dying for - is that one actor who comes in and blows them away with his or her reading. Every audition is a chance to strut your stuff, to make the casting director a fan of your talent. The bottom line: A good casting director never forgets a great actor."
- Ellie Kanner, casting director
Friends, Sex and the City, author of How NOT to Audition: Avoiding the Common Mistakes Most Actors Make (2004)