First day of auditions. Finally! We had to cancel our auditions about two weeks ago because of some issues with the actor’s union, but that’s all been resolved and we’re moving full steam ahead. We’re also in the midst of locking down a bunch of key locations. Our first day of principal photography is set to be August 23rd and things are shaping up nicely.
So today we looked at people for Lisa, Hayley, and Harold. Our casting directors, Sara Kay and Jenny Lewis, are ninjas. I’ve done enough auditions over the years to know that you’re always going to get the right person in the end, but you’ll have to weed through some sludge to get there. Today – zero sludge. Not even close. It probably helps that this if the first film in which I’ve actually used casting directors.
Auditions are a funny thing, you see so many great and talented people. Dozens for the same role, and you really want to contact the runner-ups afterwards just to let them know how great they were. I realize that professional actors realize what they’re up against odds-wise, still – it’s just really awesome to have a bunch of talented people come out and bust-ass for you. So to all you actors out there – it’s much appreciated.
Tomorrow’s auditions… more Lisa and Hayley – and Ray! Today we saw all the Harold’s that we’re going to see and there was a great selection of choices – so we’ll probably be deciding on that role within the next day.
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