A Star Is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywoods Biggest Movies
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A Star Is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywoods Biggest Movies
by Authors:
Janet Hirshenson , Jane Jenkins , Rachel Kranz
Released: 01 November, 2006
ISBN: 0151012342
Hardcover
Sales Rank: 104386
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Customer Review #1:
 Fascinating behind-the-scenes info!
The authors took turns "talking" and giving juicy tidbits about actors and hiring them. But this is not a tell-all. This is a heartfelt book about life making movies. I couldnt put it down. It made me appreciate movies more and the people who make them. It made me see how hard everybody works to bring about the finished product to theaters. The authors really want to help people succeed in auditions and provided good advice for show biz veterans as well as introducing the process to people like me, who have nothing to do with Hollywood. This book was a sprinkle of stardust. Anyone, read it. I loved it.
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Customer Review #2:
 The View from Another Angle
A view from the other side. There have been a lot of books on how hard it is for an actor to find that magic break that gets him into a movie or on stage. In this book, two veteran casting directors present their side of the story. Its not a how-to book, exactly, but reading between the lines you can see what turns them off and how they build a huge list of potential candidates from a want-to-be thats now waiting tables up to the superstars. For the beginner, even getting in front of Janet and Jane is a major accomplishment.
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lt;br /gt;Part of the value in this book is that it explains just what it is that a casting director does. They are inbetween the actors and the films management. They exist to take off some of the burdon from the director/producer, but they also provide an expertise of their own based on years of experience in finding actors.
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lt;br /gt;The list of movies on which the authors have worked is long. The inside stories of how actors get picked is fascinating. Its quite an interesting read, even for an outsider like myself.
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Customer Review #3:
Any collection strong in acting guides, drama or Hollywood insights will welcome this expose.
A Star is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywoods Biggest Movies is a rarity among the flood of acting and Hollywood guides on the market: a survey which examines how actors are chosen and careers made, coming from two of the top casting directors in the business. You cant get much more authoritative than this: the two review their craft, reflect on stars they helped build, and offer specific tips actors can use to catch attention and interest. Any collection strong in acting guides, drama or Hollywood insights will welcome this expose.
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lt;br /gt;Diane C. Donovan
lt;br /gt;California Bookwatch
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