Casting

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The callback

Lesson 6 of 11 in Casting.

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A callback exists to answer questions pictures cannot. How does this person move. Do they take direction. Do these two look like they know each other. Is the energy in the room what the campaign needs.

An ink drawing of two candidates laughing together on a tape mark in front of a phone on a tripod, while two others wait on chairs and the casting director gives a note.
A callback testing whether two people look like they belong together.
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  1. Question 1, locked

    Which of these words means this? “A second look at a shortlist, usually in person or on camera.”

    • Street casting
    • Callback
    • Agency fee
    • Exclusivity
  2. Question 2, locked

    Which of these words means this? “How two people read together. Only findable by putting them together.”

    • Chemistry
    • Polaroid
    • Range
    • Day rate
  3. Question 3, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Seeing how somebody responds to a note. Frequently decisive.”

    • Representation
    • Direction test
    • Permit
    • Aspiration

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