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FINDING TALENT BEYOND LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK
I specialize in finding talented kids outside of traditional entertainment markets.
These children came to open casting calls and went on to land speaking roles:
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (1999)
Erik per Sullivan (Fuzzy), (Dewey - Malcolm in the Middle)
Spencer Diamond (Curley)
Sean Andrew (Copperfield)
John Albano (Steerforth)
Clare Daly (Clara)
DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (2001)
Austin R. Cooper (Little Shep Walker, Jr.)
Sarah Huck (Lulu Walker)
Alex Cooper (Baylor Walker)
Mary Katherine Weiss (Little Caro Bennett)
Nicki Tschudi (Little Necie)
Clint Lienau (James Jr.)
ALL THE KING'S MEN (2006)
TJ Falterman (Tom Stark, age 11)
Luke Morris (Jack, age 10)
Caroline Christmann (Anne, age 9)
Montgomery John (Adam, age 11)
Joshua Davis (Jack, age 4)
Travis Champagne (Tom Stark)
THE REAPING (2005)
Mark Lynch (Brody McConnell)
Sabrina Junius (Sarah Winter)
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| What the heck IS a Location Casting Director, anyway? |
Glad you asked!
Film and TV projects don't always film in major production centers, like Los Angeles and New York. When they find themselves shooting "on location" they usually hire a local casting director to audition regional actors for smaller parts - commonly known as "five and under" roles. The production company relies heavily on the Location Casting Director to bring the best of the local talent base to the screen. While these smaller parts have fewer lines (hence the name) they are an ideal way to leverage local talent and expose the viewing audience to great actors that may have otherwise gone unknown.
-Marty Keener Cherrix
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| TALENT SEARCHES |
For the Miramax feature film, Chocolat, Director Lasse Hallstrom, initially searched Los Angeles, New York, England, and France for several children who spoke with authentic French accents. Soon after, I was contacted to “dig a little deeper” for those kids. I began my search in Washington, DC, then Boston, MA and ultimately, Montreal, Canada.
I found American kids who spoke with authentic French accents. In an ironic twist, one of the girls from Montreal was chosen and cast at the last minute to be the “voice” of the British girl who had been originally cast in the co-starring role of Anouk. Another boy from Boston, MA (who had no previous acting experience) was cast as one of the town’s children. He immediately flew to France with his parents to begin filming the movie.
It pays to keep an eye on local and regional entertainment news if you are an actor or the parent of a child actor. Casting Directors from across the country are always on the lookout for the next special youngster. Production companies routinely hire Casting Directors to canvas different areas of the U.S and the world to cast kids.
When it comes to child actors, training doesn't always mean talent. Many directors seek unknowns to bring child characters to life in their movies. Directors want and need a natural performance on camera. This is not about acting---this is about acting natural. Ex: if I was doing a talent search for a child and the role called for him to be a boisterous, outgoing, jovial kid, I would look for a child who “is” all of those things, before I tried to find someone who could “act” like those characteristics described in the role.
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