Our guest lecturer today was Hannah Berrigan who works as a casting director within the theatre industry.
- Studied English at Oxford then Drama
- Worked as a director since 2002
- Likes to divert away from the mainstream
Berrigan worked on the play Public Property which ran for three weeks at Trafalgar Studios in London. She stated that she was fond of the scripts involvement of gay characters, but it wasn't necessarily about being gay. I thought this was interesting that she consciously considers the representation of characters when choosing what work to get involved in. The story had fast paced, witty humour, similar to in Friends.
Advice on castings:
- Trust your instincts
- Don't let the actors feel more experienced than you
- Be confident in selling the project- make it sound good
- Get everyone to read same thing in order to judge fairly
- Make notes about each person
Overall, I'm not sure how much of the lecture related to myself as an animator, however I think her advice on casting would be useful for considering voice actors as well.
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