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Question 12: Any specific scene that the director wants to test the characters?
This is as obvious as it gets. Does the director have any specific scene/s that he wants the person to act out in the audition? Something that he thinks would bring out the character, or a scene which is most important towards the film.
There are times when more than one scene gets auditioned but that usually happens on callbacks. This of course is true only in the case of films.
The reason for asking this question could also be at times most directors will not be willing to share a key scene with too many people as that could potentially jeopardise the project. To avoid this a dummy scene could be created or even a scene from an existing movie to test the actor's range of emotions.
In advertising, the actor is required to enact the entire part and sometimes in different tones.
A few examples of auditions:
Joaquin Phoenix Audition test footage 'Joker' Behind The Scenes
Sometimes the camera is kept running beyond the scene to test the chemistry of actors.
Outlander - Original Chemistry Test: Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser) & Caitriona Balife (Claire)
It's not uncommon to do the auditions in mood settings, especially in callbacks. If there are more than one character in the scene then either one of the casting assistant or another actor is called to say the other lines. Most of the time the other dialogues are off-camera but sometimes they are used in the scene.
AUDITION TAPE: Robert Downey Jr. audition for Iron Man
TIP: As an actor look for audition videos of the characters that have done very well in films and you will see what was brought to the table right from the beginning or the improvement that came in the shoot.
You can also look for practice scripts to work on in your free time.
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Casting Brief Q11: Reference of role
Casting Brief Q11: Reference of role
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Question 13: Any specific props required for the audition?
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