Archivesnetwork, freelance casting directors talk about impact of reality TV on their jobs.
Reality TV’s increasing ubiquity affects many people in Hollywood, including those people who normally cast actors in fictional roles. Now, they’re sometimes asked to find real people for reality TV shows. One casting director, Liz Ortiz-Mackes, who won’t name the reality TV shows she’s cast, says, “In a perfect world, casting for reality TV and casting for everything else would represent two separate activities, but today the line has become blurred.” Backstage reports that “her discomfort has several sources, including the percentage (admittedly small) of showbiz hopefuls who view an appearance on reality TV as a potential career steppingstone.” A freelance casting director who has found people for Queer Eye, Nadette Stasa says reality TV has changed how she works. “We cast a wide net. Casting is often the result of word of mouth and our ability to network.”
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link to this story + posted Jun. 21, 2004 at 6:00 AM by Andy Dehnart
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