Casting By (2012) on Netflix
TV-1420121h 29mBiographyDocumentary
Marion Dougherty worked as a Hollywood casting director, choosing the performers who would appear on screen. Interviews, archival footage and documents trace the profession she helped shape.
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Plot summary
Casting By looks at the work of casting directors, a craft the documentary calls one of the most overlooked in filmmaking. Through interviews, archival footage, animated stills and documents, the documentary follows Marion Dougherty, whose instincts and taste brought a different kind of actor to the screen. That change came as the old studio system was ending and a new period in American film was beginning. The film traces the profession across half a century, from type-casting under the studios to large ensemble films and varied casts. Dougherty died before the release, and the film is dedicated to her memory.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Casting By (2012)
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- Casting By received an Artios Award and a standing ovation at the 29th Annual Artios Awards for its pivotal role in spurring the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create a casting directors branch for awards.
- In November 2016 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors gave casting director Lynn Stalmaster an Academy Honorary Award, making him the first person to receive an Oscar for casting.
- A week after Casting By opened in New York on November 1, 2012, Woody Allen wrote a rare open letter to The Hollywood Reporter recognizing Juliet Taylor, his casting director and one of Marion Dougherty's protégées, for her tenacity and insight.
- The film profiles Hollywood casting director Marion Dougherty using over 230 interviews and archival material; she died before its release and the film is dedicated to her memory.
