Once Upon A Fandom
  • Home
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Conventions
  • Recaps
  • Roundtables
  • Origins
  • OUAT Merchandise
  • Forum
  • OUAF Podcast
  • Once Upon A Time In Wonderland
  • Operation Storybrooke
  • Other Shows and Movies
  • Meet The OUAF Team

Casting Happily Ever After: A Discussion with Veronica C Rooney

16/3/2013

1 Comment

 
Picture
Interview by Diane J Reed -  @DianeJReed

Hi Veronica—thank you for taking time out to talk with us! We know your career has already been quite varied. For example, you've been involved in the casting for such hit shows as Alias and Lost, and you were recently nominated for the Casting Society of America's Artios Award for your work on Once Upon a Time. Can you tell us about your journey to become a casting director? What kind of training or experience did you go through to enter this profession?

I had worked for several years with April Webster. When asked this question, I often say I came from "The April Webster School of Casting". Working with her was invaluable. Her taste, style and generosity towards actors is something to be admired, and I try to bring the same to the table whenever I do a project.

What is the casting process like—do you look through piles of resumes & head shots & videos and then make tons of phone calls? Or do Hollywood agents primarily contact you? Give us a glimpse of what your average day is like (and pardon our ignorance!).

A typical day goes as follows: A script will be coming out which will require a few new roles. I then release what is called a breakdown. This breakdown lists the characters I am looking for with a description that includes age, type and any quality I may need for the role. The agents, who all have access to the breakdowns, then submit their ideas to me online based on the character description. From there, I chose actors to bring in. I read with them while my associate records the performance on camera, and then we present our choices to the producers. That's basically the short version of what I do on a weekly basis.

Read More
1 Comment

    Archives

    May 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    March 2012

    Cast/Crew/Fan Interviews

    All
    Adam Horowitz
    Anastasia Griffith
    Beverley Elliot
    Cayley Giene
    Chad Michael Collins
    Christie Laing
    Colin O'Donoghue
    David Anders
    Dylan Ray Schmid
    Eddy Kitsis
    Eduardo Castro
    Elliot Knight
    Emilie De Ravin
    Emma Rigby
    EnchantaCon
    Erin Stegeman
    Ethan Embry
    Fan Interviews
    Faustino Di Bauda
    Freya Tingley
    Gabe Khouth
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Gil McKinney
    Ginnifer Goodwin
    Jakob Davies
    Jane Espenson
    Jared Gilmore
    Jeffrey Kaiser
    Jennifer Morrison
    Jessy Schram
    Josh Dallas
    Keegan Connor Tracy
    Kristin Bauer Van Straten
    Lana Parrilla
    Lee Arenberg
    Mark Isham
    Merrin Dungey
    Michael Coleman
    Michael Raymond James
    Michael Socha
    Naveen Andrews
    Peter Gadiot
    Raphael Sbarge
    Rebecca Mader
    Regal Con 2015
    Rena Sofer
    Robert Carlyle
    Sarah Graham
    SDCC 2013
    SDCC 2014
    SDCC 2015
    SDCC 2016
    Sean Maguire
    Sinqua Walls
    Sophie Lowe
    Tom Ellis
    Tony Amendola
    Veronica C Rooney
    Victoria Smurfit
    Wendy Toliver
    Zack Estrin

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Conventions
  • Recaps
  • Roundtables
  • Origins
  • OUAT Merchandise
  • Forum
  • OUAF Podcast
  • Once Upon A Time In Wonderland
  • Operation Storybrooke
  • Other Shows and Movies
  • Meet The OUAF Team