IndieWire and Disney to Host 'Pass the Remote' Casting Panel Featuring Top TV Casting Directors
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Christian Zilko
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Summary
IndieWire and Disney are co-hosting a casting panel event called "Pass the Remote" at Vidiots on Monday, June 8. The event, moderated by IndieWire's Jim Hemphill, will feature casting directors from five notable TV shows discussing the art and craft of casting. Emmy voters and guild members are invited to attend. The article emphasizes the critical but often overlooked role of casting directors in bringing TV shows to life, especially as the Emmy season approaches.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledFew art forms are more important and less understood than casting.
Our favorite TV shows often live and die by the chemistry between their casts, and finding the right actor for a role can open up the character in ways that even the people who created them wouldn't have imagined.
With the Emmy race around the corner, it's the perfect time to revisit and celebrate the magic behind some of our favorite shows of the season — magic that would never have been possible without casting directors.
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