Casting Director: Casting Non-Professionals

Anatomy of a Scene is a podcast where the people behind French film and TV walk us through their creative process.In this episode, we talked to Julie Allione about her work on Wild Diamond, and to Marlène Serour for The Worst Ones.In this discussion, we explore the delicate art of casting with two women who have shaped some of France’s most striking recent films. First, Julie Allione, a casting director for more than 20 years. She talks with us about the search for Liane, the young woman at the center of Wild Diamond and about the ethics involved when you’re casting a teenage girl in a region marked by its own stereotypes. How do you look for truth without falling into cliché? And what responsibilities come with that?We also speak with Marlène Serour, casting director on The Worst Ones, with a decade of experience. Marlène takes us inside the casting process for The Worst Ones, from finding teenagers in northern France during the constraints of COVID to what it really means to build a casting team.An episode about intuition, responsibility, and the invisible work that shapes who we see on screen.-----Anatomy of a Scene is produced and hosted by Jeanne BoëzecMusic by Fanny MartinEditing and mixing by Fanny Martin and Jeanne DelplancqArtworks by Lisa CarpagnanoSpecial thanks to Julie Allione and Marlène Serour for their participationThis podcast is commissioned by UnifranceFollow @myfrenchstories on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Tik Tok and Threads to keep up with the latest news on French cinema and TV worldwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.