How Animals Get Cast in Movies with Hollywood Animal Agent Joel Norton

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In Hollywood casting is everything. Movie Producers and Casting Agents have to find just the right person to make movies and TV shows come to life. Even if that person, isn't a person. In this episode of Profoundly Pointless we explore how Hollywood casts animals with Hollywood Animal Agent Joel Norton. We talk what movie producers are looking for in an onscreen animals, why some dog breeds never get case in movies and the most famous movie animals of all time. 00:00 Introducing Hollywood Animal Agent Joel Norton 01:24 How Animals Get Cast in Movies 02:05: What Casting Directors are Looking For 03:51 Hollywood Animal Training 07:46 How Much Animals Get Paid 11:28 The Most and Least Popular Hollywood Dogs 12:24 The Most Famous Hollywood Pet Contact the Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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