Getting to Know the Duties of a Casting Director, an Important Figure in the Process of Making a Film

Suara.com – Apart from directors, there are other professions of behind-the-scenes people whose roles are very important. Casting directors are one of them.

In general, casting directors are tasked with finding suitable actors or actresses to play a character in a scenario or script.

Donis Pratama (front center) with the cast of the series Skaya & The Big Bgoss, starring Natasha Wilona, ​​Rayn Wijaya, Jonathan Alden and others. [dokumentasi pribadi]

Actually, casting director is a new profession. Because previously, the search for the main players was carried out by the director or producer. Meanwhile, supporting roles are carried out by assistant directors or production leaders.

However, recently, the task of finding actors has been assigned to casting directors. Quoting from Joko Anwar’s tweet, the requirements to become a casting director include having knowledge of acting.

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“It’s great if you have a wide circle of friends so you can find potential actors in many circles,” said Joko Anwar.

Donis Pratama (front center) with the cast of the series Skaya & The Big Bgoss, starring Natasha Wilona, ​​Rayn Wijaya, Jonathan Alden and others. [dokumentasi pribadi]

We can learn from experience as a casting director from the figure of Donis Pratama. Donis admitted that he recently had a job as a casting director. Previously, this man who was born in Jakarta, October 10, 1996 started his career as a film writer.

“For the first time, I became a casting director for the Scandal series project by Vidio. Now my latest series is broadcast on MAXStream entitled
Sky & The Big Boss. Starring Natasha Wilona, ​​Rayn Wijaya, Jonathan Alden and other stars,” said Donis Pratama.

Donis Pratama admits that working as a film writer has given him a lot of experience in the film world, especially talented actors.

“It took me six years to become a casting director. Previously, I worked as a film publicist, so from there, maybe producers trust me to handle casting in a project. Because I always have good relations with artists and artist management,” added Donis.

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Like movies, understand acting, and understand people’s characters to be one of the important capital to become a casting director. “Apart from that, what is not important is links and good relations with artists and their management,” said Donis Pratama.

For Donis Pratama, everyone has the opportunity and opportunity to become a casting director. For Donis himself, this job is very exciting, because he can get to know many talented actors, both senior and new.

“Hopefully my work as a castdir will expand even more, hopefully one day I can handle Hollywood and Korean film projects,” Donis hoped.