Photo credit: Will Thomas Freeman Back in September last year, an open casting was held in London to find a 16 year old boy to play the lead role in Rufus, a sophisticated coming-of-age vampire movie filming in Canada.
Newcomer Rory Saper was spotted after casting assistant Olivia Brittain found some short films he and a friend posted to YouTube and invited him to attend an audition with casting director Amelia Hashemi - and he landed the role!
Director David Schultz knew right away the young actor had what he was looking for, even with his limited experience.
"We looked at about 300 kids. It's really tough to find a 15-year-old. Casting agents usually give you someone who is 18, 19," he says. "Rory came in at the last minute and when he walked in, I thought, 'This is the kid.' Of course, the producer is all stressed and says, 'We looked at...
Newcomer Rory Saper was spotted after casting assistant Olivia Brittain found some short films he and a friend posted to YouTube and invited him to attend an audition with casting director Amelia Hashemi - and he landed the role!
Director David Schultz knew right away the young actor had what he was looking for, even with his limited experience.
"We looked at about 300 kids. It's really tough to find a 15-year-old. Casting agents usually give you someone who is 18, 19," he says. "Rory came in at the last minute and when he walked in, I thought, 'This is the kid.' Of course, the producer is all stressed and says, 'We looked at...
- 2/21/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
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