How BIG is Volkswagen? (They own Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, Porsche..) The Beautiful Truth Trailer. FARMAGEDDON. Street casting: the next big thing | Film. Unconventional process ... Tiong Bahru in Civic Life. Photograph: Independent Cinema Office For years, fashion scouts have scoured shops and pavements for the next big thing in modelling. Now the practice known as "street casting" is taking hold in cinema, as film-makers hope that actors not schooled in the overtrained mannerisms of the drama school will supply their work with authenticity and realism. Attack the Block Production year: 2011 Country: UK Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 88 mins Directors: Joe Cornish Cast: Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Jumayn Hunter, Leeon Jones, Luke Treadaway, Nick Frost, Simon Howard More on this film To find actors for Attack the Block, the feature debut of comedian Joe Cornish, casting director Nina Gold headed to housing estates and schools to find teenagers who naturally resembled the characters in the film.
Cornish is a big fan of street casting. Stars and Actors - Film Critics Answer Readers’ Questions. Fotoshop by Adobé.