Posted by BethAB at dixon.ge.com on September 05, 2000 at 17:19:23:
Kevin...?
I have a casting question, a multi part casting question.
First of all now that you have so many View Askew regulars are you even going to use a casting agency on VA5?
On Clerks did you hold an open casting call or did you use agencies?
If you were back at square one only you had all casting options open to you would you delegate to a casting agency or the like, or contact talent agencies directly, or hold open calls?
Your casting choices have been absolutely impecable and it seems like you've used a mixture on each of your flicks of people that you already knew or had worked with before and new talent (both new just to View Askew and new in general). So I've been intrigued with how you conduct that whole process.
New topic...
The dialogue, does it come easily? Do you start with a story in mind and create characters to fit the story or vice versa (start with characters and create a situtaion for them)? Or do you just sit down with a blank sheet of paper (or screen) and start writing (or typing) and see what comes out?