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Interview talk:Jason La Padura
Jason La Padura interview
- RyanGibsonStewart has managed to arrange an exclusive interview with Jason La Padura, a casting director for Heroes. If you have any questions you'd like to ask Jason, this is your opportunity. Just post your questions on this page. A transcript of the interview will be posted on the article page. (Admin 19:15, 24 June 2007 (EDT))
- I will be calling Jason on Wednesday to set up a time to do the interview. It'll probably be on Thursday or Friday. Obviously, all questions should be submitted by then. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 21:38, 24 June 2007 (EDT)
Interview questions
- Here are some questions I brainstormed on the fly with my wife (who graduated with an acting degree). Feel free to comment on them, tell me which ones are good or which are silly, or how I should tweak the questions. I'd love some feedback--especially other questions y'all want answered, or tips on the order of the questions. Here goes:
- You are a member of the CSA. What kind of education did you receive to be a casting director?
- How did you get your start in the business?
- What's it like owning a business with and working with your sister?
- What is the process for casting a minor character for Heroes? A major character?
- How do you find your actors?
- What do you look for in an actor?
- How many actors (what percentage) actually audition for their roles? What's the difference between those that do and those that don't?
- How much say do the directors (or anyone else) have in your choices?
- What was the toughest Heroes role to cast? The easiest?
- What's the most surprising story you have about casting for Heroes?
It's just a rough draft of ideas, please feel free to add your two cents. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 19:38, 24 June 2007 (EDT)
- Could you get us high resolution images of all guest cast members for this site? (Semi-joke, but It'd be nice.)
- How did you approach the special guest stars, such as Malcolm McDowell, George Takei and Stan Lee?
- How long do you have to cast new characters for an episode?
- Do you have a pool of actors you think you'd like for the show?
- Is there any information you can tell us about Season Two?
- Are you also involved with Heroes: Origins?
- The six previous questions submitted by -- 
- What was a harder season to cast, season 1 or season 2? Jason Garrick 21:47, 24 June 2007 (EDT)
- Ooh, great questions. I will have to prioritize them because I'm not sure how long the interview will last. I can't ask any spoiler questions, though, sorry. Jason was pretty tight-lipped the last time I talked to him. Actually, he told me that some of the leaks might be false. Hmm. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 21:58, 24 June 2007 (EDT)