Re-Casting the Casting Director
Re-Casting the Casting Director
Managed Change, Gendered Labor
This chapter analyzes how the mentalities of Hollywood casting directors have shifted as the field has moved from above-the-line executive status to below-the-line independent contractor status in the current production climate. Female labor, particularly, have come to dominate the ways in which casting directors understand the work they do in a field where men were historically prevalent. The chapter argues that with the field's position altered, not only are more women brought into its ranks, but also the work of casting directors was redefined in stereotypically gendered terms that focused on emotional and interpersonal management activities. This change proved essential to the field's sustainability, but also diminished its stature.
Keywords: Hollywood casting directors, female labor, executive status, independent contractor status, emotional management, interpersonal management, stereotyping
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