PoA: casting of extras

[Ali]

Just thought I'd share the following:

One of my friend's sons "auditioned" for a part in PoA last weekend.

The audition actually consisted of my friend filling in lots of 
paperwork - including the infamous secrecy clauses in which she has 
promised not to tell anybody about her son's experiences on the set. 
Warner Bros have accepted that children will tell their parents what 
happens, but the parents are then contractually bound to stop their 
kids telling anybody else what happens, and of course must not tell 
anyone either.

The rest of the "audition" consisted of being measured "in every 
conceivable" place and being photographed. This was followed by a 
medical, and questions about his education authority to apply for a 
licence. It was apparently a bit like being on a conveyor belt; once 
one section was successfully completed, then that section of her 
son's form was rubber stamped "passed" and he could move on to the 
next. She has been told he is to be available between February and 
August.

 But, she has not been told when - or if - he will find out if he's 
been successful. She is presuming that they must decide this 
preliminary stage on looks and height alone - ie certain number of 12 
year old kids to have black hair, blonde hair etc. If he was 
acceptable for this, then he would be an extra, but some extras have 
more screen time than others, so he might end up having to have 
a "proper" audition if he gets through the preliminary round.


Ali

Who's also seeing CoS tomorrow night and is very excited!