What do “audition” and “casting” mean in English?

This behind-the-scenes clip is built on two essential screen-industry words. To audition is to try out for a part: “It was very exciting to audition.” Casting is the whole process of choosing who plays each role: “We spend a long time casting the kids.” The crew describes seeing “hundreds and hundreds of kids” before finding the right ones.

Around these sit a useful cluster: a callback (a second audition), a screen test, and to land a role (to win the part). The famous lines you hear (“she’s a weirdo,” “now that’s bullshit”) are audition readings of the show’s script. Learn audition and casting and you can talk about how any film or play gets made.