Central Casting

Central Casting is a casting company located in Burbank, California, United States. They currently specialize in casting extras, body doubles, and stand-ins.

History

Central Casting was established in 1925 initially as a wing of the major Hollywood movie studios. By the 1970s they came to dominate the field of extras casting.^{[citation needed]}

The name of this company had developed into a jargon term denoting a generic or a stereotypical location where someone could travel to and cast a specific character type for a specific type of film or television production.^{[citation needed]}

The term Central Casting is also in widespread use outside of the film industry. For example, a person who happens to strongly match a particular stereotype is said to be: "Straight out of Central Casting."^{[citation needed]}

In April 2006 Central Casting officially opened its New York division.^{[citation needed]}

References

• "You Won't Find These Definitions in Webster's". Career Journal, Wall Street Journal. http://careerjournal.com./recruiters/workingwith/19990802-lang.html. Retrieved January 8, 2005.  — includes an example of the slang use of "central casting" as applied to the recruitment industry
• "Central Casting". OnLine NewsHour. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/july-dec03/newscentral_12-11.html. Retrieved January 10, 2005.  — Central casting of news
• "The phrase "central casting" in a critical review". Rick Groen in the Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/cowboys-aliens-two-genres-one-empty-blockbuster/article2113225/. Retrieved August 24, 2011.  — An example from a 2011 critic's review of the use of "straight from central casting"

External links

• "Central Casting is a registered trademark of Entertainment Partners."
• Central Casting, a casting agency in Washington D.C.
• West Coast Central Casting, a casting agency
• Chumleigh’s Central Casting, a casting agency for vaudeville acts