GirlChat #602029
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at the devil's door.
...The role of Veras daughter (Ava Acres) is pivotal to the film, but has very few lines, making the audition process challenging. Besides being believable as Riveras daughter, We needed someone who really had focus and could stare into and be able to hold the camera, says Schweber. Setting up the audition situation to find a young girl who could scare them took some creativity. We set up a child-size table and chair and we put some toys, some coloring materials, and the creative team just watched her play, turning the audition into an improv session with Schweber directing and coaching. Acres impressed Schweber. We tried to distract them, get them to blink, get them to break focus and she really held it. Schweber was surprised to learn Acres, whom shed cast before in The Devils in the Details, had seen lots of horror films. Her family are fans of the horror genre and really excited about her role in the film...
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