Casting is a manufacturing process that involves pouring a liquid material into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. Casting materials are usually metals or various time-setting materials that cure after mixing two or more components together, such as epoxy, concrete, plaster, and clay. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods. Heavy equipment like machine tool beds, ships propellers, etc. can be cast easily in the required size, rather than fabricating by joining several small pieces.
Casting can also refer to the pre-production process of selecting actors, dancers, singers, or other roles required for the script, screenplay, or teleplay. The casting director can significantly impact a film’s final success or failure. Different markets and locations of the world have diverse casting and filmmaking approaches.
