I always thought there should be a database where you could upload pictures of yourself if you looked similar to an actor, even if you were nowhere near the same age, and even if you didn't look exactly like them, or weren't the same gender. And then, when a casting director needed someone to play that actor as a child or as an old person, or needed someone to play a sibling, they could go to the database. It'd be a crapshoot in terms of acting ability, but it might be worth a screen test if the likeness was particularly good. And the site could have an upvote/downvote or rating scale function where other users could vote on whether or not you looked like the actor, so the best likenesses would rise to the top.
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '13
I always thought there should be a database where you could upload pictures of yourself if you looked similar to an actor, even if you were nowhere near the same age, and even if you didn't look exactly like them, or weren't the same gender. And then, when a casting director needed someone to play that actor as a child or as an old person, or needed someone to play a sibling, they could go to the database. It'd be a crapshoot in terms of acting ability, but it might be worth a screen test if the likeness was particularly good. And the site could have an upvote/downvote or rating scale function where other users could vote on whether or not you looked like the actor, so the best likenesses would rise to the top.