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'Top Gun: Maverick' Director Joseph Kosinski & Editor Eddie Hamilton

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Making the Most of the Audition Process?

The key thing to check is are they flexible and able to change up the performance take to take based on the note. You never know for sure until you've been through the trenches with someone. It's like playing a game of pickup basketball. No matter what happens, they can react in that. The scene might change on the morning and you want an ensemble that's comfortable playing pickup basketball and trying different things because that's where you get the real magic from.

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