The script is read through with the actors. There is critical analysis and rewriting. Casting conference between the writer, director and producer. This is followed by auditions and further analysis of the casting requirements. It has been said that a director is only as good as his or her casting.
Directors have to take responsibility for the casting of productions.
Actors wrongly cast in parts should not be blamed for their inability to offer a good performance. Direction and recording of the stereo sound stage acting master. This is the recording of the actual dialogue and script as acted out by the cast in a sound recording studio. IRDP often does this without the live mixing of atmospheric sound effects to ensure a total commitment to the creative demands of acting and direction. The BBC production process tends to mix in the acting with all the required spot effects and musical and atmospheric noises and tracks indicated in the script.