by Bonnie Glover (Illustrator), Nancy Bishop (Author), Sheila Jaffe (Introduction)
"Any actor who is serious about his or her career should read this book" Matthew Stillman, Producer: Casino Royale, Wanted, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. "As a director, casting a movie can be a terrifying process. Put the wrong actor in your project and you're sunk. How do you find the right person? ...if you're working with Nancy Bishop you know you're in good, accomplished hands, whether you're a director or an actor. " Neil Burger, Director of The Illusionist Why is it that so many good actors don't perform well at castings? Secrets from the Casting Couch gives practical advice for actors, written from a casting director's point of view, teaching the craft of film casting in front of camera. It shows how actors can work with today's internet technologies to get cast and features advice and actual exercises that achieve results in the casting studio. Emmy-award nominated casting director Nancy Bishop C.SA., has developed a successful approach through many years experience of working in the casting studio. The author also runs internationally recognised master classes throughout Europe and the US and is the head of the Prague Film School Acting Department.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 222
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 19 Aug 2009
ISBN 10: 1408113279
ISBN 13: 9781408113271
Book Overview: Includes a commentary, analysis and questions in workbook form for scenes from The Bourne Identity, Alien Vs. Predator, Eurotrip, and Anne Frank Contains exercises for actors to practice on their own or with an instructor in front of camera Advice on internet marketing for actors In the US alone there are nearly 200,000 actors who are members of professional unions such as SAG, AFTRA and Equity. For every working actor there are at least 10 more struggling and wannabe actors