Secrets from the Casting Couch: On Camera Strategies for Actors from a Casting Director
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"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.
Secrets from the Casting Couch is written from a casting
director’s point of view and teaches 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
actors can apply to achieve results in the casting studio.
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
’...practical advice for actors from a casting director’s point of view...’
- Title: Secrets from the Casting Couch: On Camera Strategies for Actors from a Casting Director
- Author: Nancy Bishop
- Publisher: Methuen Drama
- Print Publication Date: 2009
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781408143919, 9781408113271, 1408113279, 1408143917
- Resource ID: LLS:9781408143919
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T13:31:32Z
Emmy-award nominated Casting Director, Nancy Bishop, C.S.A, has cast
supporting talent on over fifty major projects. Her credits include
major studio pictures such as Wanted (Universal), Alien Vs. Predator (Fox), Hellboy (Revolution), Eurotrip (Dreamworks), and Prince Caspian (Disney), as well as TV series such as Revelations (NBC), Charles II (BBC), and Anne Frank. She
has worked with such major directors as Roman Polanski, and Joel
Schumacher, and legendary producers such as Stephen Spielberg, and
Jackie Chan.