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Autore: | Bishop Nancy |
Titolo: | Secrets from the casting couch : on camera strategies for actors from a casting director / / Nancy Bishop ; illustrations by Bonnie Glover |
Pubblicazione: | London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, , 2009 |
©2009 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
Disciplina: | 791.43028 |
Soggetto topico: | Motion pictures - Casting |
Acting - Auditions | |
Persona (resp. second.): | GloverBonnie |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Success strategies for casting; 1 Enjoy casting; 2 Prepare; 3 Make choices; 4 Act and react in the moment; 5 Play in the eyes; 6 Possess an inner monologue; 7 Commit to the scene - not the lines in the scene; 8 Stake a claim, take a risk; 9 Tell the story; 10 Listen; 11 Wag your tail; Part 2 The nuts and bolts of casting; 12 FAQs about auditioning and casting; 13 FAQs about casting directors, agents and managers; Part 3 Marketing: the tools of the trade; 14 Archetypes for actor branding; 15 Headshots; 16 CV or resume |
17 Showreel or demo reel18 How to prepare a self audition; 19 Internet casting and marketing; Part 4 Perspectives from the other side of the looking glass; 20 The casting director is on your side; 21 Showbiz ain't fair; 22 Perspectives from casting directors around the world; Part 5 Practical exercises; Your camera and you; Exercise 1. Warm up; Exercise 2. Blank scenes; Exercise 3. Listening and the inner monologue; Exercise 4. 'Over there!' - Playing with the eyes; Exercise 5. Playing the objective; Exercise 6. Strategies; Exercise 7. 'Get out of the chair'; Exercise 8. Cold reading | |
Exercise 9. Telling a storyPart 6 Scene analysis; 1. The Bourne Identity; 2. Anne Frank; 3. Alien Vs. Predator; 4. Euro Trip; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y | |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 terrifyingprocess. Put the wrong actor in your project and you're sunk. How doyou find the right person? ... if you're working with Nancy Bishop youknow you're in good, accomplished hands, whether you're a director oran 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 a |
Titolo autorizzato: | Secrets from the casting couch |
ISBN: | 1-4081-4390-9 |
1-4081-4391-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910813330703321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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