All Posts By

nancy

May 02
0

Announcements

By | Blog
THE CASTING DIRECTOR PANEL DISCUSSION is definitely confirmed for the Edinburgh Film Festival on 20 June. Time and date to be announced later. Please stay tuned. It will include UK casting directors John & Roz Hubbard, Maureen Duff and Priscilla John, and American talent manager Derek Power. 
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
London: 3-4 June are the correct dates. Please contact Louise Bolton at castingworkshops@hotmail.com
I’m also adding an Edinburgh workshop to coincide with the film festival: 17-18 June
Please contact Helen Raw at info@rawtalentproductions.co.uk
I also want to introduce Lucie Lechner, who will organize my Munich workshops on 23-4 June during the Munich Film Festival. To learn more about Lucie see lucie-Lechner.de

-NB
Apr 28
0

Scene of the Day Award, Glasgow

By | Blog

Annette Lober and Fred Szkoda playing in Before Sunset:

I know that loooks like Lindsey, not Annette and Fred, but trust me… if you click play, you’ll see them. What I liked about this scene is that they were both enjoying themselves and felt free to experiment. While I cautioned Annette not to let her performance get out of control, I think she has a wonderful sense of freedom in her acting. Fred opened up a lot in this scene too, and the more he practises in front of camera, the more comfortable he will feel.
NB

Apr 28
0

Scene of the Day Award, Paris

By | Blog

Here’s James Gerard and Eiren Forsberg in Mirrors:

What I like about this scene is that both actors are taking risks. My students often ask, “how to you take a risk without going over the top?” I think this scene is a good example of actors playing opposites (ie the scene is about love and about hate). There are a lot of changes in the scene and it makes it interesting. 
Apr 23
2

Casting Announcement

By | Blog

Feature Film: Hilde

Director: Kai Wessell
Producers: Judy Tossell, Jens Meurer, Egoli Tossell Film
Starring: Heike Makatsch
Shooting: Late June – August, 2008 in Germany
More info: www.egolitossell.com
Synopsis: Hildegard Knef was a sinner and a singer, a movie star in Hollywood, and a hit on Broadway. She loved a Nazi and married a Jew. She fought in the ruins of World War II Berlin, but felt at home on park Avenue. Both adored and despised by the German public, her autobiogrpahy was a No. 1 bestseller. Her concerts were legendary. She was a German icon. This is her life. 
Casting LEADING MALE CHARACTER, KURT HIRSCH. Age 30-40. He should speak German for most of the film, but audition may be conducted in English. According to Hilde, “he was a Czech Jew, born in Teplitz-Schnonau and grew up in Prague. When he was fourteen years old his parents escaped with him to New York, he became an American citizen, landed with paratroops in France and in the end he came to Germany and Berlin. He had a sweet tempered teddy bear face, liked to laugh, could easily fly into a passion, was young and uncomplicated.”
ANTON LITVAK: 45-50, Distinguished, attractive director. Will speak German or English with a Slavic ccent. He lived 1902-1974, and was a Jewish, Ukrainian-born international filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a variety of countries and languages. 
If you are interested in auditioning, please send your photo and CV to:
casting@nancybishopcasting.com
Thanks
NB

Apr 22
0

Paris Class

By | Blog

OK so I’ll keep the casting career. Don’t think I’d succeed as a photographer. 

Thanks so my French class! Pictured here are Rosy, who organized the class, with actors JJ, Vincent, Irene, James, Jess, Veronique, Ynda, Pierre, Jean-Christophe, Pelina, Sarah, Tiara, Judith, and Celandine. (Etienne not pictured)

I really enjoyed the class and want to congratulate everyone for taking risks. I saw a lot of improvement from everyone. Thanks to James and Irene for setting an example and performing one of the edgiest versions of the Mirrors, Amy+Ben scene that I’ve seen. They both took lots of risks and invested plenty of energy with winning results. I think that Judith gets the biggest improvement award. What guts she has to start a new career late in life, and she went from pulling faces for camera on the first day to an honest dramatic performance of Edith Frank for her last scene. 
Thanks again to all and stay in touch!
NB
Apr 13
0

Bernard Hiller’s class in Edinburgh

By | Blog

Here’s Bernie’s class. Organized thanks to the lovely Louise Bolton. It was hilarious visiting and seeing some of my former students coming OUT so well! (You’ll know what I mean if you ever visit one of his classes.) Check out Frank Gilhooly’s knickers. I would recommend Bernard’s class to anyone who feels like their work, their career is blocked. He’s teaching again in London, Paris and Rome this year.

-NB
Apr 09
0

New Article on Film Acting

By | Blog

One of my articles on film acting was just published in Dramatics Magazine. It is mostly oriented towards very young actors (like still in high school or college). I was a little embarassed about a few things in the article since I didn’t get a final edit before it went out… so for example I seem to claim I was THE casting director on Polanski’s Oliver, when really of course I was only one of them… but here it is anyway
http://www.edta.org/pdf_archive/film_actor633428106117187500.pdf

Apr 08
0

E-Talenta

By | Blog

E-Talenta will be Europe’s spotlight, an international database for actors. It was meant to start in 2007 but was having teething problems. The site is up now and I would recommend that everyone register on it:

www.e-talenta.eu

Apr 06
0

By | Blog


International film activities in Prague are quiet at the moment. Solomon Kane  just recently wrapped, as did the re-shoot of Wanted. Paramount’s GI Joe is coming next month. We are currently looking for native French speaking actors who live in Prague for that. 

NB
Apr 06
0

By | Blog

I’ll be in Scotland next week-end to visit Bernard Hiller’s acting master classes in Edinburgh. I’m a big fan of his classes, so I recruited actor Louise Bolton to organize classes for him. To find out more about Bernard, see www.bernardhiller.com

-NB
Instagram
Facebook
YouTube
Twitter
LinkedIn