Please come to the Actor Expo, a trade fair for actors.
CASTING SYMPOSIUM:
BRITISH ACTORS AND THE AMERICAN MARKET
Sponsored by Spotlight,
and hosted by the London Film Festival
Join a panel of film professionals and casters for a discussion and question and answer session related to the topic of British actors working on American film and TV projects. Topics covered will include:
– British actors have huge success in America, evidenced by the many Brits working on American series, and winning Academy Awards. Why are British actors so successful on the other side of the pond?
– How British actors can break into the American market.
– Legal issues related to working in America.
– The difference between American and British training, acting styles and production practices.
Moderator: Catherine Shoard. Film critic for The Gaurdian.
Panelists:
Nancy Bishop, CSA, Casting Director (US/Prague) and author of Secrets from the Casting Couch
Duane Clark, (US) Director, (CSI, Crusoe)
Jeremy Conway, (UK) Agent and founder of Conway, Van Gelder, Grant
Priscilla John (UK), Casting Director, (Mamma Mia, Pirates of the Caribbean)
Pippa Harrison (UK) Spotlight, Head of Client Relations
Jeremy Zimmerman (UK) Casting Director. (Hellboy, The Scorpian King.)
Where: ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, London
When: 14 October,
Wed, Time: 2-4pm
Tickets: £11.50 call to reserve: 020 7928 3232 at Festival Box Office from 26th September, Please book soon, seats are limited
BOOK LAUNCH
Prague resident, Nancy Bishop, has written Secrets from the Casting Couch; On Camera Strategies for actors from a Casting Director. The book is illustrated by Prague resident, Bonnie Glover.
About the Launch:
Join us at the Globe Bookstore for a short panel discussion about casting and actors working in Prague. Author and casting director Nancy Bishop is joined by Czech actor, Pavel Kriz, who has worked on numerous international productions. Screen International journalist Theo Schwinke will moderate a discussion about casting, Prague actors and the Prague film scene. A book signing by the author and illustrator Bonnie Glover will follow.
Date: Thursday 17 Sept, 09
Time: 7:00pm Discussion, followed by book signing and wine reception
Where: The Globe Bookstore and Café, http://www.globebookstore.cz/
Pstrossova 6, Prague 1
About the book: 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. The author has developed a successful approach through many years experience of working in the casting studio.
GREECE
I’m thrilled to be in the new office at the Prague Film School. Had a meeting with the teachers today and we’re all excited to start the first Acting for Film Department that the school has had with fourteen students. My new address once again is:
I hope Prague friends will join me at the next launch at the Globe Bookstore on Thursday, 17 Sept at 7pm.
There are still tickets left to this event at the Actor’s Centre. Phil Matthews of The Drama Student Magazine moderates a discussion between director Michael Bassett and myself. We collaborated on the upcoming blockbuster Solomon Kane, starring James Purefoy and Max Von Sydow.
I’m looking forward to speaking about Secrets from the Casting Couch in beautiful Stirling, Scotland. Please join me if you’re in the area. Thursday, 3 Sept at 7.30PM
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