Nancy Bishop, CSA Casting Director will teach a series of casting workshops, with special guests Producer Ilene Kahn Power and Talent Manager, Derek Power

In this workshop, actors will have the opportunity for coaching and advice by industry professionals who are casting film and TV internationally. Ideal for actors who wish to improve auditioning skills in English and make valuable connections for international work, in this three-hour workshop actors will prepare assigned scenes in advance. Nancy Bishop (US/Prague) will provide one to one coaching, with the proven technique outlined in her book, Secrets from the Casting Couch. Subsequently, the scenes will be taped, reviewed and critiqued by Derek Power, or Ilene Kahn from Kahn Power Pictures.

Nancy Bishop, CSA, has cast more than sixty films from her base in Prague ranging from large scale studio pictures, such as Mission Impossible IV, Prince Caspian, and The Bourne Identity, to independent films such as The Illusionist and Roman Polanski’s Oliver Twist . Nancy handled European casting on the new ABC series, Missing and was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Anne Frank, the Whole Story. She is also a top ranked acting coach and teacher. At the Prague Film School, she founded the Acting for Film Program, and penned the best-selling book, Secrets from the Casting Couch. Currently she is casting Snowpiercer with award winning Director Bong Joon-Li.

Ilene Kahn Power is an Award winning producer whose films have won multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Awards.  She has produced movies and miniseries such as GIA starring Angelina Jolie, Roswell starring Martin Sheen and Kyle Mclachlan, Stalin starring Robert Duvall and Maximillian Schell, White Mile, starring Alan Alda, Elvis, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Traffic the miniseries for USA Network, Fatherland starring Rutger Hauer, Buffalo Soldier starring Danny Glover and Who Is Clark Rockefeller starring Eric McCormack. Ilene Kahn Power  is a former Senior Executive with HBO Films where she developed and oversaw the production of over sixty films.  She is currently producing two feature length documentaries and is in active development on several motion pictures, series and miniseries.

Derek Power is a film producer and artists’ manager representing actors, directors, and composers. Together with his wife, Ilene Kahn Power, they run Kahn Power Pictures, Inc a Beverly Hills based talent management and production company. As Producer Power’ credit include Peter Weir‘s The Last Wave, Dennis Hopper’s The Hot Spot and Tobe Hooper’s The Funhouse, and Sony’s recent Sniper: Reloaded. His earlier International Film Sales experience includes the worldwide distribution of more than 100 motion pictures.  Power was Executive Music Producer for numerous films and TV series notably Highlander. As his manager, Power guided actor Sir Ben Kingsley into a series of films including Sexy Beast, Anne Frank,and The House Of Sand And Fog all three of which earned Kingsley multiple acting nominations from Golden Globes to Oscars. A 30 year relationship with Stewart Copeland, Sting and The Police brought Power and Copeland and their film  Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out to its 2006 Sundance Festival premiere. Derek and Ilene Power are actively preparing more than a half-a-dozen new films and television projects.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION:

When: Sunday, 20 May, 2012
Time: 10-13:00 (first session with Nancy and Derek) 14:00-17:00 (second session )
Where: To Be Announced, Cannes.
Signed copies Secrets from the Casting Couch available for 10Eur (normally 15 EUR)
For fee details and to register: The workshops are limited to 14 participants, and we anticipate the workshops to fill up quickly so please register soon.  Please send your CV and photo to organizer: Eirin Forsberg, emf4@me.com
For further information see: nancybishopcasting.com and artists4film.com

Nancy Bishop, CSA Casting Director and author, of “Secrets from the Casting Couch,” offers special Master classes in her home city of Prague, 15- 17^th,  July 2011.

Summary: This three day Master Class is designed for actors who wish to brush up on their professional on screen audition skills as well as to make connections in the international acting community. Each actor will get professional feedback and a copy of their on camera scene work. The package course includes one meal per day plus a Friday evening dinner. Write to Joel Kirby at application@nancybishopcasting.com, to apply

Workshop Schedule:

Friday, 15^th July 2011

10:30                         Meet at venue for welcome coffee and orientation.

11:00                         “Marketing Seminar for International Work”

In this seminar, actors will learn how to present themselves for international work; how to crack into the US and European markets. Marketing skills covered will include how to develop an effective C.V, chose a key photo for headshots, and create a show reel and website. Casting videos from successful actors will be screened.

13:00                         Lunch at Peperocino (Vegetarian and meat options.)

14:30-17:00   “Archetype Workshop”. Actors should bring their photos and C.V.s for discussion. The class will view and critique one another’s headshots, helping to pinpoint a key archetypal headshot for each actor.

19:00 Special Vegetarian Dinner. Radost FX, Prague’s Premiere Night Club.

Saturday, 16^th July 2011

11:00-13:00    Master Classes: “Strategies for Film Auditioning”

13:00-14:00             Lunch (as above)

14:00-17:00             continuation of Master Class. This section targets specific strategies for casting, including cold reading skills, and audition technique. Nancy will assign scenes from a variety of genres the actor will prepare for the following day.

Sunday, 17^th, July 2011

11:00-13:00   Master Class “Scene Study”. Actors will further develop auditioning and screen acting                        skills with a “mock casting” by taping and reviewing scenes.

13:00-14:00   Lunch

14:00-17:00   continuation of shooting scenes, followed by critique.

17:00              Farewell drink at the scenic Letna Beer Garden.

Monday, 18^th July 2011

Optional Sight -seeing tours available.

About the Secrets from the Casting Couch: 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 auditioning in front of camera. It shows how actors can work with today’s internet technologies to book roles and features advice and actual exercises that achieve results in the casting studio.  The book will be available for a discounted price of 10 EUR.

About Prague: Meet and work with actors form all over Europe in beautiful Prague, the “Golden City” filled with a thousand spires. The master classes will take place at Vivid Casting Studio in Prague 7, near Letna Park that looks out over Vlatva River onto the city.  Prague is also of particular interest to actors not only because of its rich theatre history (notably with former President/playwright Vaclav Havel) but because hundreds of film makers and large scale studios flock to Prague each year to shoot films. Past films which have shot there and on which Nancy cast include Casino Royale, The Illusionist, and the soon to be released George Lucas film, Red Tails.

MASTERCLASS INFO:

WHAT: AUDITION AND SCREEN ACTING TECHNIQUE MASTERCLASSES IN PRAGUE

WHEN: 15-17 July, 2011 (10:30-17:00)

WHERE: Vivid Casting Studio. Frantiska Krizka 1, Prague 7, Czech Republic.

COSTS: Early Registration: Workshop fee: 325 EUR. Prices includes lunch  on Fri, Sat, Sun (Vegetarian and meat options) and Friday night vegetarian dinner. Price also includes a link to your scene work after the course.

Price after:  June 1^st, 2011 Workshop fee: 375 EUR

ACCOMODATION INFORMATION: Because participants may require different levels of budget/comfort, the organizers will recommend several different contacts for accommodation options.

HOW TO REGISTER: Please send a photo and CV to class organizer Joel Kirby at application@nancybishopcasting.com. Preference will be given to serious career actors, with a commitment to skill enrichment.