NO STRINGS ATTACHED – short film

Short comedic film: Two puppets and their puppeteers, on a first date.

3 principal actors + 10 extras + 30 collaborators + 4 locations + 3 days.

8 mins. Shot on DSLR, with glidecam. Created with Splinter Unit Film Collective. Written with Daniel Falk.

Roles: Director / Co-writer / Associate Producer / Puppet Character Design / Post-Production Supervisor / Voice Director.

Please email stampworks (at) gmail (dot) com for the link & password to watch this film. You can totally watch it! But I can’t publicly post it online before it premieres at a film festival. You know how that goes.

TIFF RED CARPET SERIES – alliance films

A series of comedic red-carpet and streeter interviews, intercut with film trailers, created to showcase Alliance Films’ presence at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Made 18 videos in 11 days, on a 24-hr turnaround cycle. (Was tired.)

Role: Director / Writer / On-Camera Host / Post-Production Supervisor

OUTSIDE THE BOX – toronto urban film festival

Short comedic sign-language film that won the Trinity Square Video Pitch Award at the Toronto Urban Film Festival. Screened in TTC subway stations.

Role: Director / Co-Writer (with Nick Fox-Gieg)

BAKER’S DOZEN – a televised play

Baker’s Dozen is a solo comedy stage show I directed: one actor transformed one puppet into 12 members of a jury. We worked hard on finessing on the actor’s ability to switch instantly between 12 different comedic characters using changes of voice and physicality as a source of comedy. The transitions were fully visible, and care was taken to make them both lyrical and funny.

Critical praise for the play included:

“Director Nicole Stamp handles the scene transitions skilfully.” – NOW.

“Wonderful voice acting!” – Mooney on Theatre.

“A tour-de-force performance!” – Crew Magazine.

“Hilarious… the audience was thrilled!” – Xtra.

“Unexpectedly subversive… Best of the Fringe!” – Torontoist.

“Top Pick of the Fringe!” – CBC.

The play was then picked up and filmed for TV broadcast, by Bell Media.

The play also recieved two Broadway World Award nominations: “Best Breakout Performance” and “Best Fringe Play”.

Role: Theatre director, Voice director.

The Bad Mother – Feature Film

Feature film: Just how the hell is a mother supposed to keep her kids and her career alive? A comedy by Pollinator Films.

Roles: Production Manager & First Assistant Director for the final three blocks of shooting.

My job: to cast and direct 160+ background actors, in 10+ locations, including a nightclub scene with 50+ partygoers, and a rally scene involving 80+ parents & their very excitable kids.

Also took on some responsibilities in the areas of logistics, transport, food, wardrobe, propmaking, and art direction. Indie film is fun that way!

NICOLE STAMP

Nicole Stamp is a Director, Writer, Actor, and TV Host.

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