This is the level 3 on camera class that you must be approved to join. All classes are now in the big studio (Studio 1) and the classes will be social distanced.

The course dates run as follows:
30/09/20 1pm-5pm
07/10/20 1pm-5pm
14/10/20 1pm-5pm

Please note that once you have signed up, you are expected to attend all 3 classes and if you miss a class, you will not get any credit back. If you are feeling unwell and can't make a class, you will have the option to send in a self tape for personal feedback.
You also must update your profile with your contact number and be OK with this being passed on for track and trace.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS CLASS. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

Once a week for 3 weeks, a small group of actors will be given a script to self tape and submit. The whole class will then join an online zoom chat where each self tape is played back and critiqued.
The class will cover self taping for drama, soaps and comedy.
Each class will last approx. 3 hours. Class size of 14.

The course dates run as follows:
Wednesday 30/09/20 6pm-9pm
Wednesday 07/10/20 6pm-9pm
Wednesday 14/10/20 6pm-9pm

The price is for all 3 classes.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS CLASS. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

Once a week for 3 weeks, a small group of actors will be given a script to self tape and submit. The whole class will then join an online zoom chat where each self tape is played back and critiqued.
The class will cover self taping for drama, soaps and comedy.
Each class will last approx. 3 hours. Class size of 14.

The course dates run as follows:
Thursday 01/10/20 2pm-5pm
Thursday 08/10/20 2pm-5pm
Thursday 15/10/20 2pm-5pm

The price is for all 3 classes.

*LIMITED PLACES DUE TO ZOOM'S MAXIMUM LIMIT*

This is an online Q&A with BAFTA award winning casting director Des Hamilton and his associate Sophie Pearson via zoom. Recent credits include the latest series of Top Boy, and recent films The King and Jojo Rabbit.

All the profits of this will be go to the Different Shapes charity set up by Joshua Eldridge-Smith. DiFferent ShApes has one pure and simple mission: To offer financial support to less advantaged young people from low income families, as-well as FREE tuition in order to fulfil their dreams of getting into drama school!
Here is their Go Fund Me page for those looking to make their own donations -
https://www.gofundme.com/f/different-shapes?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet

This is a two part workshop over the course of two separate dates so please make sure you’re available for both dates. They will be broken down as:

Session 1 - 1st October 5-8pm
You will be assigned a scene to self tape at home by Suzy. Everyone will then meet on zoom where your tape will be played back 1 by 1. Suzy will give her notes for you to put into practice for session 2.

Session 2 - 8th October 5-8pm
You will retape at home using the notes given by Suzy in the first workshop and everyone will meet again on zoom. The new tape will be played back to see if you took on the notes. Suzy will also go through everyone’s Spotlight C.V’s in this second session and offer her feedback.

Suzy Catliff works as a casting director, theatre director, lecturer and writer. She is a member of the Casting Directors Guild and associate member of The Writers Guild. She works in UK drama schools teaching screen acting as well as a theatre director. She was an associate lecturer at the Northern Film School for ten years, teaching casting BA and MA level.
Suzy is the UK Casting Director for Shaftesbury Films in Toronto and has worked on all series of 'The Inspector Murdoch Mysteries, Frankie Drake, and most recently the first season of ‘Departure’ starring Archie Punjabi, Christopher Plummer, Dougray Scott and Claire Forlani.
TV casting includes ‘Casualty’, ‘Silent Witness’, ‘Primeval’, ‘Hope and Glory III’, ‘Ny-Lon’. She cast the Gregson Award winner drama/doc ‘D-Day’ for the BBC, award winning series ‘Sir Gadabout’ for CITV and ‘Bus Life’ for Disney which won the Grand Jury Prize at the New York Television Festival.
Film casting includes ‘Stormbreaker’, ‘Swimming Pool’. Film assistant work includes the Oscar winning features - ‘Sense & Sensibility’ and ‘The English Patient’, as well as ‘Wilde’ & ‘Hackers’.
Recent theatre casting credits include: three seasons for Changeling Theatre; ‘Sleeping Beauty’ HFC; ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Theatr Clwyd.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

This is the level 2 class, that you must have completed a Level 1 block to able to join. Level 2 covers auditioning in more detail and puts all the skills gained in level 1 into practice. All classes are now in the big studio (Studio 1) and the classes will be social distanced.

The course dates run as follows:
01/10/20 6pm-10pm
08/10/20 6pm-10pm
15/10/20 6pm-10pm

Please note that once you have signed up, you are expected to attend all 3 classes and if you miss a class, you will not get any credit back. If you are feeling unwell and can't make a class, you will have the option to send in a self tape for personal feedback.
You also must update your profile with your contact number and be OK with this being passed on for track and trace.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS CLASS. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

Once a week for 3 weeks, a small group of actors will be given a script to self tape and submit. The whole class will then join an online zoom chat where each self tape is played back and critiqued.
The class will cover self taping for drama, soaps and comedy.
Each class will last approx. 3 hours. Class size of 14.

The course dates run as follows:
Friday 02/10/20 2.30pm-5.30pm
Friday 09/10/20 2.30pm-5.30pm
Friday 16/10/20 2.30pm-5.30pm

The price is for all 3 classes.

Catriona is a freelance casting director and current associate to Robert Stern. Her recent work includes the new Kevin Macdonald film ‘Prisoner 760’ as associate to Nina Gold, and TV series ’Trying’ for Apple TV and ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ for HULU both as associate to Rachel Freck. Previous feature films include ‘Justice League’, ‘All the Money in the World’ and ‘Papillon, as well as TV series ‘Berlin Station’ and ’Sense8’.
Recent theatre includes casting for The Bridge theatre, together with Robert Sterne. As a freelance casting director she is currently in development on a couple of feature films, and also casts for short films, commercials and voiceovers.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Yvonne is originally from Birmingham and moved to London to train as an actor at Rose Bruford College. She graduated in 2017 with a 1st class honours degree in BA Acting. Yvonne’s work as an actor, writer and in production has given her a taste for noticing talent and this led her into casting. Yvonne has worked at Julie Harkin Casting for over a year and was a part of the casting team on Michaela Coel's 'I May Destroy You' for HBO and BBC. Yvonne has an eye for noticing new emerging talent and has a lot of experience working with children and young people.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Melissa is a freelance Casting Director and Associate, most recently working at Theo Park Casting on large scale TV projects. She has experience with independent and studio film, TV comedy, fantasy and drama.
Recent TV credits include Aisling Bea's This Way Up (Channel 4 / Hulu), In the Long Run (Sky), Cuckoo (BBC) and Ladhood (BBC). Recent feature film credits include Overlord (Bad Robot / Paramount), The Hustle (MGM) starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, and The Current War, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon.
Melissa has previously worked with Catherine Willis and Colin Jones.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Faye worked as an agent for three years before moving into casting. She is currently working at Sophie Holland casting. She recently worked on Series 3 of Tin Star for Sky Atlantic. She is also the Casting Director for the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum which is chaired and run by TV and film producer Farah Abushwesha (The ABC Murders, The Singapore Grip).

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Heidi has worked in casting since 2014, now working in Amy Hubbard's office. Before that she worked with Julie Harkin on a wide range of TV and film projects. Prior to this, Heidi assisted Jill Green, working on Dear Evan Hansen (Noel Coward Theatre) and The Lion King (UK & Ireland Tour). Heidi began her casting career as Associate to Belinda Norcliffe, casting an extensive list of commercials, music videos and short films. Heidi is a Probationary Member of the CDG.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Shakyra Dowling CSA who is a busy casting director currently casting a number of both British and European feature films including SCARBOROUGH, NAKED NORMANDY and NOCTURNAL, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared for Disney based on the bestselling book of the same name. Shakyra has cast a number of British feature films - soon to be released is BFI/BBC Films SPACESHIP and US AND THEM.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Ceri Bedingfield is currently working at Rachel Freck casting working on projects such as Tinstar. Prior to working with Rachel, Ceri has worked alongside Dixie Chassay, Aisha Bywaters, Emily Tilelli & Jill Green.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Faye worked as an agent for three years before moving into casting. She is currently working at Sophie Holland casting. She recently worked on Series 3 of Tin Star for Sky Atlantic. She is also the Casting Director for the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum which is chaired and run by TV and film producer Farah Abushwesha (The ABC Murders, The Singapore Grip).

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Amy Jackson is a freelance Casting Associate/Director, currently working as Associate for Amy Hubbard. She started her casting career working full time with Sasha Robertson and has gone on to work in a freelance capacity with some hugely respected Casting Directors, such as Kate Rhodes James, Rachel Freck, Julie Harkin, Jina Jay, Kate Dowd, Gemma Sykes, Rachel Sheridan, amongst others. Her most recent credits include, ‘In My Skin’ (BBC), The Other One (BBC), Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hulu), Flack Series 2 (Pop and UKTV) She is currently working on a high profile and confidential project for a major streaming service with Amy Hubbard.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Sophie has been working in the casting industry for 6 years most recently as the casting associate to Des Hamilton. She started out working as a casting associate at Hubbard Casting with Ros and John Hubbard, where she worked on films such as 'Journey's End', 'Hurricane' and 'The More You Ignore Me'. Her most recent credits include Netflix's 'The King', 'Top Boy Series 3' and the Oscar nominated film 'Jojo Rabbit'.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

Seth Mason is currently working as casting associate to both Victor Jenkins and Andy Brierley on projects for BBC One, ITV, channel 4 and Sky Atlantic on shows such as Humans & Unforgotten.
Seth previously worked at Catherine Willis Casting working on TV shows such as Drifters and Plebs. He has also worked with Daniel Edwards on Mr Selfridge and Born To Kill.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

HOW THE WORKSHOP WILL WORK
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP BEFORE THE START OF THE FIRST CLASS. IT IS ALSO REQUIRED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP THAT HAS A WEBCAM IN ORDER TO DO THIS CLASS. IT IS ALSO ADVISED YOU HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS CLASS*

WHAT IS THE COURSE ABOUT?
This course is aimed at professional actors who are looking to hone and perfect their audition skills. Everyone starts at Level 1, regardless of experience. The level 1 course is taught by Michael, who runs Mixing Networks. He uses his knowledge and experience of working with casting directors for the last 9 years and gives actors the most up to date information. The course will go in depth about auditioning for drama, soaps and comedy with each script presenting a common pitfall so actors know how to avoid them going forward.

SELF TAPE COURSE
This is the self tape variation of the level 1 course. Once a week for 3 weeks, a small group of actors will be given a script to self tape and submit. The whole class will then review each tape and critique it. Everyone is given homework to do after each class. This particular course will cover the technical sides of self taping such as eye lines and lighting. Each class will last approx. 3-4 hours.

We are confident everyone will finish the level 1 course with a better understanding of what casting directors are looking for. You then have the option to put your new skills and knowledge into practice by joining the level 2 class upon completing level 1.

The course dates run as follows:
Monday 26/10/20 6pm - 9.30pm
Monday 02/11/20 6pm - 9.30pm
Monday 09/11/20 6pm - 9.30pm