*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Faye worked as an agent for three years before moving into casting. She is currently working at Sophie Holland casting. 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).

Recent credits as Casting Director include The Playlist (U.K. Casting for Netflix), RIPD 2 (U.K. Casting for Netflix). Recent Associate credits include YOU S4 (Netflix), Heads of State (Amazon) Knuckles (Paramount), Shadow & Bone S2.

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Dane currently works for Robert Sterne casting and previously worked for Daniel Edward’s CDG across film and television projects, where credits included Heartstopper for Netflix and Grace for ITV. Previously to that Dane also worked for Theo Park Casting and The Casting Office.

*THIS IS AN ONLINE WORKSHOP HELD OVER ZOOM. PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED 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 as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Recent credits:
As Casting Assistant - Alien (FX), Gladiator 2 (Paramount), Napoleon (Apple), House of the Dragon (HBO Max)
As Children’s Casting Associate - Crossfire (BBC), Trying (BBC/Apple)
Previously Casting Assistant for Jessica Ronane CDG, working on children’s casting for the musicals School of Rock and Matilda in the West End, as well as various projects for JRC and The Old Vic.

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*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Rae Hendrie is a Casting Director who has been working in casting in tv and film for the last 10 years. In 2022, after 7 years at Julie Harkin Casting, Rae has started her own company, Rae Casting. She has worked with Jill Trevellick, Nina Gold and Nicky Bligh. TV projects which she has worked on recently include Fortitude (SKY Atlantic), War and Peace (BBC) and Lucky Man series 1 (SKY 1).

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*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Chandra is working at Sophie Holland Casting. Before that she was assisting Amy Ball on Dance Nation at the Almeida Theatre.
From there she assisted Charlotte Sutton for Chichester Festival Theatre, for two seasons. Her screen work includes working in the casting offices of Nanw Rowlands, Andy Pryor, Lauren Evans and Oliva Scott Webb. Prior to casting, Chandra worked as an actress.

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Saffeya started out as a film publicist before making the move into casting in 2021, after graduating from the National Film & Television School’s Casting Certificate. She joined The Old Vic as their in-house Casting Assistant, before progressing to Casting Coordinator earlier this year, and supports freelance casting directors across productions, as well as often leading on casting for workshops, readings and monologue series’.

Recent productions she has worked on for The Old Vic include the upcoming Pygmalion (directed by Richard Jones), Jack Thorne’s A Christmas Carol (directed by Matthew Warchus), Mike Bartlett’s The 47th (directed by Rupert Goold), August Wilson’s Jitney (directed by Tinuke Craig), and Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day (directed by Katy Rudd).

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In this Q&A, Chris can give you advice on agents, self-tapes, being set ready and any queries you have about the industry!

Chris is a Scottish actor who grew up on the Isle of Arran. He trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2017 when he moved to London.

He starred in the hit Netflix series SEX EDUCATION and has since worked with ITV on KAREN PIRIE and, more recently, the BBC for Season 2 of VIGIL.

He is a writer too and recently shot his first short film with his production company - Wrong Room Productions.

*THIS Q&A IS AIMED AT GRADS, ACTORS NEW TO THE INDUSTRY AND ACTORS WAITING ON THEIR FIRST CREDIT.*

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Paushali has been working in casting since 2013. Her first experience in casting was for an independent film company in India during her gap year. Since then, she has worked as a Casting Assistant alongside some of UK’s leading Casting Directors at Theo Park Casting, Rob Kelly Casting, Heather Basten Casting and many more. For the last 2 years she has been working at The Casting Office run by the wonderful Andy Brierley and Victor Jenkins. Her credits include projects for Netflix, BBC, ITV, Amazon Prime, C4, Hulu & HBO.

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*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:

The session will start off with a Q&A about the voiceover business – We will discuss how to get started as a voiceover actor, where to find potential work/auditions, figuring out your voice type/brand, home studios, voiceover reels, and more.
Actors will be assigned a selection of commercial voiceover scripts to choose from to perform in an online zoom meeting. Each student will be coached on the “commercial read” and critiqued by myself. No home studio required, but if you have a mic feel free to record your coaching session. Marisa uses her experience working on both sides of the business to get the best commercial read out of you – the one that will book you the job.

Marisa works in all genres of voiceover (animation, corporate, video games, etc), but commercial voiceover is her area of expertise. She has voiced hundreds of national and international commercials for clients such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, Nivea, Coca-Cola, Mastercard, and many more. In addition to being a voiceover artist, Marisa also worked as a Casting Associate at one of the top On-camera commercial/voiceover casting offices in New York City, Grande/Morris Casting for three years.

Marisa uses her experience working on both sides of the business to get the best commercial read out of you – the one that will book you the job.

www.marisavoiceovers.com

Charlotte is going to focus on nderstanding the industry knowledge important for your career and how to work that knowledge!

Charlotte is a coach and mentor other actors to fulfil their dreams. Using her coaching expertise, her own acting experience plus her five years as an agent, she can help you help you navigate the world of casting!

In this two-hour workshop Charlotte will cover:

The importance of brand and solving the casting directors business pain
How to identify your brands
How to communicate your brands across your marketing materials (headshots, reel, resume)
Building the Confidence that makes you more hireable
Understanding the industry knowledge important for your career and how to work that knowledge
How to work the workshops

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*This is an in-person accent workshop.*

In session one we’ll explore all of the key elements of the RP accent including the major sounds, rhythm, placement, direction and differentiating features. As it is one of the most requested accents by casting directors we’ll be putting what we’ve learnt into practice - each actor will be paired up to work on a piece of dialogue. You’ll be expected to work with your partner between sessions.
In session two we shall workshop the scene you have been working on. You’ll have the opportunity to share feedback, discuss the hurdles you experienced and build your confidence with the accent in front of others. The RP accent is a must in the toolkit of any actor and being able to learn and try it out in a safe environment is a great opportunity.

Rachel is an established voice and dialect coach who has worked in the industry - Theatre, T.V. and film - for over 25 years. Having herself begun her career as an actor, Rachel has a deep understanding of the needs of a performer and the vocal challenges they may face.
With a Masters in Professional Voice Practice, gained in association with the RSC Rachel’s clients include Oscar nominees, Bafta award winners as well as those working regularly in the West End and on Broadway. Theatre, TV and film companies she works with include Netflix, Amazon, Warner Brothers, BBC, Apple TV, Disney, Royal Court and National Theatre. She is also on call for many leading agents to help their talent build confidence and learn an accent quickly when the pressure is on and a big audition comes in!

Please note that once you have signed up, you are expected to attend both classes and if you miss a class, you will not get any credit back.

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The course dates run as follows:
Tuesday 24/10/2023
Tuesday 31/10/2023

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Gabby has worked with Shaheen Baig for over 5 years. Working across both film and tv project such as Peaky Blinders, GIRI / Haji, How to Build a Girl and Adult Material.

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*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Rory is a Casting Associate who is currently working with Dan Hubbard Casting. Rory started as a studio assistant then studio manager at a casting studio called Nash Studio and was lucky enough to work on some incredible feature films, tv shows and commercials that initially ignited his desire to work in casting. After 2 and a half years he moved to Spotlight. He used his time there to meet other casting directors and to use Spotlight's resources to learn as much as he could about the industry and actors. He left Spotlight after a year and went straight into casting offices working in commercials, tv and film and hasn't really stopped since. He has worked with casting directors including Andy Morgan, Suzanne Smith, Lauren Evans and Reg Poerscout Edgerton. His credits include Luther (BBC), Good Omens (BBC/AMAZON), Rocketman (PARAMOUNT/MARV FILMS), Men In Black: International (SONY), The Dark Crystal (NETFLIX) Jingle Jangle (NETFLIX) Elizabeth Is Missing (BBC) and Guy Ritchie’s new film Wrath Of Man (MIRAMAX)


The day will consist of the following:

Morning session:
- Brief introduction
- Individual 'mock auditions' 1 on 1 (an authentic replication of what you might expect in a TV casting situation/ with re direction.)
- Group session: An in depth talk about what is expected of an actor in the audition room and how you might improve your level of preparation like how to break down a scene

Lunch

Afternoon session:
- Second round of 'mock auditions' with a different script 1.
- Group Q & A session

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Ana Duarte is currently at Theo Park and had been working as a casting assistant for Andy Brierley and Victor Jenkins for over a year. She has worked across some TV projects including “Silent Witness” (BBC), “Chemistry Of Death” (Paramount+), the newest season of “Starstruck” (BBC), and the upcoming Alfonso Cuarón Apple TV show “Disclaimer”, amongst various others. She has also previously worked for Sophie Holland (as her Personal Assistant) while completing her NFTS Casting Course, along with some casting experience in Shaheen Baig and Theo Park’s office.

*THIS IS AN ONLINE WORKSHOP HELD OVER ZOOM. PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED 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 as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

HOW THE EVENT WORKS:

- Everyone is given a 12 minute time block upon booking

- You have the option to submit a self tape to be reviewed by the agents (no more than 1 and a half minutes in length)

- The agent will review and give feedback on your spotlight page

- You will get to ask any questions you want answers to in your allocated time block with the agents

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Leah Harrison is Casting Associate to Lucinda Syson Casting currently working on the second season of The Sandman. Since branching into casting in 2016, Leah has worked with some of the most celebrated casting offices, providing assistance to; Kate Dowd, Nina Gold, Suzanne Smith, Alex Johnson and Rose Wicksteed.
Having been part of the Lucinda Syson Casting team since early this year, Leah has previously assisted on multiple high profile projects for companies including; Amazon, Paramount, Warner Bros and Apple TV. 
Leah is also resident Casting Director for award winning production company: Secret Garden Pictures and a panelist for International Short Film Festival: Exit 6.

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