Acting Up: The Business of Auditioning with Dina Mann (Melbourne VIC) - Sat, 1 July, 2006

The Business of Auditioning with Dina Mann - Sat, 1 July, 2006 * Four places left * Auditions. The one thing nearly every actor dreads most, and yet we must all go through them. This workshop is designed to dispel the myths and non-effective habits we all form to get through this sometimes anxious, yet ultimately necessary experience. The morning will be spent preparing an audition scene, discussion of the professional audition process as a whole & CV and headshot preparation. In the afternoon, the students will undertake an audition session with established and well-respected Melbourne Film & Television Casting Director, Dina Mann, concluding with feedback on their work. Students will work with Dina on their audition technique for television, and have the chance to ask questions about the audition process and working on screen. Students will then put a scene on tape for their own reference. ABOUT DINA Dina is one of Melbourne's most sought after casting directors. She began her career as an actress, recognised for several television soap opera and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1985 she became the Casting Director at ABC Television Melbourne and during her seven years there she cast several projects including: Phoenix I & II, Embassy I, II & III, Police Crop, The Magistrate, Street Angels, The Four Minute Mile, A Matter of Convenience and The Fast Lane. Since becoming a freelance casting Consultant, she has cast a variety of projects including the documentaries The Good Looker (AFI Best Doco) and Islands, TV series and tele-features Waiting at the Royal (AFI Best Actress), Dreams for Life and The Widower and the feature films Only The Brave (AFI best performance award), Road To Nhill, Crackers, The Missing, Head On, Mallboy (AFI best performance award) and Japanese Story (AFI Best Actress, Best Film 2003). Dina is also in great demand as a drama/dialogue coach for film and television, working with various respected drama institutions such as TAFTA, The Rehearsal Room, Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and others. Date: Saturday, 1 July, 2006 Times: 10am to 4pm Venue: Mt Martha House, Crn The Esplanade & Dominion Roads, Mt Martha VIC 3934 Tutor: Sally McLean & Dina Mann Length of Workshop: 1 day Max No. of Students: 10 Cost: $120 Full/$90 Conc. ($50 deposit required at time of booking) Age group: 15 years and up Bookings: 0410 798 514 or actingup@salmac.com Website: http://www.salmac.com/masterclasses/