Acting Up: Work with a top Casting Director in January!
Sun, 11 Dec 2005, 11:07 pmWalter Plinge1 post in thread
Acting Up: Work with a top Casting Director in January!
Sun, 11 Dec 2005, 11:07 pmBusiness of Auditioning Workshop - Victoria - 21 Jan 2006
* NOW TAKING BOOKINGS *
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. We can't make you enjoy auditioning, but we can certainly help you feel more confident when doing them!
The morning will be spent preparing an audition scene, discussion of the professional audition process as a whole, CV and headshot preparation (the "tools" of the trade).
In the afternoon, the students will undertake an audition with established and well-respected Melbourne Film & Television Casting Director, Jo Rippon (Casting Director for: Wicked Science, Ocean Girl, Fergus McPhail, Pirate Island, Scooter Secret Agent, Backberner, My Brother Jack, The Wog Boy, etc), which will be put on tape, concluding with feedback on their work.
During the audition session, students will work with Jo on their audition technique for television, and at the conclusion of the day, will have the chance to ask Jo questions about the audition process and working on screen.
Students will be asked to learn a scene, selected by the tutors prior to the class (which will be sent to them when they book a place), and are also asked to bring their headshots and CV's (if they have them) for the practical "tools of the trade" session.
Workshop: The Business of Auditioning (TV)
Date: Sat 21 January, 2006
Times: 10am to 4pm
Venue: Mt Martha House, Crn The Esplanade & Dominion Roads, Mt Martha VIC 3934
Tutor: Sally McLean & Jo Rippon (Jo Rippon Casting)
Length of Workshop: 1 day
Max. No. of Students: 10
Cost: $180
Bookings: email actingup@salmac.com or call 0410 798 514
Experience Level of Students: Emerging to Intermediate & those with stage experience but limited screen credits
Please Note: a deposit of $50 is required to ensure your place in the class.
For more information about the Acting Up series of workshops, visit: http://www.salmac.com/masterclasses/classes/index.html
About The Tutors:
Jo Rippon (Jo Rippon Casting)
Jo is one of the most experienced and highly-respected Casting Directors in Melbourne, having cast numerous film and television projects over the years including the television series and TV movies Scooter Secret Agent, Fergus McPhail, Wicked Science, Pirate Islands, Backberner, Horace & Tina, My Brother Jack, The Games, Thunderstone I II & III, Ocean Girl IV, Ocean Girl I & II, Frontline (Pilot) and Kelly I & II, as well as the feature films: Parts Of A Horse, The Wogboy and The Hard Word (Extras).
Jo is additionally called on by many drama training institutes to teach audition process from a Casting Directors' perspective, including the highly-respected TAFTA (run by John Orcsik) and The Rehearsal Room (run by Richard Sarell).
Acting Up is delighted to have Jo join our diverse and fascinating group of guest tutors, which include Mike Bishop, Alan Fletcher, Jonathon Dutton, Dina Mann, Richard Sarell, Marisa Warrington and Sarah Penn.
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Sally McLean (Creative Director, Salmac Productions)
A graduate of The Actors Institute, London (UK), Sally has played leading roles on the London stage in various productions including Macbeth, Hamlet, Top Girls, Uncle Vanya and the World Premier of Annabel's Requiem. She has appeared on UK television in The Bookworm, The 80's, The Late Show and most recently as "Angie Powers" in the BBC mini-series Bootleg.
On the Australian stage, her credits include leads in On The Town, Song & Dance, Annie, Lovepuke and the Australian Premier of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne. Australian television credits include Flying Doctors, Fast Forward, Blue Heelers, Tonight Live and Comedy Inc., amongst others.
Film credits include the Australian shorts Without A Word, Ring of Roses, Death of a Property Salesman, Return, Within and Raising Props and the UK features A Little Rain Must Fall, Ladybird and Secrets.
As a screenwriter, director and producer Sally has written, directed and/or produced a number of successful films and plays under the banner of her production outfit, Salmac Productions, which began life in 1997 under the honorary patronage of British actor, Sir Nigel Hawthorne - the most recent of which is her stage play, the WWII drama, Bayonets & Bully Beef, which was showcased at the The Arts Centre (Melbourne) in July, 2005.
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For news, views and thoughts on the Australian Arts & Entertainment Industry, go to Eating the Lotus
http://eatingthelotus.artsblogs.com/blog/
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* NOW TAKING BOOKINGS *
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. We can't make you enjoy auditioning, but we can certainly help you feel more confident when doing them!
The morning will be spent preparing an audition scene, discussion of the professional audition process as a whole, CV and headshot preparation (the "tools" of the trade).
In the afternoon, the students will undertake an audition with established and well-respected Melbourne Film & Television Casting Director, Jo Rippon (Casting Director for: Wicked Science, Ocean Girl, Fergus McPhail, Pirate Island, Scooter Secret Agent, Backberner, My Brother Jack, The Wog Boy, etc), which will be put on tape, concluding with feedback on their work.
During the audition session, students will work with Jo on their audition technique for television, and at the conclusion of the day, will have the chance to ask Jo questions about the audition process and working on screen.
Students will be asked to learn a scene, selected by the tutors prior to the class (which will be sent to them when they book a place), and are also asked to bring their headshots and CV's (if they have them) for the practical "tools of the trade" session.
Workshop: The Business of Auditioning (TV)
Date: Sat 21 January, 2006
Times: 10am to 4pm
Venue: Mt Martha House, Crn The Esplanade & Dominion Roads, Mt Martha VIC 3934
Tutor: Sally McLean & Jo Rippon (Jo Rippon Casting)
Length of Workshop: 1 day
Max. No. of Students: 10
Cost: $180
Bookings: email actingup@salmac.com or call 0410 798 514
Experience Level of Students: Emerging to Intermediate & those with stage experience but limited screen credits
Please Note: a deposit of $50 is required to ensure your place in the class.
For more information about the Acting Up series of workshops, visit: http://www.salmac.com/masterclasses/classes/index.html
About The Tutors:
Jo Rippon (Jo Rippon Casting)
Jo is one of the most experienced and highly-respected Casting Directors in Melbourne, having cast numerous film and television projects over the years including the television series and TV movies Scooter Secret Agent, Fergus McPhail, Wicked Science, Pirate Islands, Backberner, Horace & Tina, My Brother Jack, The Games, Thunderstone I II & III, Ocean Girl IV, Ocean Girl I & II, Frontline (Pilot) and Kelly I & II, as well as the feature films: Parts Of A Horse, The Wogboy and The Hard Word (Extras).
Jo is additionally called on by many drama training institutes to teach audition process from a Casting Directors' perspective, including the highly-respected TAFTA (run by John Orcsik) and The Rehearsal Room (run by Richard Sarell).
Acting Up is delighted to have Jo join our diverse and fascinating group of guest tutors, which include Mike Bishop, Alan Fletcher, Jonathon Dutton, Dina Mann, Richard Sarell, Marisa Warrington and Sarah Penn.
-----------------------------
Sally McLean (Creative Director, Salmac Productions)
A graduate of The Actors Institute, London (UK), Sally has played leading roles on the London stage in various productions including Macbeth, Hamlet, Top Girls, Uncle Vanya and the World Premier of Annabel's Requiem. She has appeared on UK television in The Bookworm, The 80's, The Late Show and most recently as "Angie Powers" in the BBC mini-series Bootleg.
On the Australian stage, her credits include leads in On The Town, Song & Dance, Annie, Lovepuke and the Australian Premier of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne. Australian television credits include Flying Doctors, Fast Forward, Blue Heelers, Tonight Live and Comedy Inc., amongst others.
Film credits include the Australian shorts Without A Word, Ring of Roses, Death of a Property Salesman, Return, Within and Raising Props and the UK features A Little Rain Must Fall, Ladybird and Secrets.
As a screenwriter, director and producer Sally has written, directed and/or produced a number of successful films and plays under the banner of her production outfit, Salmac Productions, which began life in 1997 under the honorary patronage of British actor, Sir Nigel Hawthorne - the most recent of which is her stage play, the WWII drama, Bayonets & Bully Beef, which was showcased at the The Arts Centre (Melbourne) in July, 2005.
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For news, views and thoughts on the Australian Arts & Entertainment Industry, go to Eating the Lotus
http://eatingthelotus.artsblogs.com/blog/
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