Course details
One of Ireland’s leading casting agents deliver this important workshop, giving you the assistance needed to land that role! Past tutors include Maureen Hughes, Ali Coffey, Nick McGinley, Gillian Reynolds and Louise Kiely Casting.
In this unique intensive one-day workshop they will explain and demonstrate how you can significantly increase your chance of making a lasting impression. This workshop is particularly suitable for those returning to or starting out on a career in the competitive world of acting.
Areas covered include:
- Make-up/ Dress codes for Castings
- Immediate impressions – looking confident
- How to ‘Indent’ and introduce yourself to camera and the Director
- Practical Advice – Acting for Camera
- Script preparation
- Basic improvisation skills
- How to stay in character in the Audition process
- How to take Direction
- Photos and C.V.’s
- How to get an Agent
- How to get an Audition
- How to prepare for an Audition
- What NOT to say in an Audition
- Demonstrations of a good and bad Audition
- Opportunity to partake in a mock audition
- The Showreel
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About Gaiety School of Acting
The Gaiety School of Acting – The National Theatre School of Ireland is a Not for Profit organisation founded in 1986 by the internationally renowned theatre director Joe Dowling, in response to the lack of full time actor training programmes in Ireland at that time. The school is now widely regarded as the country’s premier training facility for actors.
Their policy is to train actors for theatre, film and television. The school offers a two-year intensive acting programme and an extensive selection of part-time and tailored cTheirses for adults, teenagers, children and overseas students.The school has been providing professional actor training for almost 30 years and include Colin Farrell, Olivia Wilde, Colin O’Donoghue, Aidan Turner (Best Male Newcomer, Jameson Empire Awards 2014), Eva Birthistle (Best Actress Lead Television Award, IFTA 2014) Charlie Murphy (Best Actress, The Irish Times Awards 2013) and Sarah Greene (Tony Award Nominee 2014) as alumni of distinction.
See all Gaiety School of Acting courses- Acting Excellence: Your Path to Success Course LineEUR 12Duration: Upto 5 Hours
- Character Development and Scene Study Course LineEUR 12Duration: Upto 4 Hours
