Date: June 8th
Location: Actors' Guild Hub at Spotlight, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7RJ
Time: 18.00 - 21.00

Casting Director Carolyn McLeod offers a practical workshop on how she thinks an actor can best prepare for and execute a successful audition.

"A superb workshop. Carolyn is lovely with masses of personality and gives really insightful feedback. It was great to see everyone on camera. Learn't a few camera tricks too! Fantastic!!" 

Carolyn is currently in development on: Mr Smith, Blood and Stone: to be directed by Marc Jobst (DAREDEVIL, HANNIBAL), Dust and the feature film Burning Blood, which will shoot on location in Mexico.

Carolyn will look through your CV prior to the workshop (please make sure your Spotlight CV is up-to-date) and provide appropriate sides for your casting at the workshop. Following some preparation time each participant will read for Carolyn and be given honest feedback. There will be an opportunity for an informal Q&A towards the end of the workshop.

"Carolyn McLeod is exceptional because she is so devoted to her work and she understands how to help actors audition on camera effectively."

Casting for over 15 years Carolyn has worked with directors including Paul Schrader and Sofia Coppola.

Recent feature projects include: the dance movie HIGH STRUNG, with newcomers Nicholas Galitzine and Keenan Kempa, produced by some of the original team behind the STEP UP movie franchise, THE DYING OF THE LIGHT, with Nicolas Cage and Irene Jacob, WALKING WITH THE ENEMY for which she cast Ben Kingsley, The DARK PRINCE with Jon Voight, FRIGHT NIGHT 2 with Jaime Murray, THE LIABILITY with Tim Roth, Peter Mullan and Jack O'Connell, THE MAGNIFICENT ELEVEN, PAYBACK SEASON, child and additional casting on THE WOMAN IN BLACK and the psychological thriller TRUTH OR DIE with Jennie Jacques.

TV casting includes: numerous tv movies for Hallmark and the Syfy Channel including the romantic comedy CROWN FOR CHRISTMAS with Rupert Penry-Jones (BLACK SAILS), and A PRINCESS FOR CHRISTMAS with Roger Moore and Sam Heughan (OUTLANDER). 

Along with projects for the BBC, ITV, Disney and associate casting on the first two HARRY POTTER films.