Dates: June 29th, July 5th
Time: 10.00

WORKSHOP ONE: 29th June 2012, 10am - 1pm WORKSHOP TWO: 5th July May 2012, 2pm - 5pm 6 HOURS: 2 x 3 hour workshops VENUE: Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8EP Ever wanted to watch your casting back? Ever wondered how you came across and what the casting director thought? These two workshops offer a unique opportunity to see how you come across on tape and provide helpful and constructive advice in a supportive atmosphere. "The insight and feedback Suzy offered during this fantastic workshop was incredibly useful." Suzy Catliff works as a casting director in film, television and theatre. She has been developing and delivering casting workshops alongside her professional casting work for over fifteen years at some of the UKs most respected industry institutions. Prior to the workshop your Spotlight CV will be sent to Suzy and an appropriate scene sent out for your to prepare as if for a real audition. "I found Suzy's workshops really useful and a real bonus to be able to critique your own performance on screen." Workshop One: The Casting

• Suzy will explain a little about her work and the way she runs her castings.
• Each actor will be then seen individually and their mock audition will be put on tape.
• Each actor will also get the opportunity to 'cold read' for another of the participants, which is an opportunity to view the casting from 'the other side of the camera'.

Workshop Two: Feedback

• Participants will go through the tapes and watch back the mock auditions as a group. This offers the opportunity for everyone to see what works, what to avoid and how to present yourself in the best possible light in the limited time you get in auditions.
• As a group Suzy will go through some of the CVs where advice and pointers can be given and offer insight and suggestions to improve content and layout.
• There will be opportunity for Q&A throughout this workshop.

Suzy's recent casting credits include UK casting on the last two series of 'Primeval' for Impossible Pictures; UK casting for Shaftesbury Films on 'The Inspector Murdoch Mysteries', series 1-5; 'A Bunch of Amateurs' (feature) starring Burt Reynolds; television series include: 'Lifeline' and 'Empathy', two series of Silent Witness and three series of 'Casualty' as well as numerous one-off dramas. She cast the award winning documentary drama 'D-Day' for the BBC. Casting associate film work includes Francois Ozon's 'Swimming Pool' and 'Stormbreaker'. Other casting work includes 'Ny-Lon' for Channel 4. Casting Assistant work includes the feature films 'Sense and Sensibility' , 'Hackers' and 'The English Patient'. Suzy is a member of the Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain, has twice been on the Olivier Award judging panel. "As well as being an extremely experienced Casting Director Suzy is an excellent facilitator and brings the best out in actors." CASTING DIRECTORS' GUILD: The presence of a Casting Director is absolutely not a guarantee or promise of employment. The intent of this session is solely educational and not a form of job interview or audition.