Date: June 24th
Location: Zoom Meeting
Time: 18.00 - 21.00

We are very pleased to welcome back Sophie Kingston-Smith, who is Casting Associate for Rose Wicksteed, to TAG.

Casting for Screen aims to demystify the process of auditioning for screen, to simplify and build confidence while honing your audition technique for screen auditions.

In this online workshop, Sophie will send out prepared scenes for you to self-tape 4/5 days before the class - we will send your Spotlight CV to Sophie so that she can tailor the scene to suit you. You will submit two takes of the scene by WeTransfer or Vimeo.

There will then be a live Zoom session where each self-tape will be shown to the whole class and Sophie will give her feedback live. There will be time at the end for a Q&A.

The deadline for the selftape is 10.00am on Tuesday 22nd June, with the live Zoom feedback and Q&A meeting on Thursday 24th June, 6-9pm.

All self-tapes to be sent to The Actors Guild: mail@actorsguild.co.uk

Sophie primarily works as Co-Casting Director at Rose Wicksteed Casting, whilst also pursuing her own projects under her own company Kingston-Smith Casting. Previously she has worked with Casting Directors including Lucinda Syson, Karen Lindsey-Stewart and Kharmel Cochrane, and was also associate to Alex Johnson on ITV's period drama Beecham House.  

Her most notable projects have been with Rose Wicksteed and include TV series Genius: Picasso, (National Geographic), UK casting for Homeland series 8 (Showtime) plus upcoming series The Dropout (Hulu) and Invasion (Apple), both due to air in 2021. Films include The Nun (Warner Bros) and Escape Room (Sony). Sophie has just finished a short film concerning racial stereotypes in modern Britain, and is currently co-casting a socially conscious feature regarding forced marriage and obstetric fistula among young girls. She was also Casting Director on short films Edicius (Crispy Biscuit), Lynch (Oxygene Films) and Mr Whippy (Elation Pictures).