Date: February 12th
Time: 13:00 - 13:45
The Actors Guild is committed to providing free, accessible sessions for our members to attend from anywhere in the world to break down barriers, and keep this industry open to all. Each month we will provide free Q&A sessions with top industry professionals.
Bailey Frances will be hosting a Q&A session to gives tips and advice for actors self-taping for projects for Shakyra Dowling Casting. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions via the chat box, and our host will be facilitating the questions.
Bailey has worked for a number of well-known Casting Directors including Tree Petts Casting, Kate and Lou Casting and is now an Associate at ShakyraDowling Casting CSA where she has been working for the past 6 years.
Bailey has assisted on numerous feature films & tv series including WOLF directed by Nathalie Bianchari (George Mackay & Lily Rose Depp), LAST SWIM (Narges Rashidi, Solly McLeod & Jay Lycurgo, both ‘Screen International Stars of Tomorrow’). And most recently Peter Greenaway’s LUCCA MORTIS (Dustin Hoffman & Helen Hunt).
Bailey is currently casting her second feature film PAINT QUEST directed by Daisy Jacob’s after the success of her short film DANGEROUS ROMANCE (Vivienne Gibbs & Scott Handy) which was selected for numerous festivals including Raindance and Holly Shorts.
Bailey has also cast many Short Films including INCOMPATIBLE directed by Maxine Peake (for which she won a Best Casting Award at Tweetfest 2023), Karen Bryson’s MONOCHROMATIC and THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS directed by BAFTA nominated Elham Ehsas, due to be released later this year.