25th February, 10:00 - 15:00 GMT
RUN AT IT SHOUTING, Block D, D107, 415 Wick Lane, E3 2JG
£90 Members £81.00
*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*
Contact: info@runatitshouting.co.uk
+ WORKSHOP FORMAT
For the practical element of the workshop, participants will be sent a selection of scenes in advance and asked to prepare one scene of their choosing. This will be sent approximately 4 to 5 days prior to the workshop to help replicate the ‘real world’ timescales of typical castings.
You’ll be asked to be as familiar as possible with the scene, but you will be welcome to bring a paper or digital copy of the scene with you on the day.
In turn, each participant will work on their scene with Julia and Wayne in front of the other participants. You’ll receive feedback on your read on elements such as characterisation, camera technique and performance skills. As well as learning from your time in the chair in the mock casting, you’ll also learn through observation of the other participants.
After a break for lunch, there will be a discussion and Q & A session. Here, Julia and Wayne will talk in more depth on their casting process, with tips and advice on how to prepare for castings, based on their combined 40 years of working in TV. Their aim is to help demystify and explain the commercial business elements of the industry, which sit alongside the creative.
This will be your opportunity to ask questions and you are encouraged to think about these questions in advance; write them down and bring them along with you.
JULIA AND WAYNE'S BIOS
Julia and Wayne collaborated for nearly a decade in the Casting Department at the BBC where Julia was Head of Casting for over 20 years. During this time, Julia was responsible for Scripted Casting and Talent Management. Julia cast numerous drama series, single films and oversaw a team of twelve in the Casting department, all working on a variety of projects. Shows include; Our Girl (BBC One); We Hunt Together (season two for Showtime / Alibi); Father Brown (BBC One); Urban Myths: The Trial of Joan Collins (King Bert / Sky); Sister Boniface Mysteries (BritBox North America / BBC Studios); Five By Five (Green Door Pictures / BBC Three); Billionaire Boy,Gangsta Granny, Grandpa's Great Escape, The Boy In the Dress, The Moonstone (King Bert / BBC One); Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (BBC One) and The Break (BBC Three). For the BBC Julia has also cast, Waking The Dead; Dalziel and Pascoe; The Teacher; Lark Rise To Candleford; The Song of Lunch; The Curse of Steptoe; The Riots: In Their Own Words; One Night; My Murder; The Deputy; The Dinner Party; Dead Boss; The Night Watch and Accidental Farmer. Julia managed the in-house continuing drama casting on EastEnders, Casualty, Doctors, and Holby City.
Wayne originally trained as an actor and worked as Assistant Producer for a regional theatre company in Suffolk between 2009 to 2012. Here, he was responsible for delivering a range of community theatre projects with marginalised and hard-to-reach groups. Wayne moved to television in 2012 and worked alongside Julia in the BBC Casting Department from 2014 to 2022, starting out as Casting Assistant before rising to Casting Associate and Casting Director. He worked alongside Julia on all projects during their eight years at the BBC.
Julia and Wayne established Crampsie Linge Casting in 2023. They are both members of the Casting Directors’ Guild of Great Britain & Ireland.
Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions