PRICE

$250.00

DAY

Saturday

DATE

3rd September

TIME

10:00am - 4:00pm

Dave will be working in depth with a limited number of actors on the casting process, audition technique, and how to make an impact on camera.

With a strong desire to unearth fresh Australian talent, Dave Newman is actively involved in not only finding but also nurturing the development of Australian talent. Being involved in: Nautilus (the TV series) which is currently in filming and Hitwoman's Revenge in pre-production; Love and Monsters, Blacklight, Rock Island Mysteries, The End, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, The Family Law, Tidelands, The Bureau of Magical Things, Mako Mermaids, Terra Nova, and many, many more!

The first part of this class will be a self-tape. Scenes will be self-chosen and are to be, ideally, no longer than three minutes. The tapes will be sent to Dave, who will view them and give personalised feedback on performance. Some of the tapes may be shown in class as references, but we will ask for permission from you if we want to use your tape for any examples.

The second half of this class will be a scene done in-studio and chosen by Dave himself.

This is an incredible opportunity for Sydney actors to work with a highly sought-after casting director to enhance their acting abilities whilst building a professional relationship with Dave.

About Dave:

David has worked in various aspects of the industry for the last 25 years, the last 15 years in casting, including 7 years working Christine King Casting. Having started his casting career with hundreds of commercial projects he then progressed to work on some of the biggest and most successful feature film & long-form drama projects to shoot in Australia.
He spent 15 months as the Australian Casting Associate on 'The Pacific' (Stephen Spielberg, Tom Hanks, HBO), scoured the country and personally conducting well over 3000 auditions on this project alone. 'The Pacific' won the 2010 Emmy award for Outstanding Casting for a Mini-Series, Movie or Special.  

He is also the president of the Casting Guild of Australia.