ADVANCED On-Camera TV/Film INTENSIVE with Meghan Rafferty, Casting Director, HBO's THE LEFTOVERS and Major Feature Films!
Thursday, December 4, 2014, 7pm ET / 4pm PT
This event is in the past.
Here's your opportunity to work with the head CD for HBO's The Leftovers! Meghan's office also currently casts ALL of Martin Scorsese's films including the Oscar-nominated THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, the Oscar-winning HUGO and SHUTTER ISLAND starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo. They also cast the Oscar nominated film EXTREMELY LOUD and INCREDIBLY CLOSE starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and John Goodman and GODS BEHAVING BADLY starring Christopher Walken, Sharon Stone, and Alicia Silverstone.
For this intensive, Meghan will select sides based on your HS/resume submission which you will receive and prepare in advance. You'll work with Meghan ON-CAMERA in a group as she coaches you through your scene in a format that replicates her casting process. She provide you with constructive feedback along with on-camera audition ‘must knows' that she feels are imperative to book roles on a professional level.
This is a wonderful opportunity to be coached by an expert in TV and film!
Space is limited!
It's VERY IMPORTANT to upload your HS/Resume to your Actors Connection online personal profile!!! PLEASE NOTE: Once scenes have been distributed by Mia, if you LATE cancel you will NOT be replaced!
Meghan Rafferty
Meghan is a casting director and actor who, over the past 17 years has worked with some of the most respected directors, writers and producers in the television and film industry.
She's working on TWO INDIE FILMS with casting partner Mia Cusumano: AWAKEN HER and BRUISER. They are also casting a staged reading of a pilot titled THE HARVARD COMPUTERS.
Some past projects include: I Feel Pretty, The Scrapper, Paint, Antarctica, Team
Marco, Centigrade, Lez Bomb (winner of the Bentonville Film Festival), American..ish, season 1 of Falling Water for NBC/Universal, the Cannes Film Festival GoldenLion award winner for web-series Lily -vs- Margo and Saving Grace starring Ann Dowd.
Past casting director projects include: Paterson directed by Jim Jarmusch, and the
pilot episode and season 1 of the HBO series The Leftovers. Some associate
casting director credits include: Woody Allen’s Café Society, The Wolf of Wall
Street, Hugo, Shutter Island, the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire and Extremely
Loud & Incredibly Close. Meghan also has a passion for teaching, and has taught
hundreds of on-camera classes in and around New York City and at numerous
universities and colleges across the county. Meghan received her BFA in acting
from Adelphi University and an MFA degree from the FSU/Asolo Theatre
Conservatory.
When she is not casting or teaching, Meghan continues to pursue her first love,
acting. Being an actor has enriched her career as a casting director and visa
versa. She knows first hand the challenges and frustrations that come with
pursuing a career in this very competitive business. This career combination
allows her to share personal experiences with her students from both
perspectives. Meghan’s combination of assertiveness, warmth and humor enables
her to get the best out of actors. When an actor is relaxed, comfortable and having
fun, the audition results are inevitably more positive.
Meets
| Thursday, December 4, 2014 | 7:00 pm |
The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.
