Online FEATURE FILM INTENSIVE with Emmy-Nominated Casting Director and Acting Coach Ellen Parks, Ellen Parks Casting

Friday, October 9, 2020, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Not only is Ellen one of NYC's foremost casting directors, she is also a gifted teacher! With over 30 years of casting in film and television and being an on-set coach, Ellen brings a detailed and creative approach to the actors process AND invaluable insight about the industry.

Ellen was nominated for an Emmy Award for HBO's GREY GARDENS and her recent credits include LAVENDER (starring Dermot Mulroney) THE PINES (starring Rose McGowan and Evan Rachel Wood), THE BIG SHOE (starring Kristen Stewart) and RUPTURE (starring Noomi Rapace).

Ellen will start off with an informative Q & A followed by your presentation of the scene with a reader in a group. Be prepared to take feedback and adjustments.

Currently, Ellen is interested in meeting talent of all types and ethnicities 18+ for current and future projects.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be coached by an expert in film!

What to Prepare:

For this virtual intensive, Ellen will select sides for you to prepare based on your headshot and fully completed MY INFO section in your AC account. 

Assignments will be emailed 1 day in advance. 

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• Arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event is slated to start. Your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by 12pm (EST) the day-of the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com at least one hour PRIOR to the start of class.

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). With permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

Ellen Parks

Ellen Parks has spent more than 30 years in professional film casting, including work with Martin Scorsese, Alexander Payne, David O. Russell, Joel and Ethan Coen, George Romero and David Letterman, as well as many first-time filmmakers.

Ellen has cast high-profile actors like Meryl Streep, Robert Downey Jr., Nicole Kidman, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange, and Kristen Stewart. She also introduced new talent, giving MacCaulay Culkin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Vera Farmiga, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and 2018 Oscar winners Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney and Richard Jenkins their first important roles. Actors from her casts have received dozens of acting awards and nominations and Ellen has won multiple casting awards for her work. For years Ellen has taught audition technique and coached acting privately and on film sets in the United States, Europe and Asia. In 2013 she became a founding member and mentor of Stowe Story Labs, a development program for screenwriters and directors. The same year she joined the faculty of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she teaches Acting for Film and Television at Stonestreet Studios.

She continues to be a Casting Consultant for independent films.