Nevada SAG Conservatory Presents "Make the Most of Your Auditions" with Fawnda McMahanon August 28
End: 08/28/2010 - 5:00pm
Why drive to L.A. when L.A. is driving to you? Fawnda McMahan of Commercial Break is coming back to Las Vegas! Not only has she booked 13 commercials since you've last seen her, she is also bringing casting director and actor advocate Laurie Records for an informative afternoon of how to make the most of your auditions.
In this workshop students learn the ins and outs of the commercial casting process. From the hottest directors, pet peeves of casting directors and audition scenarios (with non dialogue) to group scenes, callback adjustments, product handling and reading the room, you will leave this seminar feeling more confident about what "they" are looking and how to deliver it with your own personal spin. Think of this class as a fast track to commercial bookings.
Advanced stuff for the bookers and a fresh spin on the basics for the newbies. Hope to see you there!
When: 1-5 p.m., Saturday, August 28, 2010
(check-in begins at 12:30 p.m.)
Where: Eastside Senior Community Center
250 Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 229-1515
Map
Parking: Free parking is available on-site.
Cost for Workshop: Free for Nevada Conservatory Members or $20 per workshop.
Nevada Conservatory Cost: $40 a year for union members/$80 a year for non-union members.
You will need your SAG ID card (paid-up through November 2010) to join as a member and please remember to bring your headshots and resumes.
Check the Nevada Branch Hotline for updates or SAG members should contact Branch Executive Director Steve Clinton by email steven.clinton@sag.org if you have any questions.
Hotline: (702) 737-8818
No RSVP necessary but please check the Branch Hotline at (702) 737-8818 or (800) 724-0767, option 7 for any last minute changes to the Conservatory program.
About Fawnda McMahan:
Fawnda McMahan, began her commercial acting career when she was cast in a national commercial by veteran casting director, Shelia Manning and directed by the award winning Leslie Dektor. In the past three years, Fawnda has shot over 27 commercials working with the best directors in the business. Her studio, Commercial Break, opened in 2004, where Fawnda’s honest and groundbreaking style keeps her students booking and coming back. Her eye for trends can help streamline your audition to pop off the screen and secure those callbacks and bookings!
Fawnda is a member of Commercial Peer Group at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and enjoys cupcakes.
About Laurie Records:
Laurie Records (Casting Director, CCDA) got her start in the commercial realm in 2004. For three years she cast hundreds of commercials as Associate Casting Director in a bustling commercial office. In 2009, Laurie opened her own company. She continues to cast all types of commercials ranging from national network to Internet only spots, industrials and PSAs... you name it, she's casting it. Laurie writes a monthly column titled “Commercial Actors Should Never…” for Casting Networks, Inc., advising commercial actors of the do's and don'ts of commercial acting.
