September 16, 2011

New Zealand Actors’ Guild presents:
What’s My Brand?
Acting to your Strengths  
With Peter Feeney, Miranda Harcourt & Liz Mullane  

Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th October 2011
Saturday: 9.15 am registration, 9.30 am start – 5.30 pm
Sunday: 9.15 am arrival, 9.30 am start – 5.30 pm

Toi Poneke Community Room, 61-65 Abel Smith St
COST: $300 +GST for non-members / $225 +GST for members
Introductory membership fee until 31 March 2012 is $50 +GST
 
What’s My Brand? is a professional acting workshop to learn what typing and branding can do for you and to get some perspective from leading industry professionals – Peter Feeney (actor / teacher), Miranda Harcourt (actor / acting coach) and Liz Mullane (casting director / actor).
 
This workshop will give you a better understanding of your strengths as an actor and how best to serve your talent.

The NZAG offers participants to discover in What’s My Brand?:
·   What kind of actor they are
·   How they are perceived by others
·   To get a better idea of their actor type
·   The core of the work will be intensive on camera each day. On Sunday participants will work on a pre-cast scene; Saturday on a scene of their choice.


Miranda Harcourt will talk about the importance of ‘Connection in Performance’ http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/miranda-harcourt/biography

Liz Mullane will conduct a Q&A session about casting, headshots, presenting yourself at auditions http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611943/

Peter Feeney will work with actors on their monologue and scene, and facilitate workshop exercises on Branding, First Impressions and What’s My Type?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270356/
www.feeneymcsweeney.com

‘I can thoroughly recommend Peter as a marvelous proponent of the principles and techniques he has encountered and uses himself in his acting processes. He is a gifted man with much to contribute to his profession.’ Dean Carey, Director, Actors Centre Australia.

‘You are a wonderfully insightful and optimistic actor, and this allows you to draw the very best work out of everyone.’ Lotte St. Clair, Sydney Participant, Bell Shakespeare Co Actor

SELECTION

–   To book your place contact Anita at NZAG anita@nzactorsguild.org.nz, include headshot and CV
–   Invoice on acceptance
–   A 20% non-refundable deposit secures your place, balance payable by 1 October
–   Workshop packs will be sent out upon receipt of deposit
–   Numbers are strictly limited to just 20 actors
–   Place preference goes to NZAG members, including new members


ABOUT NZAG

The NZ Actors’ Guild is a guild for NZ actors run by NZ actors. We seek to act as advisers and advocates for actors across all industries and to work collaboratively with other craft guilds and organisations to further our members’ interests.
 
Website:
www.nzactorsguild.org.nz  
 
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Email:
info@nzactorsguild.org.nz

Phone:
027 506 9509
 
Skype:
nz_actors_guild