EMMY NOMINATED CASTING DIRECTOR LANA VEENKER | 4 WEEK AUDITION TECHNIQUE ONLINE INTENSIVE
EMMY NOMINATED CASTING DIRECTOR LANA VEENKER | 4 WEEK AUDITION TECHNIQUE ONLINE INTENSIVE
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WORKSHOP FORMAT
6, 13, 20, 27 AUGUST | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 4 occurrences | This is a one time fee and is inclusive for all the sessions in this course
WEEK ONE: SELF-TAPE FEEDBACK: POLICE DRAMAS
From thrillers to police procedurals, there are a plethora of roles in film and television for cops, detectives, victims, perpetrators, witnesses, and experts. Many actors make their “bread and butter” in these kinds of roles. Find out how to approach these auditions and what to look for in the scenes you’re given to read.
Two days before the first session, you will receive a scene to self-tape and submit before the class. During the live Zoom session, we will review each self-tape, and Lana will provide feedback and insights to each participant.
WEEK TWO: SELF-TAPE FEEDBACK: SUPERNATURAL GENRES
While police dramas are often rooted in (heightened) reality, actors can be thrown when given a scene that takes place in the fantasy or supernatural genres. How do you authentically portray the character without going over the top? Learn how to find the right balance and bring the viewer into the world of the story.
Two days before the second session, you will receive a scene to self-tape and submit before the class. During the live Zoom session, we will review each self-tape, and Lana will provide feedback and insights to each participant.
WEEK THREE: LIVE READINGS
This is a live audition technique workshop where participants will work with a reader and perform live reads in real time
WEEK FOUR: INTERNATIONAL CAREER STRATEGY
The course will round out with a discussion of international career strategy: how to prepare for opportunities, how to create value for gatekeepers, and how to best position yourself in a changing industry. Let’s start building your roadmap. There will be ample time for Q&A.
{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.
BIO
Lana Veenker ICDA, CSA is a U.S. casting director, President of the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) and founder of XB Strategist, helping actors and filmmakers navigate the U.S., U.K. and European markets. An Emmy and Artios Award nominee, she began her career as a stage actor-director before training at Zimmermann Casting in London.
Her casting credits include Dead Deer High (SXSW 2026), Rid of Me and The Auteur (Tribeca premieres), the award-winning shorts In France and Michelle Is a Man's Name, and collaborations with Gus Van Sant, including Paranoid Park, winner of the Cannes 60th Anniversary Prize. As Oregon Casting, her work includes It's What's Inside and Sometimes I Think About Dying (both Sundance premieres), Wild, and the global box-office hit Twilight. She has cast more than 350 episodes of television, including Grimm, Trinkets, Leverage, American Vandal and The Librarians.
Lana divides her time between the U.S. and Europe, lectures annually at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg's International Screen Acting Workshop, and is a member of the Casting Society (CSA), the Television Academy and the European Film Academy.
**Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions**