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📍@TibStreetStudio - Central Manchester - 27th June - 11:00am - 2:00pm - £42 (Members £37.80)
BIO:
Ben Cogan has worked in casting for over 25 years. He began as a casting assistant for many shows (including EASTENDERS, HOLBY CITY and WAKING THE DEAD) before becoming the casting director for DOCTORS in 2002. 380 episodes later, Ben moved to CASUALTY, and, in his time there, 6 episodes that he worked on were recognised with BAFTA nominations. During this period he also worked on the AFTERNOON PLAY series, KISS OF DEATH and various short films - one of which (WISH 143) was nominated for an Oscar. Since going freelance in 2015 Ben has cast numerous films including the award winning, JUST CHARLIE, TRENDY, EVIE, OLD WINDOWS, THE OUTING, LADY M, BELLMOUTH and TV shows such as BAFTA nominated APPLE TREE HOUSE as well as the additional child casting of HIS DARK MATERIALS. More recently, Ben has cast four feature films: LOVE WITHOUT WALLS, HUNTED, MRS PLUM and ONE NIGHT IN BATH ... he is currently working in pre-production on RAG & BONE and has a host of other projects in development.
As an actors' coach - Ben proudly works with actors every day and has become a 'go to' for those who call on him to work on their self tapes and auditions ... with wonderful success stories: Coaching - Ben Cogan
IMDB: imdb.com/name/nm1431323/
Workshop details: Ben leads a TV/Film Workshop. Participants will be sent sides to work on with Ben, which will be taped and sent via email after the workshop. Ben will then lead a discussion and Q&A with the participants, sharing his knowledge and inspiration.
📍@TibStreetStudio - Central Manchester - 27th June - 11:00am - 2:00pm - £42 (Members £37.80)
BIO:
Ben Cogan has worked in casting for over 25 years. He began as a casting assistant for many shows (including EASTENDERS, HOLBY CITY and WAKING THE DEAD) before becoming the casting director for DOCTORS in 2002. 380 episodes later, Ben moved to CASUALTY, and, in his time there, 6 episodes that he worked on were recognised with BAFTA nominations. During this period he also worked on the AFTERNOON PLAY series, KISS OF DEATH and various short films - one of which (WISH 143) was nominated for an Oscar. Since going freelance in 2015 Ben has cast numerous films including the award winning, JUST CHARLIE, TRENDY, EVIE, OLD WINDOWS, THE OUTING, LADY M, BELLMOUTH and TV shows such as BAFTA nominated APPLE TREE HOUSE as well as the additional child casting of HIS DARK MATERIALS. More recently, Ben has cast four feature films: LOVE WITHOUT WALLS, HUNTED, MRS PLUM and ONE NIGHT IN BATH ... he is currently working in pre-production on RAG & BONE and has a host of other projects in development.
As an actors' coach - Ben proudly works with actors every day and has become a 'go to' for those who call on him to work on their self tapes and auditions ... with wonderful success stories: Coaching - Ben Cogan
IMDB: imdb.com/name/nm1431323/
Workshop details: Ben leads a TV/Film Workshop. Participants will be sent sides to work on with Ben, which will be taped and sent via email after the workshop. Ben will then lead a discussion and Q&A with the participants, sharing his knowledge and inspiration.