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Accent Workshop with Gerry Grennell

About The Workshop.

For any actor who is serious about forging a career in the Film and TV industry, one of the most important skills required is the capacity to master an accent. Waiting for a reason to tackle it is like waiting for somebody else to take the job.

If you’re serious about your craft you should be conversant in it. Whether you are looking to work abroad, or are being asked to audition for the many American or UK productions that film in Ireland, it is no longer good enough to say to yourself you’ll work on your accent if you get the part!

This workshop will highlight the various stages (and potential pitfalls) in any accent work. We will check individual accuracy by listing the basic sounds and then record examples of each in sentence form.

We will look at how, by expanding our understanding thus far, we can then analyse short written passages, gradually expanding our observations into simple conversation.

These intensive online workshops will give participants a unique opportunity to hone their skills and work with one of the world’s most in demand Acting and Voice Coaches. Limited numbers so apply early.

Gerry has collaborated extensively with Heath Ledger on numerous projects including The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus and Batman: The Dark Knight, and has worked frequently with Bruce Willis, Oscar Isaac, Joel Edgerton, Abbie Cornish, Natalie Portman (Jane Got A Gun) Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) Marlon Brando, Sean Penn, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Amy Adams, Kate Hudson, Ewan McGregor, Orlando Bloom and many more.

APPLICATIONS: To apply please email a Headshot and CV to training@bowstreet.ie

COURSE FEES: €200

COURSE DATES: 

STANDARD ENGLISH:  TBC


GENERAL AMERICAN: TBC

COURSE TIMES: 11am – 5pm 

Testimonials.

I loved every minute of it! The two days were definitely intense but in the best way possible. I wasn’t sure at first how well it would work online - but it did in the end, as each person could practice in their own time while on mute. Gerry was super helpful throughout. He takes his time with each person and really works on what they are struggling with individually and gives personal exercises to try out ourselves. Highly recommend the dialect workshops and there’s definitely no better time than right now to get these major accents under your belt! Just do it!do the exercises out loud without interrupting the flow of the class. Gerry’s feedback was specific to the individual which meant we have a tailor made technique."
L. Mulhaire
L. Mulhaire
After doing both the Gen American and Standard English, Gerry is super and couldn’t recommend him enough. As a working actor I think I’ll use his notes forever!
F. Kelly
F. Kelly
"I loved the class. It was very in depth and the delivery of the class over Zoom was brilliant. It meant that, because we were muted, we could do the exercises out loud without interrupting the flow of the class. Gerry’s feedback was specific to the individual which meant we have a tailor made technique."
C. Loy
C. Loy
"Incredibly interesting. I was skeptical to doing the course over Zoom but I found it to be beneficial doing it this way. It saved time, allowed Gerry (who was amazing as always) to quickly go between all students in the small class and made note taking quite easy. Couldn’t recommend it highly enough."
M. Duffy
M. Duffy
"I thought the course was outstanding and the general tips and advice on movie stagecraft was exceptional, worth the price of admission alone!"
K. Flanagan
K. Flanagan
"I really enjoyed the workshop. I found Gerry brilliant. His knowledge really knows no bounds and his notes and tips are something I feel I will use for the rest of my career. He was very patient with everybody and I never felt anyone was overlooked or anything of the sort and he afforded everyone the opportunity to work to the beat of their ability"
F. Kelly
F. Kelly
"The workshop was a great experience. The way Gerry explained even the smallest snippets of the accent, how it works, how to move your tongue or lips as well as showing it to us was really helpful. The sheet and voice documents are really beneficial as well when working on the accent afterwards. Overall the atmosphere was great, really calm with a bit of fun involved. Being a non-native English speaker the workshop really helped me with working on the American accent."
N. Santana
N. Santana
"The workshop was superb, and very informative."
D. Redmond
D. Redmond
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