Bailey Frances (Shakyra Dowling) Casting Intensive

£45.00

Casting Intensive

Have you done one of workshops and feel like you want to take your acting development to another level? Or perhaps you want more time with a casting director to really hone in on your actions and acting choices.

Bailey Frances (Shakyra Dowling) will take you through 4 days of self-tape feedback - with scripts provided by Bailey. The intensive will end with a feedback 1-to-1 and a chance to ask Bailey questions about the casting process.

Schedule(please note the only session you need to attend over Zoom is the final session, the rest of the the intensive is written feedback. You will be invited to upload your self-tapes into Google Drive where Bailey will provide written feedback)

  • Friday 30th Jan All Information sent to actors

  • Monday 2nd Feb Self Tape #1 uploaded

  • Wednesday 4th Feb Self-tape feedback #1

  • Thursday 5th Feb Self Tape #2 uploaded

  • Saturday 7th Feb Self-tape feedback #2

  • Sunday 8th Feb Self Tape #3 uploaded

  • Wednesday 11th Feb Self-tape feedback #3

  • Thursday 12th Feb 1-to-1 feedback sessions (on Zoom)

If you have any issues, please email us here.

When waiting for your workshop information, always check what email address you originally booked with and check your spam/junk folder.

Over 18’s only.

Casting Intensive

Have you done one of workshops and feel like you want to take your acting development to another level? Or perhaps you want more time with a casting director to really hone in on your actions and acting choices.

Bailey Frances (Shakyra Dowling) will take you through 4 days of self-tape feedback - with scripts provided by Bailey. The intensive will end with a feedback 1-to-1 and a chance to ask Bailey questions about the casting process.

Schedule(please note the only session you need to attend over Zoom is the final session, the rest of the the intensive is written feedback. You will be invited to upload your self-tapes into Google Drive where Bailey will provide written feedback)

  • Friday 30th Jan All Information sent to actors

  • Monday 2nd Feb Self Tape #1 uploaded

  • Wednesday 4th Feb Self-tape feedback #1

  • Thursday 5th Feb Self Tape #2 uploaded

  • Saturday 7th Feb Self-tape feedback #2

  • Sunday 8th Feb Self Tape #3 uploaded

  • Wednesday 11th Feb Self-tape feedback #3

  • Thursday 12th Feb 1-to-1 feedback sessions (on Zoom)

If you have any issues, please email us here.

When waiting for your workshop information, always check what email address you originally booked with and check your spam/junk folder.

Over 18’s only.

IMDB

After a 12 year career in the arts, working as a dancer and model, Bailey discovered another side of the industry and started her journey into Casting in 2018.

Bailey has worked for a number of well-known Casting Directors including Tree Petts Casting, Kate and Lou Casting and is now an Associate at Shakyra Dowling Casting CSA where she has been working for the past 6 years.

Bailey has assisted on numerous feature films & tv series including WOLF directed by Nathalie Bianchari (George Mackay & Lily Rose Depp), LAST SWIM (Narges Rashidi, Solly McLeod & Jay Lycurgo, both ‘Screen International Stars of Tomorrow’). And most recently Peter Greenaway’s LUCCA MORTIS (Dustin Hoffman & Helen Hunt).

Bailey is currently casting her second feature film DANGEROUS ROMANCE directed by Daisy Jacob’s after the success of her short film of the same title (Vivienne Gibbs & Scott Handy) which was selected for numerous festivals including Raindance and Holly Shorts. 

Bailey has also cast many Short Films including INCOMPATIBLE directed by Maxine Peake (for which she won a Best Casting Award at Tweetfest 2023), Seb Tabe’s JODIE and THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS directed by BAFTA nominated Elham Ehsas, (which has just won ‘Best UK short’ at Raindance Festival 2025).