M'saada Nia

Casting Access

Los Angeles

M'saada Nia

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Begins at 6:00 PM PDT
Check-in begins at: 5:45 PM PDT

Wednesday, April 25, 2018



SYNOPSIS

This class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with an experienced casting professional.

Please prepare a new scene for this class. M'saada would like to see something you have never worked on. A scene from a TV show, film or new media project. No plays. No more than 2 pages in length. Two characters who have equal amounts of dialogue.

Please email your scene selection to castingaccess@sagaftra.foundation before Tuesday, April 24th at 12pm.

M'saada would like to be familiar with the material so she can give directions in class. Day of class, everyone will partner up and read for each other so please make sure to bring two printed sets of your scene.


CASTING DIRECTOR BIO

M'saada Nia is an independent casting director and freelance associate/assistant who's worked on studio & indie feature films, network series and major video games (CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE, MIRROR'S EDGE: CATALYST, BATTLEFIELD 1)  in the offices of renowned Casting Directors Emily Schweber (Sundance film I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS), Aisha Coley (Oscar winning film SELMA) and Chemin Bernard (96 MINUTES). M'saada recently cast the "Dead Rabbits" segment of the horror anthology feature film XX, the Disney project EXCHANGE and season #1 of the series THE NEW 30. Additionally she's cast ADR/loop groups for numerous features and made for TV movies for Hallmark and Lifetime amoung others.


REQUIREMENTS

You must have completed a Casting Access Application prior to registering for this class.

Please note that the 90-day frequency restriction applies to this class. Your last frequency-restricted class must have taken place no less than 90 (ninety) days prior to this event to be eligible to register. 

NO LATE ARRIVALS and NO WALK-INS are admitted. Only those participants who have received a telephoned or e-mailed confirmation message from staff will be admitted to the session. Waitlisted individuals who have not received such confirmation will not be admitted at the door. Please do not show up if you have not been explicitly confirmed as RSVPed.