2 Day American Dialogue Intensive Workshop

Difficulty: Intermediate | Ages: 15+

2 Day Intensive American Dialect Workshop with Sandra Bell

Course Overview:

Travelling around Australia to coach, the extremely sought after Sandra Bell, accent coach, is returning!

With the ever increasing amount of American and international shows coming to Australia and the growth of the Australian film industry, now is the time to get ahead of the ball and ensure your American accent is flawless!

This 2 day intensive workshop covers all the basics and more, you also receive a showreel scene coached by Sandy at the end of the class.

Course Outline:

Understanding the American Dialect
Learning different sounds, blends, slang terms, etc.
Intonations and inflections
Rehearse with short television commercial, presenter scripts & monologues
Exercise and improve the dialect with scene work “in character”

Teacher Biography:

Sandra Bell

American Accent Coach

Sandra has an extensive and impressive career as an American Accent and Dialect Coach, with over 28 years of experience in Australia. She has worked with numerous actors in film, television, and stage, and has collaborated with various agencies and schools, including QUT, TAFTA, Queensland Headshots, Williams Management, AAA Talent, Reeder Agency, Universal Casting, 888 Agency, and Studio Search.

In addition to her coaching work, Sandra has an accomplished acting career. She made her debut with NBC Studios in LA on “Days of Our Lives” and has appeared in numerous other productions, including “Flipper,” “Cybergirl,” “The Reckoning,” “Diamondback,” “Mermaids,” and “Code1114.” She has also been featured in over 75 television commercials in the USA and Australia.

Currently, Sandra serves as the TVSN spokesperson for Diane Gilman Jeans and is the voice behind the “ZOVA” fitness app. Throughout her career, she has privately coached various well-known actors, such as John Orcsik, Holly Brisley, Steve Bastoni, Paul O’Brien, Allysa Jane-Cook, and Steve Nation.