AMERICAN ACCENT SKILLS WITH ELIZA SIMPSON | ONLINE INTENSIVE
Eliza Simpson is an accent and speech coach who’s clients appear on Netflix, Hulu, Paramount+, HBO, & Apple TV. Her most recent film credits include Warner Bros' "Fantastic Beasts 3” and Focus Features' "Blue Bayou” with Alicia Vikander. She is also an accent designer for VO and is currently mid-production on an unnamed project with Ubisoft games.
This six-week course will focus on the practical skills of performing in accent and help you find your authentic voice. The class is designed to push you beyond the basics of the accent into advanced concepts like how to make choices, interpret genre, and improvise in an authentic American accent.
As a student of this class, you will get the opportunity to perform and receive personal feedback from New York City-based dialect coach Eliza Simpson. You'll leave this course with skills that you can apply right away, a practice regimen to continue your progress, and a filmed scene in the American accent.
WORKSHOP FORMAT
Session One: Fundamentals of the American Accent
Session Two: How to Make the Accent your Own
Session Three: How to Audition in Accent
Session Four: How to Interpret Genre in Accent
Session FIVE: HOW TO IMPROVISE IN ACCENT
Session SIX: Accent Showcase - Filming your American Accent Scene
