Annie Murtagh-Monks Casting Consultants Perth WA
Annie formed her own independent casting consultancy for Film and Television, Annie Murtagh-Monks and Associates in 1993.

Annie co-founded, organises and runs - under the auspices of Perth Actors Collective advanced workshops - PAC Screen Workshops.  Unique in the world when initially started in 1992, these bring together professional actors, directors and screenwriters into the one workshop where they are given a practical understanding of how to create memorable screen drama together.

In 2004 /2005 Annie has devised a new technique V.T.L. (Visual Thought Learning) which enables actors to learn lines extremely quickly and assists in their screen performance. She utilised VTL with the lead cast of the TV series ‘Streetsmartz’ which enabled them each week to film a 26 minute episode in one day instead of the usual 4-5. Research into the effectiveness of this new technique VTL and the role memory plays in actors’ performances will form part of her doctorate study which Annie is undertaking part time at Murdoch University. In 2005, Annie founded and co-ordinates PAC Script Lab, bi-monthly rehearsed readings of West Australian feature film scripts. These have been sponsored by ScreenWest for 3 years running.

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Annie co-founded, organises and runs - under the auspices of Perth Actors Collective advanced workshops - PAC Screen Workshops. Unique in the world when initially started in 1992, these advanced workshops bring together professional actors, directors and screenwriters into the one workshop where they are given a practical understanding of how to create memorable screen drama together. PAC has now expanded to include courses and masterclasses which Annie instigated including PAC Screen Worskhops, PAC Acting for Stage Class, PAC Voice classes , PAC Movement Classes and the PAC Script Lab feature film script readings.

In 2008 Annie became a founding member and MD of the new not-for-profit Association of Screen Professionals – ASP. This association is for working screen industry professionals who aim for excellence in their craft. ASP will take over the administration of all PAC (Perth Actors Collective) courses and masterclasses including PAC Screen Worskhops, PAC Acting for Stage, PAC Voice classes and the PAC Script Lab feature film script readings.

Annie has served on the Industry Advisory Committee for WAAPA since 1998; is an Adjunct Lecturer of the WA Screen Academy and is on the WA Executive of the ADG (Australian Directors Guild – formerly ASDA). She is a member of the Industry Advisory Committee of ScreenWest and in 2008/9 has served as a member of their Practitioner Development Funding Review Panel.

Annie lives in Perth,  Western Australia and is married with three children.

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