what we do

Casting & Project Coordination

Finding the right people for the job... We are often involved with providing foreign performers of particular age groups for casting auditions for TV programmes, TV dramas and videos, as well as the coordination of foreign participants for market research group interviews.

*Casting for TV programme/DVD of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: “Yokoso Japan! EXPO Aichi 2005”

*Casting for Benesse Corporation Videos/DVDs: “Kodomo Challenge Step: Oyako Eigo” (2007); “Shimajiro to EIGO de Cooking” (2009)

*Casting for TV programmes of The Open University of Japan: “Studying with BBC Drama English Intermediate B (‘06)”; “English for Cross-cultural Understanding”; “Practical English (‘10)”; “A Wild Pronunciation Chase” (‘12)

*Casting for NHK Dramas: “Shirasu Jiro” (2009); “Ryomaden” (2010); “Tempest” (2011); “Shinju Wan Kara no Kikan” (2011)

On-camera Work

We have a lot of experience of working with TV teams and film crews on documentaries and TV dramas, as well as providing on-camera actors for TV commercials and PR videos, and helping with the writing and translations of scripts for events and bilingual MC work.

Stuart on location: "Jinrui Tanjo (Mirai hen)", NHK-BS, 2018
Stuart on location: "Jinrui Tanjo (Mirai hen)", NHK-BS, 2018
Stuart as android 'Doc': "Jinrui Tanjo (Mirai hen)", NHK-BS, 2018
Stuart as android 'Doc': "Jinrui Tanjo (Mirai hen)", NHK-BS, 2018
Walking with Writers
Filming in Yorkshire, UK, “Walking with Writers”, OUJ, 2015
(Rehearsal, “A Wild Pronunciation Chase”, OUJ)Filming in Saitama for “Walking with Writers”, OUJ, 2015
 
Stuart filming in Kyoto: “The House of the Secret Codes” NHK-BS, 2014
Stuart filming in Kyoto: “The House of the Secret Codes” NHK-BS, 2014
(Stuart as English Sea Captain, “Tempest”, NHK)
Stuart as English Sea Captain, “Tempest”, NHK, 2011
(OUJ studio)“A Wild Pronunciation Chase”, OUJ, 2011
Rehearsal on set: Hoso Daigaku TV programme Rehearsal on set: “Jissen Eigo”, OUJ, 2010
 
On location: "Shirasu Jiro" NHK Drama, 2009 On location: “Shirasu Jiro” NHK Drama, 2009
Stuart as a conductor: corporate promotion video
Stuart as a conductor: corporate promotion video, 2008

Voice and Presentation Coaching

We provide voice coaching for Japanese actors who have to speak lines in English or other languages, and help announcers and lecturers to polish their speaking and presentation skills.

*Voice coaching for NHK programmes: “Shirasu Jiro” (2009); “Saka no ue no kumo” (2009); “Ryomaden” (2010); “Madonna Verde” (2011); “Tempest” (2011); “Shinju Wan kara no kikan” (2011); “Yoshitaka Yuriko: 6 Days in London, I Challenged Macbeth” (2011); “1964 Tokyo Olympics” (2013).

*Voice coaching for NHK World TV: “Music for Tomorrow” (2014)

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