VOICE & DIALECT COACH - LANGUAGE TRAINER
ROME - LONDON
I am Benjamin Shilling, a native speaker from the U.K with over twenty years of teaching/coaching
experience gained with nationalities from all over the world. I am based in Rome, Italy and speak Italian fluently. I have worked as a dialogue and dialect coach in Film and Television alongside internationally acclaimed directors including, Paolo Sorrentino, Danny Boyle, Roman Polanski, Michael Mann, Julian Schnabel, Roland Emmerich and Paul Feig on various international Film and Television projects.
I hold an M.A in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
My Film and TV work can be viewed at my IMDB profile below.
VOICE COACHING
- Text Work
- Dialect/Accent Coaching
- Actor Training
- Workshops
- Language Training
- Corporate Training
- Online Services
- Translation Work
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WORKING WITH ACTORS
I am passionate about supporting actors in preparation and on set while being extremely sensitive to the process of acting and an actor's individual needs.
SELECTED ACTORS I HAVE WORKED WITH INCLUDE: Oscar Isaac, Anthony Hopkins, Louis Cancelmi, Letitia Wright, Harris Dickinson, Hunter Schaffer, Shailene Woodley, Jean Reno, John Cleese, Yili Ma, Tom Hughes, Benjamin Clementine, Oliver Masucci, Milan Peschel, Lucas Bravo, Pierfrancesco Favino, Jack O'Connell, Maria Bakalova, Patrick Dempsey, Javier Camara, Eneko Sagardoy, Pepe Barroso, Fanny Ardant, Cecile de France, Ludivine Sagnier, Sara Martins, Ulrich Thomsen, Mark Ivanir, Gabriel Leone, Joaquim de Almeida, Claudio Santamaria, Fortunato Cerlino, Guido Caprino, Sabrina Impacciatore. Elena Sofia Ricci, Gabriella Pession, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Lolita Chammah, Bronwyn James, Stefano Accorsi, Miriam Leone, Raoul Bova, Emilia Fox, Bronagh Gallagher, Alexander Arnold, JoJo Macari, Moe Hashim, Dimitri Leonidas, Sebastian Roche, Nora von Waldstatten, Maurizio Lombardi, Kika Georgiou, Alessandra Mastronardi, Emilio Solfrizzi, Vincent Riotta, Francesco De Vito, Edwin Apps, Ramon Garcia, Massimo Ghini, Claudio Bigagli, Alessandro Riceci, Marcello Romolo, Yulia Snigir, Synnove Karlsen, Aurora Ruffino, Alessio Vassallo, Tea Falco, Lino Guanciale, Filippo Nigro, Sam Taylor Buck, Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Milvia Marigliano, Toni Bertorelli...
TESTIMONIALS
"It was a pleasure for me to work with Ben. He was not only accurate and professional about pronunciation but we could talk also about a scene, its logic and emotion. It was very, very helpful."
Yulia Snigir, actor.
"Ben is very professional."
Cecile de France, actor.
"Without Ben's help, I would not have been able to feel so at ease and confident working on Sorrentino's set."
Antonio Petrocelli, actor.
"English was not my first language, but Ben made me feel so comfortable and confident...working with Ben was fun and inspiring. He looks after his actors and makes sure they do the job at a high level."
Nadie Kammallaweera, actor.
"I loved working with Ben, he's a professional and sensitive coach. Always available and full of passion for his job. He's great!"
Aurora Ruffino, actor.
EVENTS
WORKSHOPS
Benjamin runs workshops for actors and non-actors throughout the year in Italy and the UK. Workshops can also be organised on demand. In order to find out more information about any upcoming events please contact me below.
