DIALECT COACHING
Barbara Hastings is a Sydney based American dialect coach, specializing in US accent work
With over 20 years of teaching and coaching experience, Barbara Hastings (aka Barbara from Santa Barbara) is a sought-after dialect coach and actor, specializing in US accents for the film, TV and stage industry.
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In addition to having done hundreds of hours of private coaching, Barbara has worked on the upcoming NBC/Universal Dwayne Johnson biopic Young Rock, feature films Terminus (upon which the Hollywood Reporter commented on the credibility of the accents), Blue World Order (2017) and Christmas Down Under (post-production). Barbara has also coached short films 12.12.12, Mrs. Cox’s Life Hacks, and Damage Control.
For more information, go to www.releaseyourinneramerican.com
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“I would recommend Barbara in a heartbeat, from beginners to long-used accents that need fine-tuning.”
Zenia Starr — Hotel Mumbai, Backyard Ashes
