Pamela Vanderway — Entertainment Linguistics

Dialect Coach Pamela Vanderway on Location

About Pamela Vanderway

Pamela Vanderway is a veteran of the entertainment industry having worked as a linguistics strategist and professional dialect coach for a wide variety of film, television, new media and live productions. In her private practice as an accent coach, she works with actors and presenters on accent selection, acquisition and performance integration for specific projects and for acting career advancement. She is known for her history of offering NDA's to high profile actors and productions in order to preserve privacy surrounding their accent acquisition process. Her clientele include Oscar, Tony and Emmy nominees and winners.

Pamela Vanderway curates a large collection of voice, speech and accent related links on the internet at www.Pinterest.com/dialectcoaches, has written for Backstage magazine, served on the board of governors at Los Angeles Stage Alliance and was the main sponsor of LA Stage Space, LASA's cooperative warehouse which worked like a lending library of set pieces, props and costumes for its members.

She is a member of Women in Film, Women in Media, The Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA). She has been a presenter for SAG-AFTRA and has taught accent at California Institute of the Arts (under grad and grad programs), American Academy of Dramatic Arts (undergrad), University of San Diego (grad), and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (grad)and many private acting studios.

Highlights

◆Linguistics Strategist and Consultant (Assists producers in strategizing and budgeting effective talent training for all linguistics elements including accent, dialect, language and culture.)

◆Master Dialect Coach (Trains and mentors other dialect coaches.)

◆Skilled Key Coach / Supervisory Coach for Accent, Language and Cultural Consultants

◆Professional level understanding of anatomy and physiology of voice and speech production

◆Professional level phonology and IPA skills

◆Professional level experience in language systems

◆Voice Care expert

◆Vocal Violence Trainer (Preventing vocal injury during high impact vocal performance, such as battle VoiceOver performance, or extended wailing/crying scenes.)

◆Professional level understanding of the psychology of learning

◆Significant Experience with High Profile Clients

◆Discreet Entourage Accent Coach (For high profile clients who do not wish the majority of the crew nor the public to know about their accent training on set.)

◆Private Clientele Include Oscar, Tony and Emmy Nominees and Winners

◆Dialogue Coaching

◆Presenter Trainer

◆Local Status in Albuquerque, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, New Orleans, Seattle and Mexico City, MX

◆Non-disclosure agreements to protect actor privacy available on request

◆Available to Work Remotely via Zoom and on Location Worldwide

Accent Experience

◆ General/Standard American

◆ American Southern (all varieties)

◆ Midwestern American (all varieties)

◆ Boston (all varieties)

◆ New York (all varieties)

◆ Chicago (all varieties)

◆ British RP (all varieties, modern & vintage)

◆ London (all varieties)

◆ Northern British English (all varieties)

◆ West Country British

◆ Welsh

◆ Scottish (all varieties)

◆ Southern Irish (all varieties)

◆ Northern Irish (all varieties)

◆ Australian (all varieties)

◆ New Zealand (all varieties)

◆ South African (all varieties including Zulu)

◆ French (all varieties)

◆ Russian (all varieties)

◆ Czech

◆ Polish

◆ Hungarian

◆ Portuguese

◆ Serbian/Croatian

◆ German (all varieties)

◆ Swiss

◆ Vietnamese

◆ Indian/Hindi/Urdu (all varieties)

◆ Arabic (all varieties)

◆ Italian (all varieties)

◆ Spanish (all varieties)

Endorsements

"Brilliant dialect coach" - Movie Maker Magazine, Erik Singer

"Vanderway's ear is so keen she even spruced up the British accent of a British actress." LA Times, Hugh Hart

"Saved my a--"- EW, Oscar Nominee

“Every single piece of advice and direction Pamela has ever given me has turned out to be PURE GOLD and has moved my career forward by leaps and bounds!” CL, Director

"Pam understands that actors struggle, and they have plateaus, and they have breakthroughs. She makes them feel very safe, yet she's very clear when you're not doing it right." MS, Director

“It can be difficult for me to break out of a ‘being a good student’ mentality when working with people who are helping me to learn. Pamela has such an ease about everything that it makes me start to relax.” WW, Actor

“Pamela is incomparable at recognizing your specified needs regarding accent acquisition, right from the first moment she listens to you speak. She is very specific, efficient and peerless in her modus operandi. As an actor born and raised in India, it feels fulfilling and empowering to be told that casting personnel feel beyond comfortable casting me in American roles.” AD, Actor

"Her dialect fittings are an amazing experience — so insightful." HJ, VO Actor

“Pamela took the time and listened to my personal experience with previous coaches and my journey on trying to get the American accent right as a Hungarian. She had the ability to just hit the exact spots that I have been struggling with just a few minutes after being on the phone with her, not only in terms of certain sounds but the psychological aspect of one’s fear of losing their identity when learning a new accent, and the anxiety that comes with performing and competing in LA as a foreigner. ” GT, Actor

"Language is complex, and the way she maneuvers around the intricacies is a work of art." GL, Actor