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Spotlight’s weekly news roundup: 20 December

Welcome to Spotlight’s weekly news roundup, where we highlight the news and blogs we’ve enjoyed and want to share with our members and others within the industry. This is our last one before Christmas (and a special one after taking a power-cut enforced break last week), so grab yourself a mince pie and mulled wine and catch up on the stories you need to know about before the festive season. Creative Christmas There’s plenty of great performances on stage and screen this Christmas, and if it’s dance you fancy, then head to The Arts Desk, who...

posted on 22nd December 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight's highlights of 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, we at Spotlight thought we’d look back on our highlights from the past 12 months. There have been so many fantastic performances across stage and screen - theatre, film, dance and television - that’s had us raving to fellow Spotlight co-workers in the office the next day. Of course, the tastes of all Spotlight staff vary, although if there was one play and performance that got everybody talking and featured at the top of our end of year list, it was Mark Rylance’s performance in Jerusalem. Ben, Spotlight’s managing partner, described it...

posted on 20th December 2011 Read full article >>

Credit where it’s due: The Equity campaign on TV credits

One concern we regularly hear from Spotlight’s members and subscribers is the squeezing of credits on television, with many in the industry – from performers to casting directors – worried that all involved in a broadcast aren’t properly credited. Equity, the trade union for professional performers and creative practitioners, has launched their Credit Where It’s Due campaign and survey to address this issue. Here, Equity’s General Secretary Christine Payne (right) tells Spotlight why credits are valuable to both performers and viewers. Who cares about credits anyway? Well now we know the answer – in one week...

posted on 22nd November 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight's weekly news roundup: 4th November

Welcome to Spotlight’s weekly news roundup, where we highlight the news and blogs we’ve enjoyed and want to share with our members and others within the industry. So, kick back and read what’s snagged our interest this week. Coming to a stage or screen near you    Plenty of announcements this week for new and returning television shows, and prime among them is a series full of Spotlight talent – Downton Abbey. Filming on series three of Julian Fellowes popular period drama, starring the likes of Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville, starts in the new year....

posted on 4th November 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight Events 2011

Surviving Actors: Saturday 22nd January Spotlight will be joining exhibitors including Fourthwall, Equity and The Actors Temple on Saturday 22nd January for Surviving Actors. This free acting convention aims to provide actors with professional advice, support and opportunities to refresh their focus and develop their craft. The day offers a variety of exhibitors, free seminars and workshops, a CV surgery and a jobs forum. We will be holding a Spotlight session, focusing on how to make the most of your Spotlight membership. More details to come! For more information about Surviving Actors and to book a...

posted on 4th January 2011 Read full article >>

September at Spotlight is ‘Presenters Month’

This September we are operating a series of industry seminars/networking opportunities as well as career advice 1 on 1’s with a Spotlight expert for all our presenter members.  In addition we’re offering discounts on show reel uploads and 2010 copies of Contacts throughout the month.  Our first seminar is aimed at those just starting out as a presenter.  John Byrne (Career Advisor to The Stage newspaper) will be in discussion with Kathryn Wolfe, (Senior Lecturer, Media Performance University of Bedfordshire and author of 'So You Want To be a TV Presenter?') about the...

posted on 24th August 2010 Read full article >>

ITV renews Spotlight subscription

Good news for all Spotlight members  - ITV has renewed its subscription to Spotlight's casting services again, continuing to give all ITV employees instant access to our database of 35,000 actors, dancers, presenters and child performers. Spotlight is used to cast a wide variety of ITV shows such as Law & Order, The Bill, Coronation Street, Primeval and Whitechapel.  At a click of a button, ITV production teams can view photos, CVs and showreels for every Spotlight member, directly from their computer desktops. They can also send out their latest casting briefs exclusively to Spotlight agents and...

posted on 4th February 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight at the BBC

The BBC has renewed its unique subscription to Spotlight, which gives every BBC employee instant desktop access to our database of more than 35,000 actors, dancers, presenters and child performers.  Production teams across the BBC search the Spotlight database to cast shows including Eastenders, Holby City, Doctor Who and Casualty, to name but a few. At a click of a button, they can view Spotlight members’ photos, credits, contact details, showreels and voice clips. BBC teams also regularly use The Spotlight Link to advertise their casting requirements to agents and, in some cases, directly to Spotlight...

posted on 26th January 2010 Read full article >>