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How to sell yourself as a performer on Facebook

Facebook is changing your personal profiles – and this presents a great opportunity for performers to market themselves on the social network, but it also comes with risks and considerations. Spotlight’s social media expert, Gary Andrews, talks you through how to sell yourself on Facebook, and what issues you need to be aware of. You may not have wanted it, but if you have a personal profile on Facebook then you’ll soon be forced to convert to their Timeline – Facebook’s new, compulsory way of displaying your life’s history, not just your current thoughts on the latest film or...

posted on 8th February 2012 Read full article >>

How to choose your professional name for Spotlight and Equity

One of the most important decisions you take in your performing career is what your professional name will be. Most performers keep their own name, but you need to ensure this is unique and isn’t easily confused with other performers. This is an issue both Spotlight and performers’ union Equity get plenty of questions about from new members. We asked Equity’s Head of Membership Matt Hood for his advice on picking your performing name. For performers choosing a unique, professional name is key to establishing yourself in a highly competitive industry. Whether by word of mouth,...

posted on 7th February 2012 Read full article >>

Musical theatre: What I’ve learnt from my audition experiences

Musical theatre is a competitive industry, with many specific skills and considerations, and no matter how much training you have, there’s no substitute for learning on the job. Here, Spotlight member Jonathan Vickers shares his experiences and advice from the past few years, as he made the transition from graduate to musical theatre performer. Some of his auditions may have been unconventional, but he’s always found a way to make the best of any situation, in or out of work... It’s been two-and-a-half years since that sunny August day in 2009 when I graduated from the...

posted on 31st January 2012 Read full article >>

Advice for Spotlight members on submitting your tax return

Tax returns may not be the first thing on performers’ minds, but with many Spotlight members self-employed, sorting out your finances is a necessity, especially as the deadline for filing your returns is less than 48 hours away. Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline, James Pickford from TWD Accountants has the following advice for Spotlight members looking to get to grips with their tax returns. Over to you, James. Q. Can I claim for pre-trading training? No. Because it was your choice to become a sole trader, the training costs prior to actually trading are not...

posted on 30th January 2012 Read full article >>

The Spotlight podcast: Agent Daphne Waring’s advice for actors

What are the key things an actor needs to know about finding an agent? If you’re a performer looking for representation or a final year drama school student, then learn from one of the best in the business – Daphne Waring from Waring & McKenna – in our latest Spotlight podcast. We spoke to Daphne ahead of the 2012 Spotlight Graduate Programme to get her tips on the key dos and don’ts for approaching agents, how a performer can impress an agent, and what agents are looking for at graduate showcases. Daphne is one of the directors of Waring & McKenna, one...

posted on 19th January 2012 Read full article >>

Spotlight at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes

The acting awards are coming thick and fast. No sooner had the Golden Globes winners collected their awards, than the shortlist for the BAFTA film awards were released, and Spotlight has played a part in several of the nominated films and performances. Joe Cornish’s Attack The Block, which is nominated for Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer, has a strong association with Spotlight. Casting director Nina Gold cast the film here at Spotlight’s Studios in Leicester Square, after first using the Spotlight Link for her breakdown. With a strong Spotlight presence,...

posted on 17th January 2012 Read full article >>

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 >>

Dames and dancing: Confessions of a first-time panto performer

Across the country, hundreds of Spotlight members are treading the boards this December in the Christmas theatre staple of pantomime. As well as being a great source of income, it’s also great fun for the performer. But although it’s on stage, panto also requires so very different disciplines. Spotlight member Jassa Ahluwalia is performing in his first pantomime as Aladdin at The Playhouse Whitley Bay. Here he tells us how he’s learnt to love the intensity and tradition of performing panto. The last time I experienced pantomime was as a boy seeing Dick Whittington. Why...

posted on 14th December 2011 Read full article >>

Life of a drama school graduate: Wrestling with radio performances

Each month we’re following the progress of final year drama student Joe Gaminara from LAMDA, as he prepares to leave drama school behind and head into the world of auditions, castings and agents. This month, Joe tackles the world of radio for the first time, which prompts a performance with a mouthful of cereal and memories of a very young and demanding listener. Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat, although hopefully we’re not, as our showcases are just around the corner. Luckily mince pies have been the last things on our minds, as...

posted on 12th December 2011 Read full article >>

Diary of a child actor's mum: The awakening of a young actor

Each month Jemima Laing, mother of 12-year-old Spotlight member Felix Soper, will be charting the ups and occasional downs of being the parent of a child performer. In her first post for Spotlight, Jemima tells us how Felix was first bitten by the acting bug after landing a part in a theatre production of Peter Pan. What got Felix started with this whole acting thing was, basically, my innate nosiness. Collecting him and a friend from drama group on a wintry Plymouth night four years ago, I noticed the friend was clutching a piece of paper which Felix didn’t have.  Questioning the...

posted on 23rd November 2011 Read full article >>

Life of a drama school graduate: Acting on screen

Each month we’re following the progress of final year drama student Joe Gaminara from LAMDA, as he prepares to leave drama school behind and head into the world of auditions, castings and agents. Joe’s final year journey continues this month as he and his fellow students attempt to get to grips with screen acting for the first time and he tries not to kiss the casting director in a TV audition. It’s now half-term here at LAMDA, and finally we have a few sacred days to ourselves to briefly reflect on two months of TV, get...

posted on 31st October 2011 Read full article >>

Get essential acting advice from Spotlight at the Actor Expo

Spotlight will once again be at the Actor Expo this Saturday, 5 November 2011, as one of the main sponsors of this essential one-stop shop of the UK acting world. As part of the expo, Spotlight will be offering essential career advice to our members, both at our stall and at our seminar, Sell Yourself: Perfect Self-Marketing For Actors. The Actor Expo runs from 11am-4pm at The Camden Centre, Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London WC1H 9LZ. The nearest tube station is King’s Cross. At the seminar, Spotlight expert Emma Dyson will be offering essential...

posted on 31st October 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight’s weekly news roundup: 28th October

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. Last of the London Film Festival The 55th BFI London Film Festival came to a close after two weeks of fantastic films, premieres and top quality acting. The festival’s director, Sandra Hebron, stepped down after eight successful years, and Tim Robey in the Telegraph said this year’s festival was “as stimulating a fortnight as I can remember,”...

posted on 28th October 2011 Read full article >>

How to: Audition and perform for pantomime

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple Pantomime season is fast approaching and many of our Spotlight’s members will be auditioning for or performing in panto for the first time. Pantomime is a regular source of employment for Spotlight members at this time or year and requires a special set of skills to master the audience. We asked Ian Liston, founder of pantomime specialists the Hiss & Boo Company for his advice for first-time panto performers. All too often newcomers to the wonderful world of pantomime totally underestimate what they’re letting themselves...

posted on 25th October 2011 Read full article >>

One week left for Spotlight’s male actors to renew membership

Spotlight’s male actor members have just over a week left to renew their Spotlight membership or confirm their details, to ensure they don’t miss out on being promoted to hundreds of job opportunities – as well as acting seminars and discounts exclusive to Spotlight members. This year has already been a busy one for Spotlight’s directories and website services and it isn’t set to slow down with lots of exciting developments planned for the rest of the year. Examples of projects recently cast via Spotlight include Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous, Game Of Thrones, Cool Hand Luke, Scott...

posted on 24th October 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight’s weekly news roundup: 21st October

Welcome to Spotlight’s weekly news roundup, where we highlight the news and blogs we’ve enjoyed and want to share with the industry. So kick back and read what’s snagged our interest this week.   All about acting and auditions On Tuesday, Spotlight held our Casting Symposium at the London Film Festival, with three top casting directors – Lucinda Syson, Reg Poerscourt-Edgerton and Karen Lindsay-Stewart. We’ve rounded up the top tips and points from the panel, which are essential reading for performers. If any casting directors have any more they want to add...

posted on 21st October 2011 Read full article >>

The Spotlight Podcast: How to approach auditions

Want to learn the secret of how to approach an audition from those doing the auditioning? After Spotlight’s Casting Symposium, we asked our trio of top UK casting directors for their advice on approaching auditions. The panel of Lucinda Syson (W.E., X-Men, Kick Ass), Reg Poerscout–Edgerton (Sherlock Holmes, RocknRolla) and Karen Lindsay-Stewart (The Other Boleyn Girl, Submarine, Marie Antionette) spoke to Spotlight’s Frances Mordue about their dos and don’ts for auditions, as well as their one tip for actors to make themselves more employable during auditions. Don’t miss this value insight from some of the biggest names in...

posted on 21st October 2011 Read full article >>

Six years of emerging talent: The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices

Take 50 young actors, writers, directors and producers and give them just 24 hours to create seven brand new short plays. It’s no wonder that The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices is one of the most exciting events of the year for emerging talent. This year’s event, on Sunday 23rd October at The Old Vic, promises to be no exception, and Spotlight will be there, watching the next generation of bright young stars on the stage. Ahead of The 24 Hour Plays, Steve Winter, the Director of Old Vic New Voices (OVNV), reflects on...

posted on 20th October 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight launches professional development pilot for members

Fancy jetting to LA for work? Want to perfect your Shakespearean sonnet skills? Looking to find out more about the world of commercials? Spotlight is offering its members the chance to learn from the experts in a series of three free taster events. You can now register your interest in Spotlight’s pilot programme of events this autumn. These events offer an invaluable insight into the industry, but also offer you the chance to give feedback and help refine our plans for a full programme of events. The three 90-minute pilot courses cover three essential areas for...

posted on 13th October 2011 Read full article >>

Life of a drama school graduate: Preparing for the real world

Graduates are a big part of Spotlight. Every year we publish a Graduate Directory featuring students from CDS member schools, and offer help and support to young acting students throughout the year. This year we’re following the progress of one student, Joe Gaminara from LAMDA, as he prepares to leave drama school behind and head into the world of auditions, castings and agents. Joe will be sharing his final year journey with us each month as he details the highs and lows of starting out as an actor. This month, Joe finally gets to meet the elusive...

posted on 29th September 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight Prize winner Kurt Egyiawan starts UK tour with Headlong

Back in July, Guildhall student Kurt Egyiawan wowed the judges at the 2011 Spotlight Prize with his performance of Best Man Speech by Ben Lloyd-Hughes (adapted from a Glyn Maxwell play) to join an illustrious list of past winners, including Albert Finney, Judi Dench and Zoe Wanamaker. Soon after, Kurt was cast as Tom in Headlong Theatre’s UK tour of Earthquakes In London, which opened at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal on Thursday 22nd September, and has now moved onto the Theatre Royal Bath. Earthquakes is Kurt’s first major UK tour, and another step in his already impressive career. We caught up with Kurt...

posted on 27th September 2011 Read full article >>

Deadline for Alan Bates Bursary applications 29th April 2011

Spotlight are proud to announce sponsorship of the Alan Bates Bursary 2011. The prize is awarded to a promising young actor at the outset of their career, who is graduating this year from an NCDT accredited acting course. A panel of high profile and well-respected actors decides the recipient of the prize. The Bursary is open to any actor under the age of thirty, graduating in 2011 from an NCDT accredited BA Acting course or an NCDT accredited 2 year diploma in Acting. The Bursary is worth £2000 and comprises: ...

posted on 6th April 2011 Read full article >>

Casting plaudits to Nina Gold CDG for The King’s Speech

It's been an amazing week for UK feature film 'The King's Speech'.  As well as being the number one film in the UK for the second week running, Colin Firth won a Best Actor in a Motion Picture award at the Golden Globes for his performance as King George VI.  The film also received 14 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations including Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush) and Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham-Carter).  Other Spotlight members rounding out the cast include Derek Jacobi, Eve Best, Jennifer...

posted on 21st January 2011 Read full article >>

Orange Wednesdays Rising Star nominees announced

The nominees for the Orange Wednesday Rising Star 2011 award have just been announced and four out of the five are Spotlight members.  The nominees are Gemma Arterton, Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy, Aaron Johnson and Emma Stone. The Orange Rising Star Award was established in 2006 in honour of Mary Selway, the highly-respected, BAFTA-winning British casting director who died in 2004.  Previous winners of the award and fellow Spotlight members are Noel Clarke, James McAvoy and Eva Green. Click here for more information on the nominees and how to vote. ...

posted on 10th January 2011 Read full article >>

BBC renews its Spotlight Interactive subscription

The BBC has renewed its casting subscription for 2011. Every BBC production employee has 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, Casualty and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, to name but a few. At the 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...

posted on 7th January 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight members feature in 68th Golden Globe nominations

The 68th annual Golden Globe nominations were announced earlier in the week and as one would expect numerous Spotlight members feature in the acting categories.  Congratulations to the following actors and actresses and good luck on the night! BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA Colin Firth (The King's Speech) BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS - DRAMA Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech) BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR - DRAMA Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN...

posted on 16th December 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight Best Actor & Actress in a Play Nominations Announced

The nominees for the Spotlight Best Actor and Actress in a Play category at the 2011 Whatsonstage.com awards were announced last Friday at a star studded affair at Cafe de Paris in London.  Photos from the event can be viewed by clicking here.  The Spotlight Best Actor in a Play nominees are: Benedict Cumberbatch – After the Dance at the National, Lyttelton David Suchet – All My Sons at the Apollo Matthew Macfadyen – Private Lives at the Vaudeville Rory Kinnear – Hamlet at the National, Olivier & Measure for Measure at the Almeida...

posted on 6th December 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight Best Actor NSDF10 opens in The Wind in the Willows

Rupert Lazarus, winner of the Spotlight Best Actor prize at NSDF10 is playing Toad in Theatre 503’s production of The Wind in the Willows which opens tonight. The play by Kenneth Grahame and adapted by James Phillips will be performed by the NSDF10 Ensemble from Wednesday 1st December to Saturday 18th December 2010 at Theatre503 in Battersea and is suitable for children aged 6+ years.  To book tickets, here are the details: Box Office 020 7978 7040 or book on-line at: www.theatre503.com NSDF is celebrating its 56th year of producing, programming and supporting the...

posted on 1st December 2010 Read full article >>

Applications to audition for the National Youth Theatre are now open!

The National Youth Theatre are now accepting applications for NYT’s 2011 auditions and interviews! If you are aged between 14-21, live in the UK and have spark, passion, focus, enthusiasm, generosity and commitment, the NYT would like to illuminate your talent. National Youth Theatre is Britain’s biggest youth arts organisation with over 50 years’ experience of proving that outstanding ensemble drama gives young people the tools to discover their voices, describe their lives and grasp opportunities for change. They perform in communities, on tour, online, in the West End, and have also performed in Beijing at the Olympic...

posted on 29th September 2010 Read full article >>

Recent actor, dancer and presenter projects cast via Spotlight

The following are just a selection from the many hundreds of projects which have been cast via Spotlight recently: Film and Television The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo X Men: First Class Just William Waterloo Road Merlin ...

posted on 22nd September 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight Showcase 2010 – full photo and video coverage

The winner of the 2010 Spotlight Prize is Andrew Gower, from Oxford School of Drama. Vivienne Bell, from Central School of Speech and Drama, wins the highly commended award. They beat stiff competition from a total of 21 talented acting students, all of whom had already been chosen as the very best actors graduating from the UK’s most prestigious drama schools this year. The young performers had just three minutes each to impress an exclusive industry audience at the Spotlight Showcase, which took place at the Bloomsbury Ballroom. Watch our video of the event here: ...

posted on 22nd July 2010 Read full article >>

2010 Spotlight Prize winners announced

The winner of this year’s Spotlight Prize is Andrew Gower, from Oxford School of Drama. Vivienne Bell, from Central School of Speech and Drama, won the highly commended award. They beat stiff competition from a total of 21 talented acting students, all of whom had already been chosen as the very best actors graduating from the UK’s most prestigious drama schools this year. Competing for the Spotlight Prize, the young performers had just three minutes each to impress an exclusive industry audience at the Spotlight Showcase, which took place at the Bloomsbury Ballroom yesterday....

posted on 21st July 2010 Read full article >>

Contacts 2011 - 100th edition!

  Published by Spotlight since 1947, Contacts is the essential handbook for everyone working or wanting to work in the entertainment industry.  The 100th edition of Contacts will be published in November – advertise now and become a part of Contacts history! 20,000 copies of Contacts are purchased every year making it the daily reference tool for actors, dancers, presenters, drama students and production professionals. Contacts contains listings for over 5000 companies, services and individuals including agents, casting directors, theatres, production companies, rehearsal rooms, photographers, voice and acting coaches.  It also features valuable advice from...

posted on 22nd June 2010 Read full article >>

Get one-to-one career advice from a Spotlight expert

Appointments are now available for Spotlight Mondays career chats in May, June and July Whether you’re just starting out or feel the need for a “refresher chat”, Spotlight Mondays are an opportunity to have a 15 minute careers chat with a Spotlight expert. Anything is up for discussion, including photos, CVs, showreels, casting directors and agents (however, it is not possible for us to recommend agents).  This is a free service, inclusive within Spotlight membership and available only to members. For more information and to book a place between the hours of 2pm and 5pm every...

posted on 14th May 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight launches professional showreel editing service

Spotlight has launched its first full showreel editing service, offering members an opportunity to work with a professional editor to produce their reel. Working in our central London edit suites, Spotlight can create a high-resolution DVD showreel from a member’s video material, and upload it to their Spotlight page. To find out more and to book an appointment, visit www.spotlight.com/artists/ShowreelEditing.html. Tags: actor, actress, career, presenters

posted on 11th May 2010 Read full article >>

Actors 2010-2011 – New directory out now

Spotlight Actors 2010-2011 is now available. With new photographs and contact details for over 14,500 professionally trained and experienced actors, the books are an invaluable aide-memoire when looking for casting inspiration. To browse a preview or to order a copy, visit the Spotlight Shop. Tags: actor, casting, directory

posted on 19th April 2010 Read full article >>

Most promising actress & actor at NSDF announced

Spotlight are proud to announce that this year’s winners of the Spotlight Award for most promising actress and actor at the National Student Drama Festival are Rachel Helen Shaw and Rupert Lazarus.      Rupert and Rachel are studying at Leeds University and appeared in Ravenrock Theatre Company’s production of ‘Phaedre’s Love’ by Sarah Kane.  Each receives £150 prize money and  free membership of Spotlight for a year.  This year’s NSDF featured the usual mix of great productions and performances, enthusiastic students from across the UK and some amazing speakers including Mike Leigh, Christopher Ecclestone, Thelma...

posted on 7th April 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight members win big at this year’s Olivier Awards

             Big congratulations to all the Spotlight members who won awards at Sunday's Olivier Awards. They are Aneurin Barnard, Eddie Redmayne, Iwan Rheon, Mark Rylance, Maggie Smith, Samantha Spiro, Rachel Weisz and Ruth Wilson. Plaudits too to all the performers who were nominated in the actor/actress categories. On the dance side of things, Stephen Mears won Best Theatre Chorographer for Hello Dolly! at the Open Air and the Rambert Dance company won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. For a full list of the winners...

posted on 23rd March 2010 Read full article >>

Famous faces from Spotlight's past

Since 1927, Spotlight's pages have featured hundreds of famous faces.  The Hall of Fame is a compilation of our favourite actor and actress photos from stage and screen.  To view ‘When They Were Children’, ‘James Bond 007’, ‘Academy Award Winners’ and many more, click here. Tags: actor, actress, awards, film, photo, spotlight, stage

posted on 22nd March 2010 Read full article >>

Recent actor, dancer and presenter projects cast via Spotlight

The following are just a selection from the many hundreds of projects which have been cast via Spotlight recently: Film and Television The Sarah Jane Adventures The IT Crowd Taggart Merlin 4321 Inbetweeners River City Untitled Ken Loach Project 2009 Hollyoaks Sex and the City 2 Stage Dunsinane (Hampstead Theatre, London) Enron (Noel Coward Theatre, London) The 39 Steps (National Tour) Really Old, Like Forty Five (National Theatre) Columbo (National Tour) Canterbury Tales (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Liverpool Playhouse,...

posted on 19th March 2010 Read full article >>

Five Top Tips for TV and Film Casting from Kate Rhodes James

At this week’s Spotlight Graduate Programme event, casting director Kate Rhodes James (Bleak House, Cold Feet, Into the Storm, Mo Mowlam, The Fattest Man in Great Britain) spoke to final-year drama graduates about casting for film and television.  Topics covered included how to approach a casting director, what to expect in an audition and how best to present yourself (CV’s and photographs).  For anyone wanting to break into television and film here are her top five tips:  Research each casting director before you meet or contact them.  If you’re...

posted on 17th March 2010 Read full article >>

Top five career tips for aspiring presenters

Are you an actor or dancer looking to branch into presenting?  Or perhaps you've been watching television and thought I could do better than that?  To help you on your way here are our top five tips: Be specific about what type of presenter you are - are you entertainment, factual or both?  If you have an expertise, capitalise on it.  Agents, commissioning editors and heads of development all need to be able to place you immediately, don't make it hard for them. When seeking representation, you...

posted on 12th March 2010 Read full article >>

How to succeed at commercial castings

2010 has got off to a great start at Spotlight Studios with numerous film and television projects using our facilities. Just recently feature film directors Roland Emmerich (2012, The Day After Tomorrow) and Taylor Hackford (Ray, Proof of Life) were in casting for their latest projects. It’s pilot season too which means plenty of actors have been in to tape their auditions for American casting directors. Commercial castings include Orange, John Lewis, McDonalds, Shell and Nintendo. To help you with landing that commercial, here are some top tips: Check that you’ve...

posted on 10th March 2010 Read full article >>

How to be a professional actor – top five tips

Spotlight hosted its latest Graduates Programme event last night, aimed at supporting performers during the tricky transition from drama student to full-time actor. Students from various CDS-accredited drama schools, including Central School of Speech and Drama, Guildford School of Acting and Drama Studio London, attended the seminar, entitled ‘How To Be A Professional Actor’ and hosted by Pippa Harrison and Will Davies. Topics discussed included choosing photographs, running yourself as a business and how best to approach casting directors and agents.  Here are our top five tips on how to be a professional actor: ...

posted on 23rd February 2010 Read full article >>

Last few places at Graduate Programme events

Casting professionals working in television, film and theatre will offer free career advice to drama students in a series of free Spotlight seminars in the coming weeks. The Spotlight Graduate Programme gives students a chance to meet and put questions to industry professionals and Spotlight’s own expert advisers. Some places are still available at the following events: Monday 8 February - Meet the Casting Director (musical theatre) Pippa Ailion (Wicked, The Lion King, Billy Elliot). A Q&A session with this highly acclaimed casting director – do not miss the...

posted on 3rd February 2010 Read full article >>

Introducing Spotlight’s Actor on Tape service

With the US pilot season under way, Spotlight’s Actor on Tape service offers a quick, easy and cost-effective way to get a performer’s audition to US producers. If you have an American casting confirmed and a script ready then simply book your Actor on Tape session to record your audition. We can upload DVD-quality clips and send links to your casting director in minutes. One of the great benefits of Actor on Tape is that it allows an actor to pursue UK opportunities and compete for American roles at the same time. Make sure...

posted on 15th January 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight at Actor Expo in London

Spotlight will be at Actor Expo London on the 3rd October. We'd love to see you there! The Spotlight team will be on hand to help you with any membership questions you may have throughout the day. In addition we are holding a free seminar exclusively for Spotlight members: HOW TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ACTOR: Will Davies and Pippa Harrison (Spotlight) 11.30am - 12.45pm Two Spotlight experts will provide invaluable advice on how actors can improve their chances of finding work. Topics discussed will include photos, CVs and cover letters, showreels, basic networking...

posted on 18th November 2009 Read full article >>