We’ve compiled a handy list of resources for our agent and casting members. This list includes guidelines on language and inclusivity, codes of conduct, child employment resources and much more.
Agency Resources
- Personal Managers’ Association (PMA)
- Agents of Young Performers Association (AYPA)
- Co-operative Personal Management Association (CPMA)
- Tagmin – Spotlight’s Agency Solution
- Best Practice Guidelines for Meeting and Offering Representation to New Graduates
- Employment Agencies Act 1973
- Agent Training and Talent Contracts Consultancy: Kelly Andrews
Auditions
- Equity Code of Best Practice for Self-Tape & Zoom Auditions for Commercials
- BBC Writer’s Room Script Library
- Preparing an audition
- Penciling and recalls etiquette
- Best Practice: Self-tape & Zoom Auditions for Commercials
- Best Practice: Self-tape and Zoom Auditions for Scripted Drama
Agreements and Contracts
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- Equity Industry Information Service
- Glossary of Contract types on Spotlight
- Equity Guide for Short Films & the Festival Circuit
- SAG-AFTRA GR1 and Force Majeure
- SAG-AFTRA Global Rule 1
Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment
- Wellbeing in the Arts
- Film and TV Charity
- Time’s Up UK
- ACAS Guidelines on Bullying and Harassment
- Positive Action Versus Positive Discrimination
- NDA’s – Can’t Buy My Silence
- Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA)
Casting Guilds & Organisations
- ARDA
- Casting Directors Association
- Casting Directors’ Guild
- Casting Guild of Australia
- Casting Society (CSA)
- International Casting Directors Association (ICDA)
- Italian Union of Casting Directors
- Professional Association of Casting Directors Spain (APDICE)
- Usefee TV Calculator
Codes of Conduct & Guidelines, Nudity and Intimacy
- Equity Manifesto for Casting
- SAG-AFTRA Code of Conduct
- PMA Code of Conduct
- CPMA Code of Conduct
- BECTU’s Shooting Intimacy Guidelines
- Intimacy on Set
- Intimacy on Set Guidelines by Ita O’Brien
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Anti-racism: Unlock Toolkit
- Anti-racism: Resources and Further Reading
- Good Practice in BSL & the Arts
- Good Practice for Working With Autistic Artists
- ProFile Performers
- Triple C / DANC (Disabled Artists Networking Community)
- Triple A – Understanding Neurodiversity in the Performing Arts
- CDG – EDI Group
- PMA – The Diverse Squad
- Equity Guidelines for Working with LGBT+ Performers
- Gender and Disability on Spotlight, FAQs for Agents
- Gendered Intelligence Resources
- Pronouns: What and Why
- Trans Inclusive Theatre
- Trans and Non-Binary language to use in breakdowns
Graduates and Student Film
Industry Conference Content
Studios and Casting Services
Travel and Visas
- A Guide for Working in the EU if You’re a UK National
- A Guide to Working in the UK as an EU National
- UK Government Advice for UK > EU
- UK Government Advice for Non-UK > UK
Wellbeing and Support
- Spotlight Wellbeing and Mental Health Hub
- Grants for Parents and Carers
- Parents in Performing Arts (PiPA)
