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Maureen Hughes on Casting RTE’s ‘Taken Down’
Our interview with casting director Maureen Hughes on her latest casting challenge: RTE’s Taken Down – including how she found unrepresented talent via Spotlight! Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE)’s newest drama series Taken Down reunites the creative team behind the hugely successful gangland drama Love/Hate, joined by best-selling novelist Jo Spain. Love/Hate ran for 5 series…
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2018 #ShowreelShareDay Competition: Advice and Personal Reviews on Your Showreels!
Casting directors Kahleen Crawford and Rich Mento and Spotlight’s Emma Dyson review your showreels. Thousands of you entered our #showreelshareday competition this October, for the chance to win one of nine showreel reviews by Kahleen Crawford, Rich Mento and Spotlight’s Emma Dyson. Watch the showreels, read the reviews and check out some top showreel tips for everyone below.…
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What is Spotlight?
Wondering what we do here at Spotlight? Here’s an introduction. Welcome to Spotlight, the home of casting. Since 1927, Spotlight has been used to cast some of the biggest film, television and theatre productions. As Europe’s largest casting service, we serve a community of over 65,000 performers, and run world class casting studios in the…
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Spotlight at the BFI: Authenticity in Casting
Spotlight, the BFI and the Casting Society of America collaborated this week to host a discussion on authenticity in casting On Monday 15th October, Spotlight held an event in conjunction with the British Film Institute and the Casting Society of America entitled, ‘Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: Authenticity in Casting’ to tackle the question…
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FAQs for Parents and Guardians of Young Performers
Welcome to Spotlight We know that for many parents and guardians the entertainment industry may be completely new territory so we’ve created these FAQs to help you gain a good understanding of what Spotlight is and how it works within the casting process. Spotlight was established in 1927 and has maintained its position at the forefront…
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Disability and Performance: An Interview with Robert Softley Gale
Robert Softley Gale of Birds of Paradise talks to Spotlight about disability and performance I don’t want a generic actor who looks the same as every other actor… I want real people and I actually think it makes the end product a lot better. Birds of Paradise’s Robert Softley Gale talked to Spotlight about his Edinburgh…
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How Do I Get an Agent as a Young Performer?
Our Account Manager for Young Performers Ellie Samuels and former Young Performer Junior Agent Mel Brown talk to us about how young performers can find an agent right agent for them How do young performers go about finding an agent? In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we discuss what an agent can help with,…
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Finding Your Voice with Luke Barnes
Playwright and Game of Thrones actor Luke Barnes talks to Spotlight about finding your voice as a writer… Playwright and Game of Thrones actor Luke Barnes tells us about finding your voice as a writer. He covers how he deals with writer’s block, his process and how you can succeed in creating your own work!…
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Comedy and Performance with Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas talks to Spotlight about his latest show Check Up: Our NHS at 70, and how to succeed as a performer in this tough industry… The ethos that you can get up and create your own work, your own material, is really important. I think that’s a really positive [influence] that stand up can…
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Overcoming Self-Judgment as an Actor
Penelope Granycome reflects on what you can do to overcome the voice of self-judgment… The biggest block to emotional wellbeing and relaxed presence in any area of life – but particularly an acting career – is the emotional seesaw of self-judgment. It can be so easy to measure our self-worth by whether or not we…