Author: Spotlight Admin
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How to Approach a Small Theatre Company
Want to make theatre with a local company? Here’s how to get started. Whether you’re looking for that vital last credit for your Spotlight membership application or just love theatre (and don’t quite know how to get the Old Vic’s attention!), approaching small theatre companies can be a great way to gain a foot in…
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Your Top 5 Questions Answered
We’re always looking out for ways to help new members settle in at Spotlight, making our recent Welcome Evening the perfect opportunity to find out what questions our new members have. Here are just a few popular questions we get asked about how to make the most of your Spotlight membership: How do I self-submit?…
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Getting Roles in Europe Just Got a Whole Lot Easier
We’ve partnered with Northern Europe’s largest casting platform, Stagepool, to share opportunities with each other’s members and make it easier to gain opportunities throughout Europe. If you’re an actor, many of Europe’s leading casting directors such as Tusse Lande (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Skyfall) will now be distributing their breakdowns via Spotlight, giving you the opportunity to…
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Scene Study: Why is it Important?
Acting – at least for those who do it professionally – is about much more than just learning the lines in a script and then saying them out loud. You also have to know which way to face and who’s paying your wages at the end of the week! I’m joking of course (well, not…
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BBC Casting Director John Cannon on: The Audition Room
John Cannon has been working in casting since 1989 with the National Theatre, having headed up the casting department at the RSC, cast several independent films and television, he now works at the BBC. He spoke to actress and blogger Domenique Fragale, to talk about his past work, life experience, and casting today. What made you want to go…
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5 Ways To A Better Relationship With Your Agent
There’s a load of advice out there about how to get an agent, but very little about what to do once you have one. How do you build an effective working relationship with your agent? How often should you email? Should you let them know when you hear about work? And what if things aren’t going well?…
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How to Survive Pilot Season
It’s a well known fact that Los Angeles is the mecca for television, and the birthplace of the majority of our favourite series, but the actors on those shows all have something in common; most of their careers skyrocketed because of pilot season. Living in Los Angeles as an actor you quickly become accustomed to the…
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How to Start Your Career in L.A.
Domenique Fragale is a graduate of Arts Educational Schools and holds both US and UK citizenship. Working as an actress in both LA and London, Domenique offers her top advice for getting started in LA. “If you can imagine yourself doing anything other than acting, do that instead.” This was the best piece of advice I was ever…
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Everything You Need to Know About: Working in L.A.
We caught up with Arrow actor Jimmy Akingbola on how to make the transition to working in the States. Header photo credit: © 2016 The CW
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How to Audition for Camera
Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead Casting Director, Sharon Bialy, on how to audition for camera. Header photo credit: © Ursula Coyote/AMC