Author: Spotlight Admin
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How to Keep Your Mental Health Safe Whilst Working on Intense Subject Matters
In the last few years there has been a huge uptake in conversations surrounding mental health. Often a conversation is the first step, but for most people mental health is a lifelong journey and something we have to work on on a daily basis. Performer, Karen Johal provides her tips and experiences on how to…
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Powerful Pause Meditation with Su Mee Tan: All of You
In this meditation you will be guided by Presence and Impact Coach, Su Mee Tan. Some of you will know Su Mee from our regular Powerful Pause meditation sessions. In this 20 minute meditation, Su Mee invites you to connect to the full range of who you are and to get curious about who you…
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The Spotlight on North England
We want to introduce some of our wonderful Agents and Casting Directors working and living in the north of England! Small Screen Talent Name: Ross Adams Location: Manchester About us: Established in 2016 by award-winning actor, Ross Adams, Small Screen Talent is a small boutique agency dedicated to nurturing, developing and shaping the careers of young performers. Clients…
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How to Spot Photoshoot Scams
It’s disheartening to constantly hear about rogue or scam photoshoots which promise plenty and deliver very little except an empty wallet and much wounded pride. Here are our top tips to avoid being reeled in by these unscrupulous individuals and companies. There is no ‘quick’ or ‘easy way’ into our industry. Performers succeed by dint…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Creativity
This meditation is designed to help you to grow and expand your creativity through connecting with the breath and the body. We’ll also get curious about the range of our creativity and how this can be expanded by the connection we have with ourselves. This guided meditation was written for one of our new Powerful…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Range
This meditation is designed to get you out of your head and into your body, which is one of the key steps to feeling more calm and grounded. We also take a little bit of time to reflect on the gifts that can come from adversity and how this can expand our range. 25 minute…
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Self-Taping: The New Rules for The New Normal
An industry standard for self-taping now exists, we must all work to uphold it. A four day minimum turnaround, a maximum of six pages, protection for bank holidays. For years, these have been utopian ideals wistfully longed for by actors adjusting to the demands of self-taping. They are now a reality. A ground-breaking joint agreement…
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Spotlight Casting Media Platform FAQs
The Spotlight video tool allows casting directors to upload and store clips in your project folders. You can upload, store and manage all the videos relating to your projects in one place in your Spotlight account. These can be audition tapes, videos or self-tapes you have been sent. You can assign performers, breakdowns, roles and…
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Joining Spotlight: Changes to our gender options when applying for your membership
We are delighted to announce that from today performers wishing to join Spotlight will no longer be required to select a gender option when making an application. Once a profile is up and running we will ask you to provide more information, including gender, to ensure casting directors can easily find you. When providing information…
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5 Top Tips for Acting in Tokyo
Performer Faye Butler’s top tips for anyone looking to work as an actor in Tokyo. Working as a British actor in Tokyo, Japan, comes with its trials and tribulations, but boy does it give you the satisfaction of feeling challenged! On one hand, you’re working with less competition, as there are a limited number of…