Category: Getting Work
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Quick Self-Taping Tips from a Casting Assistant
Sophia Elizabeth Tamaro gives her quick self-taping tips for actors… In today’s ever-changing world, self-tapes are a wonderful tool that allow actresses and actors to be seen by casting directors across the globe. And yet, they can be daunting for many different reasons. Here, I’ve tried to break down some basics to encourage you to…
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10 Tips for Foreign Actors in London
Sarah Barlin, who has just moved to London, gives her top tips for any actors who’ve just arrived in the UK. My mum always tells me to keep my cup full. Acting can be hard because it is paved with rejection. It helps to know how to keep yourself healthy and happy. Sleep, drink water,…
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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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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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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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How to Make a Good First Impression
Make sure you’re succeeding from the very first moments – here are our tips for making the best first impression! It’s back to school season, making it a great opportunity to revamp your acting toolkit. A big part of landing work is to do with the impression you leave on the casting director and other…
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How to Create Your Own Screen Work
Whether it’s for our own pleasure or going directly into your next showreel, Matthew Jacobs Morgan gives us the low down on creating your own filmed work If you have a good idea and an iPhone/camera, then the world’s your oyster… Matthew Jacobs Morgan Now is a very exciting time. We have the ability to…
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Dance Auditions: Facing Your Dance Call-back Fear
Ever wanted to ‘get that show’, but didn’t want to deal with the dance call? Jenny Patrone talks through overcoming dance audition fears and how to use the skills you have to your advantage. Dance isn’t just about high kicks and pirouettes. It improves posture, mental health and the benefits are endless. Jenny Patrone Even…
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A Journey to Edinburgh Fringe: Dramaturgy and Stories
Whether you’re an editor trying to get the latest scoop on the hottest new director or comedian, a writer keen to see your work performed for the first time or an actor deeply immersed in your role, August sees thousands flock to Edinburgh on the hunt for stories that will shape their summer, and that…