Category: Making Work
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How to Fund Your Feature Film
Discover what sets feature films apart from shorts, as well as the core funding options available for feature filmmakers in the UK. Feature films offer filmmakers a unique set of opportunities compared to short films. They allow you to develop more complex characters and narratives and to stage them within a cinematic world that has…
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How to Write a Monologue
How to begin writing, develop a monologue and what to bear in mind when turning that monologue into a full show. When it comes to writing – in all its forms – starting can be the hardest part. We want to make sure whatever we write is perfect, but the first words rarely are. Writing,…
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How to Find Funding for Your Short Film
Explore the best ways to get funding for your short film project in the UK and find out what costs to budget for when turning your vision into reality. Creating your own short film can be a long, perilous journey full of ups and downs – the type that can sometimes tempt you into believing…
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Recording Your Voice at Home
How to record your voice at home and tips for improving the quality of your audio recordings. Voice work can be a useful way of generating income, not to mention a good skill to have on your Spotlight profile. Thanks to advances in technology, it’s now easier than ever to record your voice in professional…
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How Acting Techniques Can Help with Your Writing Process
If you’re feeling intimidated about writing your own work, use these acting exercises to get started. Take advantage of the skill set you have developed as an actor. It will only serve you when it comes to writing your own work As an actor, you might be excited to try your hand at writing. But…
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Eva O’Connor on Writing Your Own Work
Performer and writer Eva O’Connor shares her experience writing award-winning plays and developing one of her works into a BBC Three drama. People often ask me whether I prefer acting or writing. They’re always dying to know when I’m going to choose between the two of them. Both questions are up there with the classic: “how…
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Tips for Taking Your Show to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Top tips if you’re thinking of taking your show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A lot of work goes into taking shows to Edinburgh, but showcasing your work at the Fringe could be a hugely beneficial experience. We spoke to performers at the festival to get their advice about how to go about planning and…
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Emma Rice on Directing Theatre
Spotlight talks to Emma Rice about learning to direct, telling good stories, and the joy of theatre… Emma Rice, director of Wise Children and former Artistic Director at the Globe, talks to Spotlight about how she came into directing, her passion for theatre and what she looks for from actors she works with. Take a…
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Hugo Blick on Directing for Screen
Hugo Blick, the creative mind behind the Honorable Woman and Black Earth Rising, talks to Spotlight about directing, telling good stories, and much more… Hugo Blick, writer, director, actor and producer behind Black Earth Rising and The Honourable Woman, talks to Spotlight. In this video, Hugo talks to us about why he got into directing,…
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Josie Rourke on Directing for Stage and Screen
Spotlight talks to Josie Rourke about directing… Josie Rourke, former Artistic Director of the Donmar and director of film Mary, Queen of Scots, talks to Spotlight. Josie talks through how she got into directing, advice to actors and directors alike, and who inspires her to create work.