Category: News & Advice
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Spotlight Teams Up with WeAudition at Sundance to Discuss the Future of Casting
Spotlight joins WeAudition and CSA Casting Directors at the Sundance Film Festival to discuss the future of casting The Sundance Film Festival is a mainstay of the festival circuit, bringing artists and audiences together to showcase independent filmmakers from across the globe. In addition to sparking bidding wars amongst the studios for films destined to…
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Oscars 2023 Nominations Announced
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ lead the Academy Award nominations It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or at least, for those celebrating awards season, it is. The build-up to the 95th Oscars is upon us, and as we reflect on the last…
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Nominees Announced for The CDG Casting Awards 2023
We’re delighted to announce the nominees for the 2023 CDG Casting Awards The CDG Casting Awards is a celebration of the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre and Commercials. This year, a new category has been added to champion the success of those casting children across all media types. There will…
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2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards Nominations Announced
All Quiet on the Western Front, The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once top the nominations for the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards. The nominations for this year’s BAFTA Film Awards have been announced…. The glitz and glam of the film industry returns to the capital this February for the prestigious British Academy…
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12 Tips for Controlling Nerves
Top tips to help deal with nerves ahead of auditions, performances or rehearsals Nerves can get the better of all of us. Even established actors get nervous before auditions, performances and in rehearsals as Imelda Staunton, Josette Simon, Alex Jenning and other actors have shared with us. The trick is knowing how to deal with them when…
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Tips for Preparing for a Performance
Top tips about preparing for performing on stage or on camera. As part of the Spotlight Prize, graduate performers are asked to perform a monologue of their choice in front of the camera before performing a second piece on stage in front of an audience of industry professionals. We asked them what they did differently to prepare for each…
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5 Films and TV Shows Filming in the UK in 2023
2023 is looking like an exciting year for the screen – here are five films and TV series currently filming in the UK and Ireland. By Charlie Gardiner The new year is upon us and as we look forward to what 2023 has in store for us, we celebrate the exciting productions that are back…
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Caring for Your Voice in Winter
Winter voice care tips and advice for vocal recovery after a cold or congestion. We asked spoken voice coach, podcaster and voiceover artist, Nic Redman, for her top tips for caring for your voice during the cold season and what we can be doing to look after our voices this winter. 12-minute listen. Episode Transcript Kristyn Coutts: Hello…
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Spotlight’s Year in Review 2022
Recapping Spotlight’s news, events, advice, tips and industry updates from the year gone by. 2022 proved to be a busy year here at Spotlight HQ. We refreshed our membership offering, introduced a bursary scheme, hosted the Spotlight Prize, and participated in the CDG and CDA Awards. In addition, we were delighted to bring back Open…
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Financial Mindfulness – Budgeting Tips for Performers
How to organise your finances and budget with ever-changing earnings. Money – or the lack of it – is not the obstacle to your success and goals but sitting blissfully in the ignorance of your financial health may well be. I can tell you from personal experience that by ignoring your finances and giving sole…