Category: News & Advice
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The Spotlight Podcast: Making Your Own Film Work
Matthew Jacobs Morgan and Laura Kirwan-Ashman talk about the crossovers between performing and filmmaking, and how you can get started making your own screen work. Performers often feel they have to wait to tell the stories they are passionate about. But in today’s podcast episode, we chat to Matthew Jacobs Morgan and Laura Kirwan-Ashman, both…
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Maureen Hughes on Casting RTE’s ‘Taken Down’
Our interview with casting director Maureen Hughes on her latest casting challenge: RTE’s Taken Down – including how she found unrepresented talent via Spotlight! Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE)’s newest drama series Taken Down reunites the creative team behind the hugely successful gangland drama Love/Hate, joined by best-selling novelist Jo Spain. Love/Hate ran for 5 series…
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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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The Unorthodox Actor: The Guide to Not Going to Drama School
Matthew Jacobs Morgan on taking a non-drama school route towards improving your acting skills. One of the most freeing parts about being in control of your training is that you get to choose which techniques and practitioners work best for you and therefore what you want to focus on… Matthew Jacobs Morgan I only did…
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Spotlight at the BFI: Authenticity in Casting
Why Authentic Representation and Lived Experience Matter in Casting On Monday, 15th October 2018, Spotlight held an event in conjunction with the British Film Institute and the Casting Society of America entitled ‘Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: Authenticity in Casting’ to tackle the question of representation and casting, and how these intersect with authenticity.…
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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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How Do I Get an Agent as a Young Performer?
Our Account Manager for Young Performers Ellie Samuels and former Young Performer Junior Agent Mel Brown talk to us about how young performers can find an agent right agent for them How do young performers go about finding an agent? In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we discuss what an agent can help with,…
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Brexit and the Performing Arts: What Can You Do to Prepare?
Brexit is approaching… Luna Williams of the Immigration Advice Service gives us insight on what we can do now to prepare. Read our updated guidance on working and auditioning in the EU of you’re a UK National. Published: October 2018 The easy exchange of talent, experiences and ideas has always been central to the performing arts…
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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…