Category: The Spotlight Podcast
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Young Performer Rights and Licensing
We get answers to the questions: what are the rights of a young performer and what is a licence for? If you’re a younger performer or a parent of a young performer, here is what you need to know about your rights on the job, pay you’re you entitled to and why a licence is…
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How Do I Prepare for an Audition with an Accent?
How do you nail an accent with limited time to prepare? This is the podcast to answer your accent qualms, featuring Josh Mathieson, a voice and accent coach and director who is the Head of Voice and Co-Vice Principal at theMTA, a voice teacher at the Independent Centre for Actor Training (ICAT) and a Voice and Acting Tutor at The…
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What Makes for a Good Actor’s Photo?
Spotlight’s Head of Publishing gives her expert advice about picking the most effective photos for your profile. The headshot is vital for every actor but what kind of photos make for the best first impression when it comes to your Spotlight profile? In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we discuss the subject with Kate…
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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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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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The Spotlight Podcast: How to Self-Tape on Your Phone
Expert tips for how to set up, light and film self-tapes on your phone. In this episode of the Spotlight Podcast, you’ll find all the essential information needed to ensure you don’t miss out on your next acting opportunity. Hear from Spotlight’s own Audio-Visual Specialist, Nicholas Peel, on how to get the best possible self-tape…
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The Spotlight Podcast: How to Make Innovative Theatre
Take a listen to our discussion about innovative theatre-making – including site-specific, immersive and technology-driven work – with Dante or Die. Their production is User Not Found, and deals with the question of our online legacy – a very pertinent topic right now. We also discuss: 27 minute listen or the full transcript can be…
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The Spotlight Podcast: How Open Door Helps Young People Get into Acting
David Mumeni talks to us about the importance of making drama school for everyone and how Open Door helps young people get into acting. Actor David Mumeni is the founder of Open Door, a non-profit that helps talented young people who do not have financial support or resources to gain a place at drama school. We caught up…