Tag: acting
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Getting Back to Work After a Career Break
Performer Abiola Ogunbiyi offers practical tips for actors returning to work.
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12 Pieces of Advice for Actors From Actors
Performers attending the Casting Directors’ Guild Awards share the best advice they’ve ever been given We asked David Morrissey, Naomi Ackie, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Daniel Mays, Daniel Monks and Jonah Hauer-King why they pursued a career in acting and what advice they could offer to performers. Watch the video: Here are their 12 pearls of wisdom…
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Books about the Acting Industry to Add to Your Reading List
Books about acting and the industry recommended by Spotlight staff. Time spent sitting with a book is never wasted. It’s a chance to relax, contemplate, and absorb information entirely at your own pace. When we have time on our hands it’s also an opportunity to branch out and learn more about any number of topics. There is a…
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Dealing with a Bad Performance
Tahlia Norrish shares her experience of giving a bad performance and the valuable lessons she learnt. A blow to our ego can be tough, especially when it’s resulted from coming up short in our craft. It can seem so enticing to make excuses or throw in the towel completely, but we can choose to profit…
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How to Play Older and Younger Roles
Tom Baker offers advice on playing a role significantly older or younger than you currently are.
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Parting with a Part: How to De-Role and Protect Your Mental Health
Tips for taking care of your mental health when playing intense parts and winding down after the role.
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An Actor’s Guide to Routine
Katie Redford’s guide to creating and maintaining a routine in the unpredictable world of acting.