Tag: auditions
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How to Self-Tape at Home
Our tips on how you can self-tape from home! So you’ve received that email from your agent asking you to put yourself on tape for a casting, and they need the audition WeTransferred across by tomorrow. With our ‘how to’ video, this process need never feel rushed or stressful again! If you’re able to start…
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Your Top 5 Questions Answered
We’re always looking out for ways to help new members settle in at Spotlight, making our recent Welcome Evening the perfect opportunity to find out what questions our new members have. Here are just a few popular questions we get asked about how to make the most of your Spotlight membership: How do I self-submit?…
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BBC Casting Director John Cannon on: The Audition Room
John Cannon has been working in casting since 1989 with the National Theatre, having headed up the casting department at the RSC, cast several independent films and television, he now works at the BBC. He spoke to actress and blogger Domenique Fragale, to talk about his past work, life experience, and casting today. What made you want to go…
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Skyfall Casting Director Debbie McWilliams on: How to Audition
Casting director Debbie McWilliams of Casino Royale, Skyfall, GoldenEye, and more on how to audition well, the best self-tapes, and what she wants from your showreel.
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Aidan Turner on: How to Get Cast
Aidan Turner, star of Poldark and The Hobbit talked to Spotlight at the Subtitle Film Festival in Kilkenny about how to get started in the industry, his best audition, advice for actors, and more. Header photo credit: BBC Store ©
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How to: Audition for Drama School
Deciding to audition for drama school is a great show of someone’s determination and passion to begin the path of following your dream but (and this is a big but) getting in to drama school is not the only path you could take to follow desire to become a successful actor. When I started auditioning for drama schools…
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An Audition Masterclass with Lime Pictures
Head of Casting at Lime Pictures, Peter Hunt, gave an invaluable screen audition masterclass at our spring Spotlight Open House week. For anyone who didn’t manage to get a spot, here’s the top tips from the session, on making that first impression count. Getting Seen Have something to say in that opening email to a casting director,…
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Emma Stafford on what she looks for at auditions
Casting director Emma Stafford discusses what she looks for in actors she auditions.
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How to Self-Tape Auditions
If you’ve been asked to put yourself on tape for an audition, don’t panic. Here are our tips for self-taping auditions from home. In this video, we discuss cameras, lighting, sound, sending your self-tape to the casting director and more. What do I need to film my self-tape at home? You’ll need: A video camera…
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Q&A with Casting Director Alison Solomon
Alison Solomon is a freelance casting director and recently gave a talk at our regional Open House in Birmingham. We caught up with her after the session to ask a few of your questions from Twitter. I create costumes, masks, and SFX make-up. How or where can I get into this and be recognised for…