Tag: auditions

  • 5 Top Tips for Acting in Tokyo

    5 Top Tips for Acting in Tokyo

    Performer Faye Butler’s top tips for anyone looking to work as an actor in Tokyo. Working as a British actor in Tokyo, Japan, comes with its trials and tribulations, but boy does it give you the satisfaction of feeling challenged! On one hand, you’re working with less competition, as there are a limited number of…

  • Teen Actors: Why Didn’t I Get Into Drama School?

    Teen Actors: Why Didn’t I Get Into Drama School?

    Performer Isabelle Martin shares her experiences of auditioning for drama school and what to do if things don’t go the way you planned. Throughout our lives, it feels as if society keeps drawing us towards a particular path, whether we want it or not. Perhaps you feel pressured to follow an academic route in school…

  • Powerful Pause Meditation: Pre-Audition

    Powerful Pause Meditation: Pre-Audition

    This guided meditation is designed to listen to before you’re going into an audition to help you feel calm and confident. As well as listening to the meditation pre-audition, you may also find it helpful if you’re about to do a self-tape or simply want to take a moment for yourself on set. In fact you…

  • Self-Taping Tips for Young Performers

    Self-Taping Tips for Young Performers

    For parents/guardians of Young Performers and all our members who are feeling a bit new to the art of self-taping, this article is for you! Written by our very own Nicholas Peel, who has mountains of experience in this field, the article guides you through. From the bare necessities, to tips on filming, lighting and…

  • How to Handle Rejection

    How to Handle Rejection

    Rejection is unfortunately part of being an actor. We explore practices and resources to help you handle that “no”. Connect and share your feelings with another. Acting is a community and since 90% of our community are unemployed at any given time, a lot of actors are dealing with rejection too. Anyone pursuing a career…

  • Tips for Auditioning on Zoom

    Tips for Auditioning on Zoom

    10 tips to help you nail your audition on Zoom. It might feel strange auditioning from home, but the more confident you are in your tech setup and the more prepared you are with the material, the more enjoyable the experience will be. Whether you love them or hate them, Zoom auditions may well be…

  • The Spotlight Guide to Idents

    The Spotlight Guide to Idents

    Everything you need to know about filming an ident and full length shots. An ident – sometimes called a slate – is a purely technical part of the audition process in which you state your name, your agent (or that you’re self-represented) and occasionally a few other details. It’s used by casting directors to help…

  • Am I Enough? Dealing with Self-doubt

    Am I Enough? Dealing with Self-doubt

    As performers, it’s easy to doubt ourselves and question if we’re enough but forming new habits and thought patterns can help us recognise our self-worth. When you relieve yourself from the expectations and pressures of acting, enjoyment can become the focus once more When you begin your career as an actor, the highs and lows…

  • Casting Young Performers

    Casting Young Performers

    Ruth O’Dowd, Daniel Edwards and Catherine Willis discuss their approaches to casting children and the best way to make an impression in the room. As part of our Digital Summer School, we hosted a panel with casting directors Ruth O’Dowd, Daniel Edwards and Catherine Willis. They shared their advice about self-taping, dealing with rejection and…

  • Casting Directors on Diversity, Self-Taping and Auditions

    Casting Directors on Diversity, Self-Taping and Auditions

    Read what Aisha Bywaters, Lauren Evans and Kelly Valentine Hendry had to say about diversity in casting, what to do (and not do) in self-tapes and how they prefer to be contacted. We hosted a Zoom event for Spotlight members to hear from casting directors Aisha Bywaters, Lauren Evans and Kelly Valentine Hendry. Here’s a…