Tag: casting directors
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7 Headshot Tips from Casting Directors
Casting directors explain what makes for a good headshot and what they look for in a photo. As a professional performer, your headshots are vitally important. They’re how you’re represented on Spotlight and are the first thing a casting director sees when selecting performers to audition, so your photo must look like you and truly…
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Meet the Casting Directors: Rosie and James Pearson
Get to know more about husband-and-wife team James and Rosie Pearson, founders of the award-winning Pearson Casting. When you cast a show that you truly love, it never feels like work to sit and watch extraordinarily talented people singing or reading scenes from the musical. Can you explain a little bit about your background and…
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Meet the Casting Director: David Grindrod
West End casting director David Grindrod shares his top audition and self-tape tips.
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Advice for Young Performers from the Industry
Industry advice for young actors on self-tapes and castings. We hope these are useful when you come to do your next audition or self-tape. It’s important to note that every agent can tend to work slightly differently so remember to always check in with them too! On self-taping: When you go to do a self-tape,…
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Winners Announced for The CDG Casting Awards 2022
The Casting Directors’ Guild are delighted to announce the winners for the 2022 CDG Casting Awards, in partnership with Spotlight. Hosted by the brilliant Jennifer Saunders, the intimate industry ceremony took place at Ham Yard Hotel in London on Tuesday 22nd February. Now in its fourth year, the CDG Casting awards seeks to reward and celebrate the incredible…
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Nominations Announced for The CDG Casting Awards 2022
The Casting Directors’ Guild are delighted to announce the nominees for the 2022 CDG Casting Awards, in partnership with Spotlight. Now in its fourth year, the CDG Casting awards seeks to reward and celebrate the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre and Commercial. This year, The CDG are also thrilled to welcome Netflix as a brand…
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Acid to Asset: Turning Rejection into Opportunity
Singer, Actor, Radio Broadcast Presenter and Voiceover Artist Sandra Gayer provides her tips on how to turn rejection into opportunities and how that recent “no” could lead to something better in the future. 100 auditions, ONE job gained! Staggering odds, even if an aggregate, rather than an absolute reality. We want to make the numerical…
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The Spotlight on North England
We want to introduce some of our wonderful Agents and Casting Directors working and living in the north of England! Small Screen Talent Name: Ross Adams Location: Manchester About us: Established in 2016 by award-winning actor, Ross Adams, Small Screen Talent is a small boutique agency dedicated to nurturing, developing and shaping the careers of young performers. Clients…
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Meet the Casting Directors: Film and TV Casting for Young Performers
Casting directors Lauren Evans, Anna Dawson and Emma Stafford share their best advice on self-taping, casting and Spotlight.
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“Blame It On My Juice, Blame It, Blame It On My Juice….”
Jatinder Chera, National Film and Television School Graduate and now National Theatre Casting Assistant, shares his experiences of getting started in his career, typecasting and diversity. By Jatinder Chera Deciding to become an actor is like choosing orange juice with juicy bits. Most people will push you toward smooth. Smooth is easier. Smooth is more stable. Smooth…