Tag: casting directors
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Maureen Hughes on Casting RTE’s ‘Taken Down’
Our interview with casting director Maureen Hughes on her latest casting challenge: RTE’s Taken Down – including how she found unrepresented talent via Spotlight! Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE)’s newest drama series Taken Down reunites the creative team behind the hugely successful gangland drama Love/Hate, joined by best-selling novelist Jo Spain. Love/Hate ran for 5 series…
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2018 #ShowreelShareDay Competition: Advice and Personal Reviews on Your Showreels!
Casting directors Kahleen Crawford and Rich Mento and Spotlight’s Emma Dyson review your showreels. Thousands of you entered our #showreelshareday competition this October, for the chance to win one of nine showreel reviews by Kahleen Crawford, Rich Mento and Spotlight’s Emma Dyson. Watch the showreels, read the reviews and check out some top showreel tips for everyone below.…
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Everything You Need to Know About Self-Taping
Get the best results from your next self-tape audition by following these tips from casting directors. Got a self-taped audition coming up? Watch our video where we get casting directors Sharon Bialy, Priscilla John, Lucinda Syson, Kelly Valentine Hendry, Victor Jenkins, Debbie McWilliams, Frank Moiselle, Emma Stafford, and Thom Hammond to tell us what performers should and shouldn’t do when…
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The #ShowreelShareDay Competition: Advice and Personal Reviews on Your Showreels!
Casting Associate Ri McDaid-Wren and Spotlight’s Emma Dyson Review Your Showreels Thousands of you entered our #showreelshareday competition on Wednesday 21st February, for the chance to win one of three showreel reviews by Ri McDaid-Wren. Due to overwhelming demand, we asked Spotlight’s resident careers expert and former agent, Emma Dyson, to also review four more! Watch the…
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What To Do Before An Audition
Casting directors weigh in on making the most of your audition prep! Gearing up for your next audition? Take heed of the best advice from a whole host of the best names in casting. Offering up their wisdom, we have Jeanne McCarthy, Amy Hubbard, Manuel Puro, Juliette Ménager, April Webster, Andy Brierley, Patricia Vasconcelos, Amanda…
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How You Can Stand Out from the Crowd
Casting director of Mata Hari and Night Train to Lisbon discusses international casting, and standing out at auditions. Portuguese casting director Patricia Vasconcelos spoke to Spotlight at Subtitle Film Festival about how actors can network and market themselves, what she looks for at auditions, and how the international casting process works.
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Dos and Don’ts of the Audition Room with Manuel Puro
Casting Director of Moon, Manuel Puro, Shares His Insights Enter the room in character, and don’t turn up drunk! Casting director of Moon, Manuel Puro, shares with us his audition experiences with actors, how he wants you to turn up to castings, and his advice for relaxing beforehand. Check out Puro Casting for more tips and advice from…
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Audition Tips from the Casting Director of The Mindy Project
CSA member Jeanne McCarthy shares her insights Jeanne McCarthy is a casting director based in California and a member of the Casting Society of America. Jeanne has cast 21 Jump Street, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Mindy Project, Silicon Valley, and much more. We spoke to Jeanne at Subtitle European Film Festival in…
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Audition Advice with Casting Director Heather Basten
What casting directors look for in the room Heather Basten is currently a casting associate alongside Kharmel Cochrane, where her most recent work was on the casting department for Netflix’s ‘The End of the F***ing World.’ Heather is a probationary member of the CDG and she began in the industry at the BFI. It was there she…
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How to Audition for Kahleen Crawford
Auditions, showreels, and submissions During November Open House week, we spoke to casting director Kahleen Crawford (I, Daniel Blake, Under the Skin) to get her insights into what she looks for in the audition room, and how she shortlists actors for roles. Watch now! You can also watch Kahleen on the panel for our discussion on Refreshing Your…