Tag: casting directors
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Young Performer Support Hub
Welcome to Spotlight! This page is designed to support you on your Spotlight journey and give you and your child all the guidance you may need along the way. From refining their Spotlight profile to learning how to self-tape – everything you need is here. I’ve included some of my favourite articles and top tips from our expert industry…
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Acting Showreel Tips from Casting Directors
The casting directors of ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Captain America’ reveal common mistakes that actors make in showreels, and what you should include in yours. If done well, a showreel is your key to getting more acting work. It’s the trailer that showcases you – and your talent – and can help make…
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Casting Director Nina Gold on ‘Slow Horses’ and Auditions
Nina Gold talks about casting Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’, wanting actors to do well in auditions and being right for a part British casting director Nina Gold could not be busier, having cast several shows currently streaming, including Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and Bad Sisters, Disney’s Andor, HBO’s Rain Dogs and Amazon Prime’s The Power. With two BAFTAs wins, and five…
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Meet the Casting Director: Avy Kaufman
Artios Award-winning casting director, Avy Kaufman, talks about the casting process, acting resumes and how she finds the right actors for parts Avy Kaufman has had a long and hugely successful career, casting for well-loved films and TV shows such as Brokeback Mountain, The Sixth Sense, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Life of Pi. Fresh off her Artios Award…
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Tips for Dealing with Rejection
Performers Bella Ramsey, Jennifer Saunders, Laura Donnelly, Rob Brydon, Toheeb Jimoh, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Asim Chaudhry share their advice for dealing with rejection. We caught up with some of our guest-presenters at this year’s CDG Awards, and asked them how they handle rejection as actors, along with what advice they’d give to others when it comes…
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Casting Society Announces Multi-year Partnership with Talent Systems
CSA partnership launched on 9 March with Spotlight as Presenting Sponsor for the 38th Annual Artios Awards 27 March 2023 Casting Society is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with Talent Systems, the parent company of Spotlight, Casting Networks, Cast It, and other talent discovery platforms. This partnership started with Spotlight’s presenting sponsorship of the 38th Annual Artios Awards on 9 March…
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2023 Artios Awards Winners Announced
Here are all the winners from the 38th Annual Artios Awards For the first time since the 2020 awards, the Artios Awards return to a full house in-person to celebrate the outstanding achievements in casting. Taken from the Greek phrase for ‘perfectly fitting’, Artios symbolises the extreme efforts put in by casting professionals for film,…
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Winners of The CDG Casting Awards 2023
Stuart Burt and Kahleen Crawford among the winners of the 2023 CDG Casting Awards Now in its fifth year, the CDG Casting awards seeks to reward and celebrate the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre and Commercials. The ceremony was held at Ham Yard Hotel on 22 February and was hosted,…
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25 Ways to Raise Your Spotlight Profile
Tips from Spotlight experts about how to make the most of your profile and your membership. Keep your profile professional… it is not a social media account. Updating Your Spotlight Profile 1. Keep your professional credits up to date and spelt correctly. Make sure to fill out every field possible as casting directors will often search by…
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Spotlight Teams Up with WeAudition at Sundance to Discuss the Future of Casting
Spotlight joins WeAudition and CSA Casting Directors at the Sundance Film Festival to discuss the future of casting The Sundance Film Festival is a mainstay of the festival circuit, bringing artists and audiences together to showcase independent filmmakers from across the globe. In addition to sparking bidding wars amongst the studios for films destined to…