Tag: jassa ahluwalia

  • Self-Taping: The New Rules for The New Normal

    Self-Taping: The New Rules for The New Normal

    An industry standard for self-taping now exists, we must all work to uphold it. A four day minimum turnaround, a maximum of six pages, protection for bank holidays. For years, these have been utopian ideals wistfully longed for by actors adjusting to the demands of self-taping. They are now a reality. A ground-breaking joint agreement…

  • Both Not Half: We Need to Change How We Think about Mixed Heritage Casting

    Both Not Half: We Need to Change How We Think about Mixed Heritage Casting

    In early 2019 I improvised a comedy video in Punjabi. I shot a few angles and cut it together on my phone. I had zero expectations but, inspired by the likes of JusReign and Guz Khan, I was aware that under the right circumstances it might create opportunity. I tapped ‘post’. It went viral. While the…