television
Ben Whishaw, Kate Winslet and Lenny Rush win big at the 2023 TV BAFTAs On Sunday 14 May 2023, London’s Southbank Centre played host to the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards. Hosted by British comedy favourites, Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett, the illustrious award ceremony welcomed both cast and creatives from some of the biggest television […]
Mark Thomas, Simon Longman, Vinay Patel, Luke Barnes and Georgia Christou share their top tips for writing your own work When opportunities don’t come your way, you need to go out and create your own. For actors, this can mean writing your own show to perform in. As screenwriter and playwright, Vinay Patel (Murdered by […]
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 […]
Spring has officially sprung, and so has the UK and Ireland film industry. Let’s take a look at these exciting projects currently filming over the next few months. 2023 is shaping up to be an exciting year for film and television in the UK. Awards season is behind us, and we look forward to blockbuster […]
‘The Responder’ and ‘This is Going to Hurt’ lead the nominations at this year’s TV BAFTA Awards The nominations for the annual TV BAFTA Awards have been announced and with a huge variety of categories, the television drama genre reigns supreme with the most nominations. The BAFTA Television Awards will take place on Saturday 14 […]
Four tips to help serial screen performers who are treading the boards for the first time The institution of acting in this country starts out on the stage. In the theatre, at drama school, or in scene study classes, we learn to tread the boards, fill the space, and successfully transmit the story across to an audience, […]
Top tips about preparing for performing on stage or on camera. As part of the Spotlight Prize, graduate performers are asked to perform a monologue of their choice in front of the camera before performing a second piece on stage in front of an audience of industry professionals. We asked them what they did differently to prepare for each […]
2023 is looking like an exciting year for the screen – here are five films and TV series currently filming in the UK and Ireland. By Charlie Gardiner The new year is upon us and as we look forward to what 2023 has in store for us, we celebrate the exciting productions that are back […]
We take a look at the productions currently being filmed in the UK and Ireland. Festival season is sadly behind us, but awards season is just around the corner and some of the biggest films of the year are still to be released. UK and Irish film studios are busy working to meet deadlines and actors […]
How the world of lighting impacts actors, the characters they play and the scenes they’re in. The magic is rarely under the spotlight, it’s in the mystery surrounding it. Lighting is a powerful tool I always pay attention to, not only when watching a play or a film but also as something I can harness […]