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Information from Spotlight www.spotlight.com
The Spotlight serves an ever-growing community
of stage and screen professionals, publishing over ten different
directories every year in book and Internet format.
Actors/Actresses
Book/principal photos can be changed for the printed edition
in March-May (Actresses), September- November (Actors) You
can submit a new hard copy, email a picture or send a disk.
Or you can use an existing portfolio photograph. This will
be explained on your renewal invitation. Outside of these periods
you can choose to display a portfolio photograph as your first
viewable (biggest) picture using your UPDATE PIN.
Presenters
Book photo can be changed for the printed edition in June-July.
You can submit a new hard copy, email a picture or send a disk.
Or you can use an existing portfolio photograph. This will be
explained on your renewal invitation. Outside of these periods
you can choose to display a portfolio photograph as your first
viewable (biggest) picture using your UPDATE PIN.
Children & Young Performers
Book photo can be changed for the printed edition in November.
You can submit a new hard copy, email a picture or send a disk.
Or you can use an existing portfolio photograph. This will be
explained on your renewal invitation. Outside of this period
you can choose to display a portfolio photograph as your first
viewable (biggest) picture using your UPDATE PIN.
Graduates
An appearance in Spotlight Graduates is a one-off occasion and
therefore you cannot change the book picture but you can upload
portfolio photographs to your web-page at anytime and choose
to display one of these as your first viewable (biggest) picture
using your UPDATE PIN.
Dancers
Book photo can be changed for the printed edition in June-July.
You can submit a new hard copy, email a picture or send a disk.
Or you can use an existing portfolio photograph. This will be
explained on your renewal invitation. Outside of these periods
you can choose to display a portfolio photograph as your first
viewable (biggest) picture using your UPDATE PIN.
Spotlight members can have up to 15 photographs
on their Spotlight web page. The more you have, the
more information this gives to casting directors - so try to
include as many shots as you can, and update them regularly.
For your book page, you must select one photo, known as your
'principal photo' (with the exception of dancers, who should
supply two book photos).
Always use photos which actually look like you! It may be tempting
to go for glamorous, air-brushed shots: but it is very important
for casting directors to see the most accurate likeness possible.
If you turn up at an audition looking completely different, you
are wasting their time. Make sure you update your photographs
regularly as your appearance changes.
- For your book page (your main photo) we
recommend a simple, head and shoulders, portrait shot. Keep
your appearance as neutral as possible. Remember, the casting
director wants to see the 'real' you. Wear
something simple and avoid props, backgrounds and accessories.
Your eyes are the most important features, so make sure they
are as visible as possible.
- For your web page, in addition to this main
photo, we recommend that you show yourself in a range of distinct
characters and looks, in order to demonstrate your versatility
to casting directors. Consider submitting a broad variety including
full-body shots, stage-shots, or stills from film / TV. Please
make sure photos are professional and of a high quality.