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What happens when your submitted for a Spotlight role?
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:59 pm
by Jellybabies
Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone could answer something I've never known!
When your agent submits you for a role on Spotlight, what gets sent to the Casting Director? Is it your whole Spotlight CV? or Just one photo and your CV?
Thnks!
Re: What happens when your submitted for a Spotlight role?
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:08 pm
by Irishdancer
All your CV gets sent with a covering letter from your agent saying why you should get seen. I think that is why some actors get seen, if your agent dose not send a good cover letter then that might be why you don't get seen. Found when ds changed agents he got seen more and got the first 2 dramas he had a casting for. With old agent all he got was adverts. It's the agent who puts you forward and CD who says who gets seen.
Re: What happens when your submitted for a Spotlight role?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:36 pm
by pg
My understanding is that the CD will see a small photo (whichever photo the agent has chosen to submit for that job) and a very brief cover note. They may click on every single submission - to open up the whole of the Spotlight profile, view the gallery and any showreel etc - or they may by-pass lots of submissions after a brief glance at the photo and only open up a few. It depends on the job and the CD.
Some agents (for the higher profile jobs) will contact the CDs directly to try to get their clients seen.
Re: What happens when your submitted for a Spotlight role?
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:33 pm
by Jellybabies
thank you for your replies - it makes a lot more sense now! xx