{"id":10229,"date":"2025-08-22T09:38:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=10229"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:37:09","slug":"why-casting-directors-use-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get an exclusive look at how casting directors use Spotlight. Hear why industry professionals &#8220;couldn&#8217;t do their job without it&#8221; and how they use its features to cast roles.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many actors, Spotlight is a fundamental part of professional life. It&#8217;s the go-to platform for managing your profile, showreels and credits, but what does it look like from the other side? How do casting directors actually use Spotlight to find the right person for a role?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had the chance to ask a room full of the top casting directors this at The Spotlight Prize. Based on their answers, it&#8217;s clear that Spotlight is more than just a directory \u2013 it&#8217;s an indispensable tool they &#8220;live on&#8221; every single day. Here are the key ways casting directors utilise the platform as part of their daily work:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"umb-macro-holder mceNonEditable\">\n<p><!-- <?UMBRACO_MACRO macroAlias=\"ResponsiveEmbed\" EmbedInfo=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;1280&quot; height=&quot;675&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FRkahWh-U9M?si=NfboPs12aabxrkbF; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" \/> --> <ins><\/ins><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveEmbed responsiveEmbedInWysiwyg\">\n<div class=\"embededYoutube\" style=\"padding-top: 52.73438%; position: relative; width: 100%; display: block;\"><iframe style=\"border: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FRkahWh-U9M?si=NfboPs12aabxrkbF=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Finding Actors<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casting directors like Kristina Erdely (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Brutalist<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love, Death &amp; Robots<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) emphasise that Spotlight is where they go to find virtually any professional actor, no matter their age or experience level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhether they\u2019re a child actor, whether they\u2019re a young actor, whether they are seasoned professionals, they\u2019re all there,\u201d Kristina states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotlight is the central platform where casting directors expect to find everyone. This makes it the perfect place to promote yourself as an actor and get yourself on their radars.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Searching and Filtering<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of Spotlight\u2019s most valuable features for casting directors is its powerful search functionality. Casting directors can use the database to search for talent based on a variety of criteria, from specific skills and experience to physical attributes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe search functions, the filters, all of that makes one\u2019s life a lot easier,\u201d says casting director Lissy Holm, (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Loverman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those About to Die<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each job is unique, and the platform\u2019s advanced filters allow casting directors to quickly narrow down their options to find the perfect match for a specific role. Of course, all the searching in the world can\u2019t help them find an actor who hasn\u2019t <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/help-and-faqs\/updating-your-spotlight-profile\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">added appropriate details and information to their Spotlight profile<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so make sure you\u2019ve filled yours in.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The All-in-One Information Source<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casting directors use Spotlight to get a comprehensive view of an actor&#8217;s work. The platform serves as a one-stop-shop for professionals like Andy Pryor (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctor Who<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a Sin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), where, as he states, they can access, \u201cAll of the information we need to find out about an actor\u2019s work.\u201d This includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CVs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A detailed history of an actor&#8217;s professional credits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Showreels:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Video footage showcasing an actor&#8217;s performance skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Contact details:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The necessary information to reach an actor or their agent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This consolidation of information is crucial for efficiency, allowing casting directors to learn everything they need to know about an actor in one place.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Communication and Organisation<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotlight also serves as a vital communication and organisational tool. Features like the messaging section allow casting directors to send self-tape requests and other communications to multiple actors simultaneously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the platform helps casting directors keep track of their work. Kristina Erdely notes that, \u201cAll my notes are there for all these 17 years. I communicate with the agents there. I couldn\u2019t live without it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Events and Showcases<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casting directors also utilise Spotlight to stay informed about industry events. Spotlight\u2019s calendar of showcases and events is a valuable resource, helping them discover new talent and stay connected with the wider acting community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, for casting directors, Spotlight is far more than just software \u2013 it&#8217;s an all-encompassing tool that helps them manage their entire workflow, from initial searches and communication to long-term record-keeping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Take a look at our website for more\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/?search=casting+directors\"><i>tips and interviews from casting directors<\/i><\/a><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Find out more about\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/join-us\"><i>Spotlight\u2019s membership options<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0and start looking for auditions today!<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get an exclusive look at how casting directors use Spotlight. Hear why industry professionals &#8220;couldn&#8217;t do their job without it&#8221; and how they use its features to cast roles. For many actors, Spotlight is a fundamental part of professional life. It&#8217;s the go-to platform for managing your profile, showreels and credits, but what does it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[64,95,229,52],"class_list":["post-10229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-industry","tag-casting-directors","tag-interview","tag-spotlight","tag-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight? | Spotlight<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how top casting directors use Spotlight as their daily go-to for finding, filtering and communicating with actors to cast roles.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight? | Spotlight\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover how top casting directors use Spotlight as their daily go-to for finding, filtering and communicating with actors to cast roles.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Spotlight\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-22T09:38:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-22T11:37:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Spotlight Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Spotlight Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Spotlight Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3701da3c9a5dfd5dfd37bc374f63aece\"},\"headline\":\"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight?\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-22T09:38:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-22T11:37:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":647,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"casting directors\",\"interview\",\"spotlight\",\"video\"],\"articleSection\":[\"The Industry\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight? | Spotlight\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-22T09:38:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-22T11:37:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3701da3c9a5dfd5dfd37bc374f63aece\"},\"description\":\"Discover how top casting directors use Spotlight as their daily go-to for finding, filtering and communicating with actors to cast roles.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Casting directors talking at the Spotlight Prize\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/news-and-advice\\\/the-industry\\\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Spotlight\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3701da3c9a5dfd5dfd37bc374f63aece\",\"name\":\"Spotlight Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1953424efcbf3cf087601a6c3fb697b6649b1a0e964e17c87399de7628feba88?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1953424efcbf3cf087601a6c3fb697b6649b1a0e964e17c87399de7628feba88?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1953424efcbf3cf087601a6c3fb697b6649b1a0e964e17c87399de7628feba88?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Spotlight Team\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spotlight.com\\\/author\\\/spotlight_editor\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight? | Spotlight","description":"Discover how top casting directors use Spotlight as their daily go-to for finding, filtering and communicating with actors to cast roles.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight? | Spotlight","og_description":"Discover how top casting directors use Spotlight as their daily go-to for finding, filtering and communicating with actors to cast roles.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/","og_site_name":"Spotlight","article_published_time":"2025-08-22T09:38:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-22T11:37:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Spotlight Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Spotlight Team","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/"},"author":{"name":"Spotlight Team","@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/3701da3c9a5dfd5dfd37bc374f63aece"},"headline":"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight?","datePublished":"2025-08-22T09:38:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-22T11:37:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/"},"wordCount":647,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg","keywords":["casting directors","interview","spotlight","video"],"articleSection":["The Industry"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/","url":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/","name":"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight? | Spotlight","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-22T09:38:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-22T11:37:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/3701da3c9a5dfd5dfd37bc374f63aece"},"description":"Discover how top casting directors use Spotlight as their daily go-to for finding, filtering and communicating with actors to cast roles.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Do-Casting-Directors-Use-Spotlight-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Casting directors talking at the Spotlight Prize"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/why-casting-directors-use-spotlight\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Do Casting Directors Use Spotlight?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/","name":"Spotlight","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/3701da3c9a5dfd5dfd37bc374f63aece","name":"Spotlight Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1953424efcbf3cf087601a6c3fb697b6649b1a0e964e17c87399de7628feba88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1953424efcbf3cf087601a6c3fb697b6649b1a0e964e17c87399de7628feba88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1953424efcbf3cf087601a6c3fb697b6649b1a0e964e17c87399de7628feba88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Spotlight Team"},"url":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/author\/spotlight_editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10229"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10259,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10229\/revisions\/10259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}