{"id":2565,"date":"2016-08-12T17:08:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T17:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:59:16","slug":"an-audition-masterclass-with-lime-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/getting-work\/an-audition-masterclass-with-lime-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"An Audition Masterclass with Lime Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Head of Casting at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.limepictures.com\/\">Lime Pictures<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterhuntcasting.co.uk\/\">Peter Hunt<\/a>, gave an invaluable screen audition masterclass at our spring Spotlight Open House week. For anyone who didn\u2019t manage to get a spot, here\u2019s the top tips from the session, on making that first impression count.<\/p>\n<h3>Getting Seen<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Have something to say in that opening email to a casting director, and stand out from the crowd.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you have a reason to write in &#8211; there\u2019s no point contacting someone to tell them you\u2019re an actor. Tell us about what show you\u2019re performing in and why we should come!<\/li>\n<li>Make the message personal, copy and pasting\/mass emails are a big no-no. Think of yourself as a business \u2013 how do you best market yourself?<\/li>\n<li>Showreels are an effective way of showing off your skillset and experience. but make sure your best bits are in the opening few moments. Casting directors don\u2019t want to fast forward to 2 minutes 33 seconds to see you.<\/li>\n<li>Focus less on music, stills and other actors as they can be a distraction from the main topic &#8211; you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Screen Test<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Casting directors want to see how you work on set, your behaviour and your interaction with fellow cast members. Try seeing a screen test as an intimate conversation that just happens to be picked up by the camera.<\/li>\n<li>Work the script. Good screen acting isn\u2019t about delivering a line, it\u2019s about reacting to what people say to you. What can you do to make the role your own?<\/li>\n<li>Be aware of where the camera is and be aware how the shot looks.<\/li>\n<li>Try not to plot how you\u2019re going to say a line before you\u00a0feel\u00a0it. Try acting out the scene by just saying the lines without any added opinion. It\u2019s interesting how differently the words will flow, and emotions change.<\/li>\n<li>Always imagine that your first line is the second or third line of the scene, as if we are joining you in the middle of a conversation, rather than right at the beginning. Likewise, remove thinking time in a scene. You don\u2019t need to think about things we already know to be true in the script.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of Casting at\u00a0Lime Pictures,\u00a0Peter Hunt, gave an invaluable screen audition masterclass at our spring Spotlight Open House week. For anyone who didn\u2019t manage to get a spot, here\u2019s the top tips from the session, on making that first impression count. 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