Goodmorning Is anyone here registered as self represented on Spotlight ? see you in the meeting tomorrow ❤️💥

Hey acting peeps, I'm postponing our Sunday zoom session to next weekend so enjoy your bank holiday weekend and speak soon. Best, Guy

Hi acting rebels, For those who weren't able to attend our zoom session last night here's a link to the audio you can listen to, to find out why curiosity is a must for actors. After all, this is what Meryl Streep has to say about it...

Hey acting peeps, For those who didn't attend the zoom session last night we had Christine Solomon with us who's experience in the acting world is immense. She kindly allowed me to share with you about best way to send a cold emails and why most actors get them wrong, so here goes: You know you should be reaching out to casting directors, agents, producers, and industry decision-makers. But every time you sit down to write that email, doubt creeps in. What do I even say? Will they think I’m annoying? What if they don’t respond? Here’s the hard truth: cold emails work—when done correctly. Many actors miss out on opportunities simply because they don’t know how to craft a professional, compelling, and confident message. The good news? Industry pros actually want to discover new talent, sign actors, and fill roles. Your job is to show them—quickly and effectively—why they should pay attention to you. Today, I’m breaking down the exact structure of a winning cold email, including examples that reflect how top-tier actors communicate—confident, direct, and positioning themselves as valuable assets. The Anatomy of a High-Impact Cold Email Every strong cold email follows this structure: 1. Subject Line: The Make-or-Break Moment Your subject line determines whether your email gets opened or ignored. It must be direct, intriguing, and professional. ❌ Bad subject lines: - “Hi, I’m an actor looking for representation” - “Seeking opportunities in film/TV” - “Hope you’re doing well” ✅ Winning subject lines: - “Talented Actor with Recent Lead Role in [Notable Project]” - “Rising Actor in [Genre/Market] | Interested in Meeting” - “Re: Upcoming Project Inquiry – [Your Name]” When to send? Wednesdays. Industry professionals are most likely to check and respond mid-week. 2. Opening Line: Hook Them Immediately Skip the small talk. No “I hope you’re doing well”—just get to the point. ✅ Example Opening for an Agent: “I’m reaching out because I’m looking to align with strong representation that understands my career trajectory. I recently wrapped [Project Name] and am now focused on [specific career direction].”

I've been sorry to miss the past few weeks, folks. I will miss tonight too -- getting myself prepped for shooting a tape tomorrow morning. Good news from me - couple of good auditions and asked back by a big casting director after they saw my first tape, which is exciting. Feeling very grateful for that. Also want to share about the issue with my co-writer/director/collaborator on my TV show project which I mentioned a few weeks back. I sent him a message asking him where he was at with it, as he's been hard to reach and evasive - the answer was not super clear and he has continued being quite hard to communicate with, which is causing concerns for me. So I have contacted the cast to tell them I am looking to go ahead with things this month - character work, impro -- and have arranged a meet up 21st Feb. I have a call booked in with the co-writer/director/collaborator to talk about where we go from here -- because of how we want to make it (a-la Mike Leigh, with intensive and collaborative character work and lots of actor input) we will need a solid director we can all trust who is able to get stuck in. My faith in him has been a little shaken by what's been going on the past couple months so I am deciding where to go from here -- to act as director myself, at least for the writing and character development, when working with other actors to shape characters, or to find a director from the beginning to act as a kind of overseer, as Mike Leigh does. At the moment I am leaning towards directing and writing myself, for the impro, writing and character development, and bringing a director on board later in the game for the pilot shooting. Also have an idea of using the little improvised vignettes for online mini episodes to introduce the and build characters that way. Excuse the splurge, just wanted to share some of that and connect with the community. Anyone with any experience of writing, directing and starring in something, please let me know -- my fear is it's too much, but I am thinking more of a lead artistic director/auteur role might work, then have someone come on board to direct actual shooting of the pilot.