News & Advice
Carla Stronge discusses using Spotlight, standing out as a self-represented actor, and casting for ‘Kneecap’ and ‘Game of Thrones’. From the bustling television sets of Northern Ireland to the critically acclaimed film Kneecap, casting director Carla Stronge has carved out an extraordinary career. After starting out as an extras coordinator, she received her first official […]
From Robert Eggers’ latest horror to returning favourites like ‘Slow Horses’, here are the productions currently filming across the UK and Ireland this December. As the festive season fast approaches, production teams up and down the country are adapting to the colder, damper weather and continuing to create exciting new projects for all of us […]
A look at eight iconic LGBTQ+ characters on television and the performers who portrayed them. Drama and queerness have long been intertwined, but it’s only in more recent decades that LGBTQ+ characters have had a chance to shine on the small screen. With television being one of the most accessible forms of media, it can […]
Bella Maclean shares how she made it in the industry with no connections and the challenge of her favourite roles. Actress Bella Maclean has come a long way since getting her first screen credit in La La Means I Love You. Since graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2020, she has […]
From Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ to the DC-verse’s ‘Clayface’ and Netflix’s ‘Black Doves’, here are the productions filming across the UK and Ireland this November. The spooky season is upon us. While we all cosy up to watch our favourite horror movies and Halloween favourites, the film and television industry is hard at work on some […]
From heightened retellings to emotionally raw storytelling, casting director Nikki Meadows continues the drama-documentary conversation and explains why non-dialogue is never ‘extra’. Drama-doc is a fascinating space for actors and every choice about tone and style matters. Too much can jar against the factual elements of the show. Too little and the story loses impact. […]
