Samsung is encouraging arts students and creators from the UK and Ireland to film and submit audition-style video performances for聽a chance to star in an upcoming ad campaign.
Videos will be selected to feature across Samsung digital channels and in-store screens from those that upload their films聽via Instagram using #SamsungSpotlight.
The creative platform launches with a contemporary dance routine by Normal People actor Paul Mescal.
The launch film, "Lockdown", shows Mescal performing contemporary and modern dance, as well as acting and physical theatre, to tell his story about the impact of the pandemic.
It takes place in an abandoned warehouse, where the actor travels through the space and performs amid mannequins, which symbolise an audience that cannot be present due to the pandemic.
Movement director and former Strictly Come Dancing choreographer Richard Marcel worked with Mescal on the routine.
PR agency Taylor Herring produced all the associated content, which was all shot in ultra-HD 8K resolution on the Samsung Galaxy S20 smartphone.
鈥淭his project took me totally out of my comfort zone as I am not a dancer. Movement is something I loved doing at drama school and something that I鈥檝e missed doing since entering the industry,鈥 Mescal said.
鈥淭here are thousands of performers in the arts industry that have been affected by the closures of theatres, venues and stages, who have been, and are, going through an incredibly challenging time.
鈥淚鈥檓 really proud to launch Samsung Spotlight, which aims to help performers by giving them a platform to showcase their talents. I can鈥檛 wait to see what type of performances people come up with and I鈥檓 looking forward to judging the entries.鈥
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