Below are come commonly asked questions. If they do not answer your questions please feel free to reach out to us!
Yes! This will be some of the most useful information you will ever receive as it should come at the beginning of any career in the business. You will be able to start their career that same day! With the information you receive you can move forward with confidence to guide your child's career.
No, that is not the design of this workshop. If you take into consideration your child may have many agents and representation over the course of their career, it is imperative that you as a parent understand the process of signing with and understanding contractual obligations.
This depends on multiple factors, your child's age as well as their personality and ability to take direction. In many cases, Child actors are very natural on camera and do not require extensive training. As the child grows older, that may change, and you also want to consider that socializing your child with others of the same interest can be very healthy.
That is the exact purpose of this workshop, show business is not for everyone and in this class, you will learn both the ups and downs. You will receive a realistic point of view from a professional casting director's perspective on what the expectations are. You will be able to answer this question with the information you receive at the end of this workshop.
In almost every case NO! They simply do not have time, nor the interest in teaching clients what they should be doing. This is the responsibility of the parent of each child actor to know this information before you walk into a casting office. In addition, if you should happen to find an agent without the base knowledge of the business, you will have to put all your trust in someone you know very little about.
You all be sent a reference list of the topics we discussed in the workshop. This will include photographers, resume examples, as well as links to most of the information you will need moving forward. You will then be ready to start a career for your child as a professional actor.
This class is specifically designed for parents, so there is no acting advice provided for the child. If they are under the age of 15 it would not be a good fit to attend this class. The information provided is specifically tailored for parents.
No, we do not and anyone that guarantee's you will get an agent or guarantees you will get work is not being honest. The purpose of this class is to teach you how to manage your Child's career. We do not provide headshot's or resumes or acting classes for kids, just teach the parent how to navigate this business.
Yes, this is an unfortunate part of the business. There are many companies out there that will charge up to and sometimes exceeding 10,000 dollars for "packaging" and "showcasing your child". The average cost to get started for any child actor is under $1000.00, but if you are unaware of how this business works you will find yourself wasting thousands on unnecessary talent packaging. It is also imperative that parents have full control of what they are doing and have been asked to do at any meeting.
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