As Parents What Are You Doing For Your Child Actor?

Parents! Are you a good guide to your child actors?

How to Be the Best Guide for Your Child Actor

9 Great Ways

1. Are you the very best parent for a child who wants to perform? Whether your child stars in a movie or a local community theater production, there are things you can help and support their dreams of performing.
2. If your child doesn’t have an artist coordinator/ agent or manager, you can help them find opportunities to act on their own (Read this blog carefully). Encourage them to act in parties, school functions, community theater or at religious ceremonies. Find out online sites to register and promote a child's career and give you information on ongoing auditions.
3. Since acting opportunities though good, the competition is staggering!  You must get them professionally trained either from a good school where they will learn about the craft, forge relationships with other young actors, and begin to network or from a private 'One On One' coach.
4. If your child is lucky enough to land a role, there will come a time when it has to end. There will also be dry spells between jobs. Learn how to help your child (and yourself) cope.
5. There’s always a letdown when there is a lull and for a long time, it would seem to be over. In this case, the child must return to a “regular” lifestyle. It is important to arm yourself with tools to help them through this process.
6. Acting becomes a family business when young performers are involved. From your other children to your marriage to your personal relationships, everyone is affected. A happy and healthy home environment will help your child actor reach their personal best. Of the hundreds of children, teens, and parents I’ve worked with over the years, the kids who thrive are the ones with parents who are great role models.
7. When your child is blessed with talent and a desire to act, sing, dance, and entertain, it’s a gift. By taking care of yourself and educating yourself about the entertainment industry while learning from seasoned industry pros, you’ll be a wise and supportive guide for your child.
8. Being the parent of a child actor is challenging. But you don’t have to do it alone. Talk to a life coach, therapist, or gather together with other parents who can offer support.
9. There will be many teachable moments in your child’s acting career that will help them grow into a remarkable adult. 

Remember, It starts with you!
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What Is Not Prepared By A Child For Auditions? Interview Queries

Blunders By a child actor in auditions and how to help them

Do You Know what are the 2 most important events in a child audition?

• Interview
• The actual 'Audition' with slating, scene play or just portraying a character with lines or monolog in front of a camera

Though a child may prepare well for an actual audition, mostly they overlook 'Interview' part

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You know kids say the weirdest things? This is where the spontaneous and a genuine personality of the child can win them the job in an audition. Interview questions are almost always asked when a child auditions for a commercial, TV show or film. There is no copy for them to learn, no scene to play. The casting directors may just ask random questions. The goal of this is to observe the child’s personality.

In an audition, the director and clients may often watch these auditions with the volume turned completely off. Now I realized, the purpose may be to look for how far on camera,  a child is suitable for the character and the role. But the potential of the random question is all about our personality

Since it’s a child personality that they are looking for, the following trends in asking questions on subjects, if properly answered,  may turn them on, that they passionate about, something they can discuss fluently without worrying or running out of specific details.

Interview

Here are the subjects

• Your favorite game or at home activity
• An anecdote about a family member
• A story about your pet (dog, bird)
• Foods you love or hate

• When asked a question, find a quick way to answer
• Keep your answers brief, but specific. The more specifics the child can add, the more the personality comes out! The truth is, they are just trying to see your personality on camera.

Beware of 2 taboo subjects—avoid this at all cost.

1. Acting
Don't try to act. They want you to be an actor and a skilled one but do not want to see and hear about it. They secretly think they are discovering you and putting you in their commercial campaign, TV or in a film.

2. Religion
Anything having to do with religion is generally taboo.

Kids who can relax and just get chatting about one of their subjects or a funny short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person always are remembered, as being memorable is the key helping you get selected for jobs
The beauty of this technique is that you never have to think about the answer because you already know it.

Practice some of these commonly asked questions and see how your audition goes for you:

1. What was your favorite vacation?
2. Do you have any hobbies?
3. Any plans for the summer?
4. What’s your favorite subject in school?
5. What is your favorite ice cream and flavor?
6. What do you do when you get home?
7. What kind of foods you love?
8. What kind of foods you hate?
9. Who is the most important friend, teacher, sports coach or person?
10. What is your most thing you possess?
11. Which is your favorite TV show?
12. If you had a super power what would it be?

The answers should never look or sound prepared or rehearsed, but spontaneous and honest. Why? Because kids always saying surprising, unexpected, funny, and clever things!
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How Learning Acting Helps Kids Life Skills To Be A Great Adult

Becoming a successful adult- Teaching child acting

Why Should I Teach Acting To My Child?

Will Learning Acting Can Make My Kid A Successful Adult? 

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Becoming A Great Adult

Developing into successful and happy adult through learning acting as a kid

10 Life Skills Your Child Can Learn From Learning Acting 

1. Building Confidence

The film and theater acting teaches children to take command in any situation and to overcome a fear of public speaking. It teaches them to have confidence and to learn from their mistakes through practice.

2. Creativity

Children learn how to think creatively through role-playing. Some people call it out-of-the-box thinking, and it’s a skill that comes in handy as a working adult.

3. Concentration And Focus

Having to listen and contribute during preparing and an actor in a film scene or theater play helps to develop key focus skills. These arts teach kids to build greater concentration and keep their minds on the current task.

4. Working In Group | Accountability

Kids learn how important their role is to a group activity. If they are late with their lines or don’t prepare at all, it affects the overall outcome.

5. Dedication

Kids learn dedication through practice and delivering a final result. They learn how to show up on time, develop good work habits and put forth a great effort to deliver a successful show.

6. Body language

The film and theater teach nonverbal communication. Learning and becoming a Kid Actor helps them to learn how to show their emotions through body language and how different movements are interpreted by others.

7. Teamwork

Children learn about the importance of working together. Developing this trait helps kids to be collaborative and contribute significantly in greater success of the entire group and eventually in life.

8. Determination

With consistent practice and determination, children get a feeling of accomplishment after a performance. Developing determination at a young age helps them reach their goals in the future.

9. Receiving Constructive Feedback and Criticism

Receiving criticism something that many adults have trouble with and may look at it as a negative part of their job. Through the theater or during scene rehearsals for film or TV, children learn that feedback is just another part of the learning process, not something that should be taken personally.

10. Problem-Solving Ability

Kids learn critical problem-solving skills while learning this art. They must learn how to transform into anything a tree, animal, clay ball, a cup or how their characters transform and will act in a certain situation. These practices will help children develop an important skill that is necessary as adults.
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Why Am I Not selected In Auditions?

Auditions

This applies to both-

• Physically on camera in front of auditions
• Prepared Video introduction submitted to casting directors or production dept.

A Kid actor's introduction (slate, as it 's called) tells those viewing your audition if you can be selected and are “castable."

Video Introduction

Due to the pressure of time and the rents of hiring a place for auditions is expensive hence, much of that decision to watch your video or even physically in an audition is based on whether your physicality fits their requirements and whether the viewing public will convincingly identify you with the character.

In Audition

While in a live audition, how you introduce self (slate), your presence, and how you connect to the camera is really important. Though a  child's physical appearance to the character is considered, your overall introduction is totally up to the child and can be a strong asset for selection if done well.
Speaking out just your name seems so simple, which is why many children or their parents give it no real thought. This can be a mistake because the intro (slate) provides important information about who you are. It depicts either confidence or lack of showing a child's personality and so much more.


From years of my own experience as an actor and teaching, I have seen most of the ways that actors make bad first impressions with their introduction.

7 reasons 

How child actors create a bad impression

1. When child actors are coached desperately mostly by parents on how to give auditions resulting into faking an impression, overdramatize, and appear that they are working too hard to be likable, it may create an impression of insincerity, insecurity, or poor training. 
2. If the child appears moody, sullen, uptight, or arrogant, it gives an impression that actor could have emotional issues. 
3. If they are slick or monotone, they appear unbelievable or unlikeable. 
4. If they don't hold eye contact with the camera, they seem shifty, afraid, or inexperienced. 
5. If the child speaks too fast or too soft, it makes them appear nervous, shy or inhibited. 
6. If they speak too slow, it often is taken as patronizing like a saint or a priest. 
7. if they speak too loud, it suggests they have done more theater than film work or that they are trying to reach the camera with their voice.

The above may happen as a child's unconscious act, habit, or a consequence of undue pressure which make them look 'one of those hundreds of kids' and poorly trained

How To Give Best Introduction (Video as well)

1. I suggest that a child actor to introduce (slate) as if it were an introduction to someone, in a birthday party, to an audience on a stage show in the school function not as a presentation, announcement, or to impress someone. When auditioning, I suggest that you honestly introduce yourself to someone in the room (usually the person running the session) while looking into the camera lens. 
2. You should be positive and enjoy introducing yourself. 
3. Smile, if it feels right, but if you smile just to smile, it will look fake and insincere. Smile because you are confident and having fun, then it will be relaxed or engaging.
4. Be spontaneous! Each time you say your name it should be just a little different. If there isn’t some difference each time, then it may convey you have probably memorized  and it's just a “line reading.” 
5. Add a “Hi, I’m" or a “Hello, my name is” and then your name. This will make it friendly and less like you are reporting for military duty.
6. When nervous, laugh a little bit (to relax) before you start. It helps to release the nervousness and quickly shifts you into a positive energy. If you have been told by auditioners that you are "not really you" in your slate, then you should give it some attention. 
7. There is no second chance to make a first impression. This is especially true for commercial ad auditions.  

Note: Sometimes actors want to know if they should slate in character.  I suggest if you are unsure then ask the AD or audition session in-charge

8 Steps On How to Develop A Child Into A Good Actor And Adult

Child Actors-How To Develop?

How To Develop My Kid's Into A Good Actor And An Adult?

What is the greatest responsibility parents have in this crazy business called acting?
Train your child, headshots, and portfolio, auditions, running around and meeting coordinators and casting directors, marketing and promoting the kid's acting career and the job seems never ending

But your biggest responsibility?
That your child grows up to be happy and well adjusted, not only as a kid actor but also as an adult!

So how do you make sure your “actor child” is growing up to be a “normal child”?

Success Steps

1. Sometimes You Have To Say "No"

You have to say no sometimes on both the acting career side and what the kid's priority like studies. It has to be understood that we can’t be two places at once.
It may also depend on what a kid's life goal have you set in. 1. Acting as primary goal 2. Or studies as one or acting is a sub-goal like a hobby, an associate skill?

2. Set Goal And Schedule

Based on your kid's designed goal, make sure you’re working on a schedule. “Schedule, schedule, and more schedule! School work and acting.
For example School, snacks and chatting at home, Playing musical instrument or going to a dance class, Homework, Acting-rehearsing scene and so on

3. Extracurriculars

Get them involved in extracurricular like games, sports.

4. School Work

Irrespective of a child's goal, always put schoolwork first. Then the other activities.

5. decision Making

 Let them make their own decisions. Don't push your views and decisions

6. Fun Fun And Fun

Make everything as fun as possible. Even auditions, on set.

7. Acting As A Career

Allow your child to pursue acting if this is the career they want. ‘What is normal?’ By staying grounded in realities and simply allowing your ‘normal’ child to pursue their acting career! Kids today are so immersed in sports like football, swimming, tennis, to name a few, that acting should be no different. And with hard work in any sport, or in this case, the pursuit of a long-lived acting career, it simply becomes part of who your child is! And of course celebrating friends and families birthdays is a must!”

8. Your Responsibility

The neat thing in all of this is how acting is just part of the daily routine, and the sweet parental awareness of the delicate balancing act it is. It is easy to get totally immersed in the daily acting activities, but make sure you help them to take your own time devoted to child and family in your weekly schedule. After all the kid deserves it!

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How A Child Actor Should Behave

On a film set: A child actor with a smile and Namaste

• Be Grateful
• No Clicking Pictures
• When in Doubt, Ask the AD
• Stay in The Area Assigned To The Kid
• Be Quiet and Respectful
• Maintain Etiquette
• Respect Crew Members and Parents
• Have Fun

Child Actor

They behave on instinct rather than logic. It's good for a performance on the camera. However, they also must learn crucial on-set manners and behave professionally. Well-mannered, professional, and polite behavior will increase your child’s chances of being invited back to work on future projects!

So before you step onto an audition or on a set

Ensure

1. Be Grateful

Remind your child that this is a really special opportunity! Help your child to understand the countless hours of hard work—and the hundreds of people—that it takes to make a TV show or film. Explain to your child that there will be many people on set serving her food, fixing her dresses, and giving her specific instructions. Each of these people is valuable and make it possible for your child to have this job. As such, she should express and experience gratitude with every step!

2. No Clicking Pictures

Typically, photos are not allowed on set for legal/non-disclosure reasons. Occasionally, it may be possible to take photos as long as they are not shared on social media, online, or with anyone until the airdate of the TV show, commercial, or film. Still, it’s best to assume that photos are not allowed and to find out what is permissible once you meet the Assistant Director or a production guy.

3. When in Doubt, Ask the AD

The assistant director (AD) will be your child’s main point person throughout his day on set. When in doubt, ask the AD (never the director). Sometimes a second AD, who reports to the first AD, will be assigned to your child. It depends on the size of the project and role. The AD is there to support and look after the actors to make sure they are in the right place at the right time and have everything they need. Having a good relationship with the AD is crucial, so remind your child to be on his best manners.

4. Stay in The Area Assigned To The Kid

TV and film sets—especially on studio lots, and especially for children’s shows and scenes—there is an appearance of exciting playgrounds. This can all be very tempting, but it is really important that your child stays in her designated waiting area between takes. Of course, if your child needs a snack or needs to use the restroom, that is totally fine. Just remember to check in with the AD before leaving your assigned area.

5. Shhh.....Be Quiet and Respectful 

• This one may sound obvious or seem simple, but film sets are very stimulating places, and child actors (and even adult actors, for that matter) can be quite excitable and chatty. If your child is not acting in a scene, it is so important that he remain silent on set when the camera is rolling. 
• One small noise in the distant background can mean that the director will have to re-shoot an entire scene. 
• However, depending on where your child’s designated area is located, he may be able to chat with the other actors. The AD should make any noise-related rules quite clear, but when in doubt, you can just ask!

6. Etiquette

• Cover Your belongings and wait; Crew Eats First!
• Before breaking for lunch, your child should check what to do with the dress he is wearing to make sure that he is allowed to keep it on during lunch. Always bring a nice-sized robe to cover your child’s outfit while he is eating (and of course, it doesn’t hurt to remind her of proper table manners!).
• Also, on professional sets, the crew always eats first because they have to get back to work first. The AD will most likely tell your child when it is time to eat, but it is always great to have patience. If there seems to undue delay, ask AD. 

7. Respect Crew Members and Parents

• Children should be on their best behavior around the crew and cast members. 
• Also, we know that sometimes kids can take out their frustrations on the people around whom they are most comfortable:  their parents! It is so important that children respect their parents on set—not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also because people are always watching.

8. Fun...Fun...Fun

The most important thing is that your child enjoys the experience of acting on a professional set. Be sure that you and your child celebrate this exciting opportunity!
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How Do I Ensure "Success" For My Child As An Actor

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How Do I Define My Child's Success  As An Actor

Success at any age is conceptually elusive and the more you try to harness it, the harder it may be to obtain. This is doubly so when it comes to child actors, and pushing them too hard may have an adverse effect on their career in the immediate future and in the long run.
A purely “you must”-oriented approach to their acting career often teaches them to be nothing more than the cute and confused child and may lead to becoming a similar adult.

In my opinion, the answer would depend on a child’s life goals and where does being an actor fits into. Is it a career objective or one of the sub-goals? Based on a serious analysis of primarily a child aspirations and then parent’s life and circumstances, a child’s “success” could be defined.
Either to be a future successful adult by achieving overall goals of acting, academics and other skills or successful actor to be a primary goal. The answer to this is with you
If a successful actor is a primary goal

5 Major Requirements

1.Professional training
2.Preparations on Headshots, Resume, Showreel, Website, video introduction etc.
3.Intense online and ‘one on one’ marketing and promotional activities for a child’s career
4.Meeting artist coordinators, agents, managers, casting directors, TV channels, running for auditions etc.
5.Am I willing to commit the time and resources (economic/familial/mental) to make this happen?

Answer this to ensure the child’s success as an actor

•  Am I willing to meet the financial expenses?
•  Am I prepared to face the mental taxation upon the child and the entire family
• Am I prepared to spend time and willing to sacrifice or adjust with my and family’s goals and lifestyle? 

What acting will offer my child?

• In fact, acting can have a lasting impact on your actor’s future, whether or not they remain in the entertainment industry. 
• Kids in the acting business learn Ownership and responsibility at a much younger age than people who enter the workforce in their late teens.
• In addition to a strengthened work ethic, an acting career will also install adaptability to circumstances- any kid who has been in the acting business knows that things can change by the minute,“One minute you can be in school and the next you might be pulled out to get to an audition". Or you can have the lines that you spent hours or days working on tossed out and get handed completely new material that must be learned immediately…There are endless examples that I give to show that these kids are not thrown off by changes, but rather they learn to accept changes gracefully and go with the flow. As an adult, this is such a valuable resource to have within you—to become a successful adult.
• In the acting business a child learns all the skills to be successful and happy- confidence, how to win friends and influence people, accept rejections, empathy, perseverance, grit, patience, positivity to name few

Will it and how will this change my child’s life?

However positive, your child embarking on career-acting will bear unpredictable shifts in their life, both on a day-to-day and a more on the life span basis. Matters such as sleeping schedules, time for socializing, and dietary habits will all be impacted and should be anticipated. This question creates more questions. Will your kid be OK spending Saturday afternoon at an audition while his or her classmates are all at a birthday party? What about their willingness to travel and wait for auditions or at studios on-set for scenes to be shot? Will they feel the absence of a school and extracurricular activity environment and their classmates when they are working and there are no other children on-set?

What are the types of acting available for my child to be?

The kind of acting opportunities most suitable for your child will vary depending on what they’re most passionate about, but will also be based on what industry types are available in your town or at major center-Bollywood at Mumbai India or Hollywood L.A. The other opportunities are in TV serials, independent and short films, theater, student films, modeling in commercial ads and finally as a voice-over

Undoubtedly, to become a child actor may offer a thrilling career, name, fame, and money, remember this may change your and your family’s life

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Ask 3 Vital Questions Before Pushing Child To Be An Actor

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Before You Push Your Sunshine To Be An Actor

Ask 3 Most Vital Questions To Child | Themselves

There are some pivotal questions which must be posed—and answered—before potentially wasting valuable time and money investing in a child’s acting career for all the wrong reasons. Parents should ask their children (or, teens should ask themselves) the following to gauge their sincere interest in and devotion to establishing a life in show business.

1. Why do you want to be an actor?

Is it just because it looks glamorous and fun, or does acting give your kiddo an outlet for expression and freedom, which they seemingly cannot get elsewhere? It is so important that we allow our children freedom of expression and creativity; if this means acting for your child, then it’s a good sign that you’re making the right choice to support her in a professional career.

However, ask them and even yourself as parents, are they willing to take acting classes, and if willing to continue to focus on studies and other extracurricular activities, ready to do their homework, if they’re ready for practicing acting-will they learn their lines, memorization skills? It takes a lot of work. It sounds like it’s great fun when you say, ’I want to be on TV,’ but are they willing to do the work?”

2. Do you want to be a full-time actor in future or want to be as a hobby and for fun?

Though learning acting is good for everyone to be a successful in life, still you and your child must be clear about being actor as a A. life goal; As a tool for success in career C. As a hobby and fun
This is, perhaps, the most vital question and its answer which parents must exhume from their young actor and ask themselves. Many children have a knack for or interest in the performing arts, which is fantastic. But that doesn’t automatically compute to their readiness in making it a career and putting all other interests on the background. “If your child had other hobbies before she started acting, don’t let her quit those immediately.  See if acting becomes the most important thing in her life. If it’s meant to be, your child will eat, sleep, and breathe passion for the thisbusiness of acting!

3. What have you to do as parents?

A. What a child expects from parents to fulfill her dreams?
B. And are you as parents willing to adust your life style and willing to sacrify your interests like hobbies-partying, out door activities, tourism, networking etc
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Bollywood Child Stars 

Bollywood Child Stars

1. Harshaali Malhotra in ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2. Lara Dutta’s son Rohan in Partner
3. Siddharth Nigam in Dhoom 3
4. Girl Ahsaas Channa who always played a boy on screen? Yes, we are talking about the child actor from films like 'My Friend Ganesha' as Aashu, 'Kabhie Alvida Naa Kehna' as Arjun, 'VastuShashtra' as Rohan. Only in 'Phoonk 2' did she play a girl child. Her role from 'My Friend Ganesha'  was terrific.
5. Ruhanika Dhawan
6. Faisal Khan
7. Shivansh Kotia
8. Roshni Walia

10 Most Memorable Performances By Bollywood Child Actors

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Hollywood Child Stars

Internationally famous Hollywood Child Stars

1. Isabella Acres
2. CJ Adams
3. Tucker Albrizzi 
4. Preston Bailey
5. Samantha Bailey
6. Gabriel Bateman
7. Maggie Batson
8. Kyle Harrison Breitkopf

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9 Acting Skills That Helped Child Actors To Be Successful 

1. Boldness

The Acting Coach teaches kids to take command in any situation and to overcome a fear of public speaking. It trains them to have confidence and to learn from their mistakes through practice.

2. Imagination

Children learn how to imagine and think creatively through imagination and observation exercises and role-playing. It’s a skill that comes in handy as a working adult.

3. Concentration

How to zero in on?
Having to listen and contribute during enacting scenes, it helps to develop key focus skills. The Acting Coach teaches kids to build greater concentration and keep their minds on the current task.
4. Team Work, Cooperation, and  Adjustment
When they work in a group, kids learn how important their role is to a group activity. Many introvert kids become extrovert by working in a group comprising of other kids with diverse attitudes

5. Commitment

Kids learn dedication through practice and delivering a final result. They learn how to show up on time, develop good work habits and put forth a great effort to deliver a successful performance

6. Body language

(Posture, Walk, Etiquettes, Proper use of body parts like face, eyes, hands, shoulders, language, voice, expressions etc)
They learn nonverbal communication. Kids learn how to show their emotions through body language and how their different movements are interpreted by others.

7. Determination

With consistent practice and determination, kids get a feeling of accomplishment after a performance. Developing determination at a young age helps them reach their goals in the future.

8. Getting feedback

Receiving criticism something that many adults have trouble with and may look at it as a negative part of their job. Through learning acting, children learn that feedback is just another part of the learning process, not something that should be taken personally.

9. Analysis and fixing problems

Kids learn critical problem-solving skills in the film and theater arts. They must learn how to transform a clay ball into a cup or how their characters will act in a certain situation. These practices will help children develop an important skill that is necessary for adults.

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How To Become A Child Actor | A Perfect Guide Of 15 Steps

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How To Become A Child Actor?
How To Become A Child Actor At Home?
How To Become A Child Actor Without Experience?
How To Become a Child Actor In India?

The Single Solution And Answer To All Th Above

Let Parents Find, Plan and Devote Time 

Steps

1. Find facts

2. Do research on internet and with other sources all about Child Actors, Film/ TV/ Commercial Ads industry and do's and don'ts 

3. Learn acting by a kid acting coach or by a child actiing school

4. Create your child's portfolio with resume and head shots from a good photographer

5. Find and enroll with 3 to 4 child artist coordinators (India)

6. Find and fix agent/manager

7. Find and contact casting directors

8. Get experience at school/community theater/children films socities/ religious functions /parties

9. Create profile at casting websites and at social media 

10. Extensive networking on social media and industry by personal contacts

11. Pursue and have patience

12. Plan and balance a child's goal of acting dream, hobbies, skill learning and schooling

13. Manage and spend time for the child

14. Be his/her facilitator and a guide but NOT an acting teacher

15. Finally, remember child acting is a business and highly competitive

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Dreaming Your Kid To Be An Actor? Questions And Answers

How to Fulfill Dream of  Your Child To Become an  Actor

You probably have a million questions as to the Bollywood |TV Industry details, logistics and hard facts surrounding your kid becoming a professional actor. Well, you’ve landed at the right place!
Here, find answers

Having a child actor will affect the whole family but, with our guidance, you can feel confident that it will be for the better.

Questions for parents to ask their kids or themselves

To Child

1. What about acting are you interested in?
2. Why do you want to be an actor?
3. Do you want to be a serious actor, or is it more of a hobby status, like after-school theater?

Questions for parents to ask themselves

1. Does my child truly want this?
2. What is my motivation for doing this?
3. Do I just want fame and fortune by means of my child?
4. How do I define “success” for my child? Am I willing to commit the time and resources (economic/familial/mental) to make this happen?
5. What does acting have to offer my child?
6. How will this change my child’s life?
7. How will this change my life?
8. How will this change the rest of my family’s life?
9. Setting your child up for success:
10. What types of acting modeling can my child do?
11. What tools does my child need?
12. What training does my child need?
13. How can my child find roles to audition for?
14. How can my child be selected in auditions?
15. How should my child dress for auditions?
16. Who are the people involved in my child’s career?
17. Does my child need an artist coordinator or an agent or manager?
18. How do I find the right coordinator/agent for my child?

Living as an actor

• How long will it take my child to be successful?
• Can I make my child famous?
• What are the schooling options for a child actor?
• How can I keep my child safe?
• What are the financial ramifications of raising a child actor?
• How long does a child actor’s career last?
• Questions for parents to ask their kids (or for teens to ask themselves):

There are some pivotal questions which must be posed—and answered—before potentially wasting valuable time and money investing in a child’s acting career for all the wrong reasons. Parents should ask their children (or, teens should ask themselves) the following to gauge their sincere interest in and devotion to establishing a life in show business.

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What about 'acting' for your child?

It sounds like it’s great fun when you say, ’I want to be on TV,’ but are they willing to do the work?
Is it just because it looks glamorous and fun, or does acting give your kiddo an incredible pleasure a true happiness, which they seemingly cannot get elsewhere?

The great thing is if they want to take an acting class or coaching from a good coach and if they’re doing their homework if they’re practicing. Are they learning their lines? Are they working on memorization skills? It takes a lot of work. It sounds like it’s great fun when you say, ’I want to be on TV,’ but are they willing to do the work?

Why do you want to be an actor?

Similarly, is the surface appeal of being an actor what draws your child towards it, or is there a deeper connection? “It is so important that we allow our children freedom of expression and creativity; if this means acting for your child, then it’s a good sign that you’re making the right choice to support her in a professional career,” insists Backstage Expert and acting coach, Mae Ross.

Do you want to be a serious actor, or more of a hobby status, like after-school theater?

This is, perhaps, the most vital answer which parents must find from their young actor. Many children have a knack for or interest in the performing arts, which is fantastic. But that doesn’t automatically make their readiness in making it a career and putting all other interests on the backburner. If your child had other hobbies before she started acting, don’t let her quit those immediately, I advise. See if acting becomes the most important thing in kid's life. If it’s meant to be, your child will eat, sleep, and breathe passion for the Acting Business! 

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6 Warning | Don’t Be Stupid And Destroy Your Child’s Career

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Your sunshine and how you destroy child actor's future

As the parent of a child actor, it’s important that you’re committed to support and promote your child’s career along, but it’s equally important to know do's and don'ts ie your boundaries. Remember that the film and TV for kid actors industry keenly observe and evaluate parents as well as kids—it’s a package. You as a parent don't remain unobserved. And your behavior can screw things up for your child before his or her career even gets started.

To avoid the pitfalls of the overzealous parent, follow these well-advised tips:

1. Know and play by industry rules

There are a right and respectful way of doing things. You break those rules, you get a reputation. The child actor industry is small; people know each other. Respect industry time. Don’t call casting directors, artist coordinators, managers or agents you don’t know. Let them do their job without your continuous interference.

2. Don't ask for a feedback

Nobody is hiring your little-beloved child because they like his or her personally or simply because your kid did a nice job or are right for the role in your eyes. Feel blessed your child got the audition. If your child didn’t fit the role, it’s fine. If your coordinator or manager didn’t get feedback to pass to you, move on. Let it go.

3. Don’t run around many coordinators, agents, and managers

In India, stick with good 4 to 5 coordinators/ casting directors. Internationally, especially in U.S., if your kid signed with an agent or manager, they’re probably working harder for you than you know. They ARE submitting your child, he or she simply may not be selected to audition. So stop looking for something better every time your child doesn’t get an audition—it’s disrespectful.

4. Don't boast about your child and gossip with other parents 

Parents see their kids through biased eyes and will boast about auditions and bookings to satisfy their own ego needs. But this will only drive you crazy. Your child is different than theirs in many regards and will have a different path. Remember that.

5. Know your limits 

Know where you stop and others start. Let your child have a bad day. Know your coordinator/casting or an agent has a million things to do. Stop talking poorly about them/others. Your child can be the center of your world, but remember that they’re not the center of anyone else’s. Respect other’s time.

6. Be  quite and nice in the waiting room

Maintaining your dignity as good parents is important and help in establishing the family as "Good and Cultured". I admire parents who are willing to commit to better their child’s life through their passion. Just make sure you remember they’re kids and be positive this is their dream—not yours. Check yourself. Eyes are always on you and if you cross the line and become a behavioral problem, your child will suffer.
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14 Steps On How to be a child actor | Hollywood Kid Actor Advise

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1. Learn acting from a good school or from a playful empathetic acting coach
2. Practicing and practice your craft at home and with friends
3. Watch the classics child and adult movies
4. Observe People carefully and make stories on them
5. Look for opportunities in birthdays, school, parties to show your talent
6. Learn acting for camera and make your own Youtube Vimeo movies
7. Get Good pictures of yourself
8. Make acting resume
9. Learn additional skills. It can be anything from music to juggling to skateboarding to foreign languages to sports
10. Find, prepare and audition as much as possible
11.Prepare a monolog and be ready with it
12. Get a good agent or few good artist coordinator (India)
13. Prepare well for 'cold reading'
14, Be Positive

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What This Highly Successful Child Actor Advises

A Hollywood child actor Francesca Capaldi

Are you always hooked on to the Disney channel on TV? Then there is no way you wouldn’t recognize Francesca Capaldi. This cute, curly red haired girl starred as Chloe James in the Disney Channel sitcom ‘Dog with a Blog’. Residing in Carlsbad, California with her parents, Francesca is slowly but steadily making a mark in Hollywood. But did she always have her heart set on being an actor? You bet she did! She commenced her acting career at the age of seven with small roles in the Disney Channel Original Series ‘A.N.T Farm’ and in the CBS comedy ‘How I Met Your Mother’. In fact, she wants “to do it (acting) forever”! In her short career, she has already featured in the pilot for ‘The Goodwin Games’ and starred in Corbin Bernsen's television film ‘3 Day Test’. With her thick long red curls, it isn’t surprising that she was the voice of the Little Red-Haired Girl – the new crush of Charlie Brown in the 2015 film ‘The Peanuts Movie’.
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"When someone says they really want to be an actor, I always say if it's your dream, then pursue it, be devoted to it and never give up or get discouraged," Francesca exclusively tells.
But just because Francesca is an experienced actress doesn't mean she never worries about getting her lines right or snagging a role – and who among us hasn't been in that place before, even when it's when you're studying for a test.
"I always get so nervous before I go into an audition and I'll think, 'gosh I should've prepared more,' and I read it a bunch of times, but I'm always like I should go and study," Francesca says.
"Sometimes I just stress myself out because I think I should prepare more, but basically I would just go back and tell myself, 'Okay yes you should study now, come on, don't just say you need to do it, do it' and get into character more so that way I'm not as nervous, so that's what I would say to myself."
Even if you're not dreaming about becoming an actor one day, Francesca has some advice for the rest of us, who may be dealing with worries of our own – including mean comments from social media haters or school bullies.
"If someone is being bullied, I would say just never change for anyone no matter what. Just honestly be yourself and don't let anyone ever change you."
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6 Secret Tips For Parents On Bring Up A Child Actor

An excellent comedic kid actor

What Should Parents Do To Raise Their Child Into A Good Actor? 

Just Follow My 6 Secret Recommendations For Raising Your Child Actor

It takes a special clan to raise a child actor. Many talented kids dreams to be an actor gets shattered because their parents did not have the proper education of the process in being an actor.
No doubt they have their child’s best interests at heart, but with lack of education in the business, a parent can derail their child before they even get started.

1. How A Child Can Be An actor If Not Trained?

Acting is fun, but it is not a part-time hobby. If your child is serious about pursuing this field, you must cultivate a mindset, as one would do when becoming a professional musician, athlete, or dancer. Your child must train continually by an acting coach in order to stay competitive. When a child is in school sports, parents are diligent about never missing practices or games. However, when it comes to their acting classes, many parents do not attach the same importance and discipline. They find the money to invest in other activities, but fall when it comes to paying for artistic training. There are good acting classes and special child acting coachs; find one that is challenging that your child loves. Do your research. Preferrably, a great acting coach will enhance every area of their life.

2. Don’t Be Impatience And Rush 

Many parents rush their child to auditions straightaway. If a child is not emotionally and professionally ready, the process can be too scary, shut the child down, and make them want to quit.  Check in with your child’s acting coach and TRUST their advice if they are ready or not. It May take considerable period before they are ready to face auditions with improved chances of getting selected

3. Each Audition Is A Success

With every audition your actor has already achieved success. They are NOT easy to get. They have beat out hundreds, if not thousands for the opportunity. When your child is ready to begin auditioning, please understand that it can take 10-50 auditions before getting selected. If an actor is well trained, can take direction well, and has confidence in their acting craft, they will raise their odds of bagging a role. Each audition makes them better at what they love to do. The audition brings them into the sphere of new casting directors, producers, and directors.

4. Motivate And Give Positive Support 

The best thing a parent can do for their child actor is to take them auditions with positive support encouraging them all the time, regardless of how difficult, competitive and stressful the audition process can be. You too will be under stress. Don’t show it to the child keeping this stress to yourself. Your child will feel it.  One of the most difficult things about the auditioning process is not allowing tension and anxiety creeping into a child and especially in parents. Let it go, and this mindset is mandatory for the long-term success of any actor-child or adult. When it's over, don’t talk about the audition, unless your kid actor wishes to discuss it.

5.  Don’t Direct The Child Or Movie On Film/TV Set

Once your child begins to work, my very best advice is: remain their parent. I have witnessed parents on set who do not remain in the background as support but instead try to network with people and crew. They make suggestions to the director, try to get their child more lines, talk the directors/producers for other projects, or nagging them for more information on the current one. Remember, filming on a set is team’s job. You are there for your child’s emotional support. You are there to ensure they are safe.So be that!

6. Trust your child 

When child actors achieves the proper skillset, they know “what to and how to” their job. They know what to wear for auditions. They know how to prepare their lines.

Last word of advice 

PLEASE do not coach them! A casting director can smell it from a mile away. When I began as an actor, my teacher said it takes 10 years to become a great actor. I did not like hearing this at the time. But I can now attest that she was right. Acting looks easy. It is not.
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Auditions | Why Kid Actors Should Practice Tongue Twisters

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Is Your Child Talented But  Failing In Auditions?

Do The Kids have Good Voice, Diction, A speech With Clarity?

The Problem May Be With Dialog Delivery

How To Be Selected in Auditions By Impressing Casting Directors With Excellent Dialog Delivery

The Secret Is Tongue Twisters

What are tongue twisters?

The tongue twister is a phrase or sentence which is hard to speak fast, usually because of alliteration or a sequence of nearly similar sounds. It helps develop speech skills & helps in speech therapy for the kid and adult actors with speech difficulties. To get the full effect of a tongue twister you should try to repeat it several times, as quickly as possible, without stumbling or mispronouncing.

Tongue twisters are great for helping kids concentrate on working all their speech variation and voice articulation muscles.



And they’re just plain fun.


I've compiled below a list of some of my favorite that you can help your child to improve speech, voice, articulation and dialog delivery

How can you help your child to practice tongue twisters?

Before the practice

A.
Before practice and introducing tongue twisters ask your kid to crinkle their face as tiny as possible for 5 seconds.
Then to make their face as big as possible for 5 seconds.

B.
Then introduce the tongue twister and make your child initially speak slowly then loudly increasing the repetition speed of a tongue twister

C.
Make sure you encourage them to use a “stage voice” as if they have a listening audience in their school auditorium of a large number of people.

D.
Another great variation is to have to say the tongue twister in a different emotion. (Angry, sad, happy, scared, frustrated, confused, etc.)  Or, to challenge the child to begin happily but gradually get progressively more and angrier and then sad.

The Ultimate List of Tongue Twisters

1.
I thought a thought.
But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought.

2.
One-One was a racehorse.
Two-Two was one, too.
When One-One won one race, Two-Two won one, too.

3.
Say this sharply, say this sweetly,
Say this shortly, say this softly.
Say this sixteen times very quickly.

4.
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers! (Repeat. Increase the tempo.)

5.
Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.
The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed Shilly-shallied south.
These sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack; Sheep should sleep in a shed.

6.
Red Bulb Blue Bulb Red Bulb Blue Bulb Red Bulb Blue Bulb

7.
Red Blood Blue Blood

8.
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won’t wish the wish you wish to wish.

9.
She sells seashells on the seashore.

10.
Mix a box of mixed biscuits with a boxed biscuit mixer.

11.
A proper copper coffee in a proper coffee copper pot.

12.
Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.

13.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.

14.
I thought a thought.
But the thought I thought wasn’t the thought I thought I thought.
If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn’t have thought so much.

15.
How much wood could a wood chuck; chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.

16.
Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

17.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

18.
Sascha sews slightly slashed sheets shut.

19.
She should shun the shining sun.

20.
The big black back brake broke badly.

21.
The big beautiful blue balloon burst.

22.
A shapeless sash sags slowly.

23.
Smelly shoes and socks shock sisters.

24.
Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

25.
Dick kicks sticky bricks.

26.
Shave a single shingle thin.

27.
Stick strictly six sticks stumps.

28.
Cinnamon aluminum linoleum.

29.
New York is unanimously universally unique.

30.
Cooks cook cupcakes quickly.

31.
Flora’s freshly fried fish.

32.
A bragging baker baked black bread.

33.
Buy blue blueberry biscuits before bedtime.

34.
She sold six shabby sheared sheep on a ship.

35.
The sixth sick sheik’s son slept.

36.
A good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

37.
I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.

38.
Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "this butter's bitter! But a bit
of better butter will but make my butter better" So she bought some better
butter, better than the bitter butter, and it made her butter better so it was
better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter!

If you understand, say "understand".
If you don't understand, say "don't understand".
But if you understand and say "don't understand".
How do I understand that you understand? Understand!

39.
I thought I thought of thinking of thanking you.

40.
Red bulb blue bulb red bulb blue bulb

41.
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

42.
Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.

43.
Double bubble gum, bubbles double gum.

44.
If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

45.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

46.
If one doctor doctors another doctor does the doctor who doctors the doctor,  doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors?

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If You Train Your Child To Be An Actor, This Is What Happens To Kid's Life

Learning 9 Acting Skills That Will Transform Your Child Into a Good Actor And A  Successful Adult

1. Confidence

The Acting Coach teaches kids to take command in any situation and to overcome a fear of meeting and interacting with people. It trains them to have confidence and to learn from their mistakes through practice.

2. Creativity 

Children learn how to think creatively through imagination and observation exercises and role-playing. It’s a skill that comes in handy as a working adult.

3. Focus

Learning to really listen, respond truthfully rather than faking and contribute during the audition and while enacting scenes, helps to develop key focus skills. The Acting Coach teaches kids to build greater concentration and keep their minds on the current task.

4. Team Work, Cooperation, and  Adjustment

When they work in a group, kids learn how important their role is to a group activity. Many introvert kids become extrovert by working in a group comprising of other kids with diverse attitudes

5. Dedication

Kids learn dedication through practice and delivering a final result. They learn how to show up on time, develop good work habits and put forth a great effort to deliver a successful performance

6. Developing Impressive Body Language

• Posture, Walk, Etiquettes, Proper use of body parts like face, eyes, hands, shoulders, language, voice, expressions etc
• A good body language also helps them to learn 'Nonverbal' communication (communicating silently through face and eyes). 

7. Determination

With consistent practice and determination, kids get a feeling of a great achievement and accomplishment after a performance. Developing determination at a young age helps them reach their goals in the future.

8. Receiving Constructive Feedback

Receiving criticism something that many adults have trouble with, may detest and may look at it as a negative part of acting training. Through learning acting, children learn that pointing out mistakes and faults, areas of improvements and other feedback are just another part of the learning process, not something that should be taken personally.

9. Problem solving

Kids learn critical problem-solving skills in the film and theater arts. They must learn how to transform a clay ball into a cup, solve a riddle or how their characters will act in a certain situation. These practices will help children develop an important skill that is necessary for adults.