Questions and Answers
QUESTION: Hello, I have read that one of the best things a new actor can do is be an extra in a movie. I was wondering if you could tell me how to do this and what website is most accredited for finding jobs. Thank you! ANSWER: If you’ve never acted in a film, it […]
by marta (miami) QUESTION: I work and my child also has school. I don’t know if i can do this. My child loves acting. She always tells me “i wanna be something in life” and it makes me feel bad i can’t help her. What can i do? ANSWER: Put her in a child acting […]
by KC (N) QUESTION: How do you know your child has talent? Of course as a parent I think she does, but when I see other kids getting higher roles in local shows I start to wonder what is missing. Her teacher says she’s great but I wonder if he says that just to keep […]
by Ashley S. (New Bedford, Massachusetts ) QUESTION: What if you know your child has an extreme amount of talent, like across the board, not just because shes my kid. I mean, looks, voice and talent with acting. But how can you start them up if you don’t have the funds available to do so? […]
by Dae ( Michigan) QUESTION: How do you do it? How do you get on shows and movies without paying for school? ANSWER: It’s true. Not everyone goes to acting school. Some kids just learn by doing. They go to a go-see or an audition one day, book the job, and learn the rest as […]
by Cherome White (Levittown, NY) QUESTION: I would like to know the best places to live for a child who would like to act, to be closer to the business. ANSWER: Los Angeles is the place with the most auditions for commercial, film and TV, for both adults and children. A lot of the auditions […]
by Yossi (United States) QUESTION: I was looking through your section about filling a resume and it was very helpful except for one thing. What if I don’t have any special skills? ANSWER: If you really believe you have no special skills, you don’t have to have a special skills section on your acting resume. […]
QUESTION: What chance does a regular child have of being in major roles? ANSWER: That’s a tough question. There’s tons of kids who are interested in acting and only a few who get major roles, so if you look at it this way, the chances are slim, but the odds are much better when: – […]
(Mill Park, Vic, Australia) QUESTION: I have a 11 year old daughter that says she wants to be an actress like Emma Watson. The problem is there are no places that are close enough where she can go to audition for a stage show or play? Can she just do little plays at home, and […]
by DEETRA (Hawthorne ca) QUESTION: Hello, My name is Deetra Roland and I have WONDERFUL 4 YR OLD SON… HE ALWAYS PLAY BACK HIS MOVIES THAT WE DVR AND HE KNOWS THEM WORD PRE WORD EVEN THE MOVEMENTS AND THE SOUNDS IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN START STEP BY STEP TO GET HIM IN SOME […]