“You should look like yourself”—you have probably read this rule from acting websites over and over again. And it is reiterated for a good reason. If you put yourself in the shoes of the casting directors, then you’d know how much first impressions matter. You wouldn’t want your child to draw scared or unsure reactions […]
How to Prepare Your Child for His First Voiceover Job
So you’ve noticed that your child might have some talent for voice acting, or maybe he himself has expressed interest in doing such work. Whatever the case, you need to know that voice acting is an extremely competitive field, and getting started in this profession can be very challenging. But as long as your child […]
Make Memorizing Lines with Your Kids Fun with These Tips
We know you’ve often wondered as a child how actors onstage or on set manage to memorize their lines for an entire movie or play. And now that you’ve found your child in a school play themselves, you’re finally facing the overwhelming dilemma you’ve always wondered about long ago: how do actors memorize their lines? […]
Auditioning for Disney World? Here’s How You Prepare for Character Auditions
Many of us will never grow out of Disney. While some still routinely sit through Disney movie marathons, some still dream of becoming real-life Disney princesses. And indeed, many Disney lovers do end up on Disney World, breathing life into a Disney character. How did they do that, you ask? Whenever you see a Disney […]
How to Prepare Your Child for a Career in Music
Does your child show great promise as a singer? Then he might want to pursue a career as a singer or musician. However, the journey to pursuing a career in music is never easy, and it’s crucial that you prepare them well for the experience, as it will have lasting effects on their esteem and […]
How Can Child Actors Develop Stage Presence Early On?
Today’s audience is bred into a generation of one-minute videos, four-panel jokes, memes, and GIFs. Thus, more than ever, it has become necessary for any actor’s success to possess stage presence long enough to keep the contemporary audience captivated through the whole performance. But how do child actors learn to hold the audience’s attention whether […]
Why Is Theater Important to the Formative Development of Kids?
Despite the flak it gets from the adults of various other professions, drama and performing arts are considerably significant in the growth of children. If you think about it, it is almost second nature for children to play pretend or immerse in make-believe with their playmates and toys. Enter theater. It is the formalized artistic […]
Tips and Reminders for Preparing Your Child’s Voice-Over Demo Reel
Children and teens are more likely to be exposed to voice acting than adults, since the media marketed to them often does not involve physical, on-screen acting. The cartoons they watch and the video games they play all depend on strong voice acting. There is a major demand in American animation and voice acting projects […]
The Most Anticipated Disney Films of 2020
Are you a huge Disney fan? Well, almost everyone is. In fact, you’d be hard put to find anyone who isn’t, and anyone who says he isn’t is either lying or in denial. The year 2019 is still far from over, but here you are already looking forward to what Disney has in store for […]
Lists of Best Musical Theater Audition Songs for Kids and Songs to Stay Away From
Indeed, there aren’t too many audition songs for a child’s range; that’s why there are musical theater auditions where the casting panel hears packs of kids singing the same three songs all day. By the time you and your child are in the dilemma of picking the best song, you will have realized how tough […]