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[quote=Anonymous]NP here. Op, ignore the naysayers. I have a child actor who is 10 and has worked since age 6. She loves it, and it's been a terrific experience for her. She started out with theater classes locally (like drama kids programs at imagination stage) and an instructor put us in touch with a local manager who got her some easy jobs and later on commercials. She has also had a few small movie/tv roles. Again, she loves it. As long as she wants to keep doing it I will support her. We now split time between NYC and DC/Baltimore and focus more on NYC during school vacations. It is a lot
Of work and very time consuming, and the kid really has to want it. It's a lot of time sitting around and doing the same takes over and over again. I have seen too many situations where stage parents are dragging their kids and forcing them to do it and the kids are bored and act out. That's not good.

Also the money isn't great. Don't do it for that. The only things that pay well are national commercials and big budget films and most of those roles go to kids in NYC or LA.

So to start for your son, I recommend first working on some student films to see if he continues to like it. If he does, and starts getting some video reel footage to show what he can do on camera, then set up a page for him on backstage.com or actorsaccess.com. You need a couple of good head shots of him. Good photos from the chest up, nothing in background. Do a search for child head shots. It's very important to have good photos. Casting directors always post jobs (breakdowns) on those sites and the headshot is what catches their eye

Once you get set up on actorsaccess or backstage then you send your profile to agents and managers.

Again, all this ONLY if your kid truly wants to do it. [/quote]

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