![]() Instead, you’ll have a heading detailing your appearance. For example you won’t have an objective towards the top. Resume heading for a child actorĪcting resumes for both children and adults look different than your standard job resume. When protocols and rules are followed, most children report, despite the hard work, really enjoying the experience. Parents must be on set or at rehearsals, and if you have a director that is telling you, you don’t need to be there. ![]() Kids on Broadway cannot perform two shows in one day, and if it is a physically demanding role, like Billy Elliott or Annie, they will usually have two or three children rotating the role throughout the week. When it comes to films children can only work 4 hours a day and have limited hours during the school year. If you are hired you want to ensure that labor laws are being followed. This is where speaking with an agent or professionals in the business can help you work through the loop holes. There is a catch-22 to earn your union card, you have to be in union productions, but typically you can’t audition for union productions without your union card… fun isn’t it? SAG is the Screen Actors Guild for movies and television and Actors Equity is the union for theatrical actors. When submitting resumes for acting you will want to pay attention to the location of the job, if it is paid, non-paid, credit will be given, and if it is union or non-union. So, If you are a child or the parent of a child that is truly interested in venturing into acting, there are many great ways to get started and to maintain the child’s interests in the process. But if you are a kid – kudos to you for taking a professional step! Most likely if you are reading this article you are in fact a parent, and not a child, looking for ways to improve your child’s resume. Keep in mind that all of these range from the local level all the way up to Hollywood and Broadway. Those include, commercials, TV, Movies, Theater, YouTube. There are many avenues a child can take to become an actor. But for most children, it is an avenue to express themselves creatively. We have all heard the horror stories of child actors growing up to fall into obscurity or never work as an adult because the transition was too tough. ![]() There are different laws, regulations and expectations when working with children rather than adults.Īcting as a child can be an extremely rewarding experience, I know, I started acting at the age of ten, but to be rewarding it has to be fun. Child acting is realm completely different from most in the performing arts industry.
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