IIAM (International Institute of Acting and Modeling) is one of the premier media school offering certification course for acting modeling and dancing. Our Strategy is to provide students the opportunity to enhance their holistic learning through an international standard course design.
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A child model is a child who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art, such as photography, painting and sculpture.
Artists have used children as models for countless works over the centuries. Child modeling has become a distinct activity because of the explosion of commercial media over the past several decades. The visible success of child models who became media celebrities has led numerous children (and their parents) to pursue modeling as a part-time career. In practice, most modeling jobs go to children who have already worked as models and have developed a working relationship with a modeling agency. For prospective models, the challenge is to land the first job. It is also possible to land jobs by contacting modeling agencies directly.The amount that a child can earn is based upon the type of work they are contracted to carry out.
Child modeling jobs are available for print work and commercials to promote products and services to children and their parents. Child models can even be hired for runway shows showcasing children's fashions - clothes, shoes, toys, and other products. Children do not care about cost or practicality, therefore advertisements for products directed to entice children are the biggest part the retail-sales industry. Especially today, with hundreds of cable channels, children are seen in more advertising than at any time in the past.
Your Child Be a Model?
Of course your child's cute -- but could he or she be a model? Here's a behind-the-scenes peek at what it really takes to be picture-perfect.
Child Model Strategies
Flip through any magazine, channel-surf on any given night, even drive by any stretch of highway billboards, and there they are: adorable, wide-eyed babies showing off the latest in kiddie couture or helping hawk everything from juice to Jeeps. If you're like most parents, the sight of these pint-size models inspires three responses: first, "Awwww!” then, "My kid's cuter!” and, finally, "How can I get my child a job like that?"
1. Get the picture. Your first contact with a modeling agency should be by mail. "Send two or three color snapshots of your child, including head-only and full-body photos, and a short letter stating your interest. But play it straight -- no funny hats or pictures of Junior with chocolate cake all over his face. Many advertisers actually prefer an average-looking, kid-next-door child. Children who wear certain popular clothing sizes -- 3, 5, and 10 -- also get more work.
2. Put on your walking shoes. Once you sign on with a reputable agency, the real work begins: You and your child will be sent on a number of go-sees, brief meetings with representatives of firms who may be interested in hiring your child and want to look them over.
3. Be realistic. Though you may have visions of mega-millions rolling in from your child's modeling, this is rarely ever the case.
4. Don't take rejection to heart. If you do decide to help your child pursue a modeling career, prepare yourself for this certainty: At some point, someone's going to reject her. It may happen right away, with your snapshots being returned in the mail, or later at an agency interview or go-see. Don't let it bother you. Remember, modeling agencies and their clients don't always look for the most beautiful or perfect-looking child to sell a product or represent a story. They may want anything from a tiny brunet with a spray of freckles across her nose to a gap-toothed boy with curly red hair. Your child may simply be the wrong shirt size, or she may even be too cute. At least there's someone who always thinks she's picture-perfect -- you!
5. They will contact you. Trust me, if they are interested in your child they will. And in most cases, if you are contacted by multiple agencies you can work with ALL the agencies (unless you have to sign a non-compete, which is not normal unless you are highly regarded).
