16/05/2018
Actor Tip of the Day:
For the parents of a budding child actor
I understand the excitement of wanting a particular role for a production. I'm sure your child(or children) are excited as well. But parents please keep in mind that even if your children are auditioning for a project, your attitude, representation, and response may determine the fate of your child's future in. this industry. I've experienced and have seen enough of this as a filmmaker to know how damaging impatient and temperamental parents can be. Not judging anyone but how you treat the director, talent/casting agent, other actors and staff shows a lot about your character. If you are impatient, rude, arrogant, or hostile towards a filmmaker or those in authority over a film/tv/theatre project....they may never want to work with you or your child again....just because of YOU. A suggestion would be to make sure that your motive in allowing your child in the entertainment industry is pure. Meaning that you're not trying to force your child into an industry that they are not ready for, that they don't want to do, or that you want them to be in just to gain recognition for yourself or to use them to make money for you. This industry can be very cold and brutal. And it's unfortunate that many parents try to pimp out their child just to be famous so the parents can live comfortably. Constantly harassing the director of a production can get you banned from any future roles. And harassment means trying to force them to get your child in a particular role, or slandering them on social media or by email if your child did not get a role in a particular project. And this even goes for actors of age as well. Sometimes kids don't know why they didn't get the role or the part for a particular project. Not only because they didn't probably fit what the casting director was looking for but sometimes it has been because the parents attitude or their lack of patience or professionalism cause their child to lose a role in a particular film, TV or Theatre project. This is just something to be mindful of. Put your best foot forward and make sure that not only is your child a good representation of themselves and who they are but you as well. Don't ruin your child's career because your character is not intact. Make sure that whatever is going on with you is fixed first before you put your child in this industry. There's nothing wrong with persistence and being bold. But make sure that what you are doing is a good representation of who you want your child to be in this industry. 😊
- Kaylania Chapman
Altar Call Pictures
