Acting school for children?

Question

Hello,
My daughter have appeared on 11 low-budget short films and now she wants to take an acting class in order to get an agency(big one like WMA or CAA). What is the best acting class for children with low tuition in the NYC area ?

P.S : The kind which teaches us not only acting skills but also how to do good at auditions and appear naturally in front of the camera.

Answer 1

Asian girl,

I think I answered a question of yours the other day, you really need to back off the WMA and CAA idea or you'll just be disappointed. They will not sign your daughter until she does something big or you know someone important, period. You don't want them to anyway because having them as your agent means nothing if they won't work for her. She needs momentum and without big credits she doesn't have that.

Now, about your classes, you're not going to find the best studio for cheap in NY. That's another pip dream. It takes little more than a search to find several classes and as big as NY is it's best for you to search to find what's closest to you. Tuition is going to be big there, that's just the way it is so do one class at a time if that's all you can afford. Start with technique or scene study class, switch to an on camera, then an audition class when you can. You just do what you can when you can. I could barely afford my classes, I started working in the office and doing anything I could to get my classes, it was a trade. Make it work if it's that important to you.

Make a list of questions, call every studio you can find and ask them about scholarships or making any type of arrangements to pay or trade services.

http://www.goodsearch.com/Search.aspx?Keywords=NY+acting+class+kids

http://www.goodsearch.com/Search.aspx?Keywords=NY+acting+studio

http://www.goodsearch.com/Search.aspx?Keywords=NY+acting+studio+kids

Vary the words in your search to suit your needs and call to ask questions. Check up on their business using BBB, ripoffreport.com, etc. Search their name and the word scam online to see if there's anything else you should know before spending your money there, do your research.

good luck,
Marianne

Answer 2

you don't get with WMA or CAA until your rate it, landing a starring role in a movie or tv series

Until then you work with low level agents

Non-union ones are the most receptive until you get union elibible (its $2,500 to join the union)

your best shot it TV commercials until your 18 then soap operas. You can buy your soap card anytime but it's still $2,000