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Child Acting

Course Level: Beginner
Duration: 7 Hrs 50 Min
Total Videos: 15 On-demand Videos

Course Description

This course is for aspiring child actors and their families who want a clear, practical path to developing on-camera skills and building a market-ready profile. By the end, you’ll have a solid foundation for acting onscreen and a plan to pursue opportunities confidently in both local markets and Hollywood.

Led by an experienced acting coach for young performers, this program blends technique with real-world readiness. You’ll move from fundamentals to targeted practice, covering audition prep, monologue work, and scene study, while learning how to present yourself effectively in auditions and marketing materials.

What you’ll gain goes beyond technique. You’ll learn how to choose age-appropriate material, build a compelling child actor portfolio, and navigate the unique facets of acting for kids—from on-camera work to voice and speech for young performers. Understand how to approach casting calls for kids, find local market opportunities, and prepare for possible Hollywood-level exposure with confidence.

Key topics include:

  • Foundations of acting techniques for children and on-camera performance
  • Audition preparation, cold reads, and audition monologue selection for young actors
  • Monologue repertoire and scene work for youth actors
  • Marketing yourself as a child actor and building a strong headshot/portfolio
  • Industry insights: local market acting for kids and pathways to Hollywood acting for children

This course delivers practical exercises you can apply immediately, along with guidance to help you stay motivated, focused, and safely connected to opportunities in the entertainment industry. Join now to start practicing with purpose and move closer to your child’s acting goals with ready-to-use techniques and a clear plan.

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Module 1 - Child Acting

  •    1.1 Introduction
  •    1.2 Backstory
  •    1.3 Tools of the Industry
  •    1.4 Branding
  •    1.5 Audition Preparation and Character Analysis
  •    1.6 Preparing Commercially for an Audition
  •    1.7 Audition Process Part 1
  •    1.8 Audition Process Part 2
  •    1.9 Agents and Managers
  •    1.10 Unions
  •    1.11 Picking a Monologue
  •    1.12 Monologues Part 1
  •    1.13 Monologues Part 2
  •    1.14 Final Monologue
  •    1.15 Conclusion