When Michelle is holding auditions for child actors she is looking for them not to be acty but that they should be natural and not feel like they should perform. She wants them to be able to take direction well, understand where their marks are, and know their lines of course! CASTING TIPS

Michelle’s opinion on what makes a successful child actor:

A successful child actor is one that has no artifice whatsoever – they are pure impulse one after the other. That kind of acting is a joy to watch.

What a director/producer looks for in a child actor:

A director/producer looks for a child actor that takes direction really well.

5 tips for child actors breaking into the industry:

A child actor should have:

1.   Well rounded acting training-which should include the following classes: Audition Training for film & television, Scene study classes, Voice, Speech and improvisation.
2. A mentor outside of parent guidance.
3. The tools an adult actor would have – Picture, Resume, demo reel
4. Understanding that auditions are the fun of it.
5. Thick skin when they hear no.

 The advantages the Golden Box Technique holds for young actors:

My acting philosophy is that artists can draw upon all different acting techniques and form a toolbox of their own, their very own Golden Box. The Golden Box is a wonderful class for young actors because it holds all the elements of technique based on Stella Adler, Stanislavski, Lee Strassberg, Uta Hagen, Michael Chekhov, and Sanford Meisner. It teaches actors how to breakdown a script so when you work on a play, a movie, a TV show, you have the tools to create a character that is fun, unique, and moving. child actor when casting a film CASTING TIPS

The Michelle Danner Los Angeles Acting School

Our acting classes in Los Angeles are for young actors who are interested in a career as a professional and for students that want to explore & expand their creativity and imagination.

ACTING CLASSES FOR TEENS & KIDS

AGES 5 TO 18

The Acting Classes Offered:

The Golden Box acting technique with Michelle Danner, Auditioning for the Camera, Film Classes, Voice & Speech, Scene Study, Script Analysis, Improvisation Workout, Breaking into the Industry, The Business of Acting, and singing & Musical theater classes. Summer camps and winter camp for children and teens in Los Angeles. child actor when casting a film CASTING TIPS

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COME SEE WHY WE ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST ACTING SCHOOL IN LA

Michelle Danner a Hollywood film director and international acting coach based in Los Angeles, She has taught acting for the last 24 years and has worked with many A-List Actors privately and on set including:

James Franco, Penelope Cruz, Gerard Butler, Chris Rock, Seth MacFarlane, Michael Pena, Salma Hayek, Henry Cavill, Chris Martin, Zooey Deschanel, among many others. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ACTING CLASSES FOR KIDS, AND THE BEST SUMMER ACTING SCHOOL FOR CHILD ACTORS

Please email us at [email protected] OR  call (310) 392-0815.

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