The best book ever for kids who want to act :)

Christmas is coming so what better time than now to give my book a plug. What an awesome little stocking filler this will make for the Dramatic child in your family!

If you are looking for scripts for kids, this is the book to buy, says she with no bias whatsoever :)

I wrote this, as I found it really difficult to find scripts for my students that were relevant to today. I'm sorry if I offend anyone, and I loved Enid Blyton when I was growing up, but I have had enough of scripts about fairies, witches, cats and princesses!!! My scripts are mostly set in homes, schools, playgrounds or shopping centres. The characters are all real; students, friends, parents, teachers, shop keepers or bullies.

You'll find over 60 scripts in this book, all 2-4 mins length. Perfect for live performances, roleplays, short films, showreels and auditions. The scripts are easily adapted to male or females and I really concentrate on developing strong characters, especially in my monologues. I have aimed the scripts at kids from 7-18 years old.

I have 2 children of my own so I know  what they say, how they act and what interests them. From my experience, all the kids who use my scripts have really related to my characters and their situations. It gives me a real buzz to go to festivals and eisteddfods and see complete strangers performing my scripts. This is all the proof I need to know that I have pitched to the right market.

For teachers, I have explored various themes in my book, including bullying, trying to fit in, and parent child relationships  as well as over 20 improvisation starters. Watch my video here as I give you tips on other ways you can utilise the book.

Go visit amazon to grab a copy today and they'll ship it to you right away. If you live in Australia, shoot me an email on this link, HI ANNA and I'll send you a copy.

I'd love to hear your thoughts so leave me some comments, and if you like what you see, please share it round like the chicken pox :)

So you want to work in film and TV? Part 2

Alrighty..... so I'm presuming that if you are serious about getting film and TV work, you now have an agent.  The next step is to add credibility to your profile by doing some training, building up a resume and adding a showreel. 

The easiest way to get experience on set is to work on a few student or independent films. These all have minimal budgets and ask for volunteers. You'll find casting notices for these kinds of films on facebook community pages and online casting sites.  

Showreels are a must so that you can be considered for a role. These need to be short and sweet. If you have no idea what to put on your reel, have a look at my book Cool Stuff For kids To Perform, it's full of short scripts for kids of all ages.

Every credible actor has a resume which is kept constantly updated. List all your experience and any training or workshops you have done on your resume.

Workshops with casting directors are a great idea, as you get to meet the person who is casting actors and get an idea of what they are looking for. Remember every casting director has different ideas, so you need to adapt your auditions to suit the person casting you.

Have a look at my vlog as I talk about all these points in more detail on here.

Once you have compiled all this information you are ready for the next step and that is marketing yourself. Who do you send this information to? How do you approach producers, directors, film makers?

But that's a whole other blog, so stay tuned. :)