booked the job

It's pilot season and the bookings are coming in.  So happy to congratulate client Tristan Byon who just booked a series regular role on the new ABC television pilot "A Million Little Things".   

Keeping your headshots fresh is crucial because casting needs to know how you look right now. Not how you look last year.  If your child's headshots show them as 6 years old, but they can now play an 8 year old, then they will probably not call them in based on the old headshots. 

Tristan updated his headshots...

Kid's headshot with young actor Tristan Byon

 ...headshots right before pilot season.  Great luck to Tristan on this exciting endeavor, looking forward to seeing the show.

Keep your kids headshots fresh and call Robin Lorraine Photography when you are ready to update.

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How Often Should I Update My Kid's Headshots?

I often have parents asking me when they should update their kids headshots.  Six months, nine months, a year?  Honestly this can vary with young actors.  There are a few things to take into consideration when answering this question.

The MOST important time to update your kids headshots is when they look different.  Have their teeth changed?  Have they grown three inches?  Do they have a different hair cut or hair style?  Has their face filled out?  Do they look like their headshot?  Is their face fuller, older, thinner? Do they have braces now? The basic question you should ask yourself is "Will the casting director meet the exact actor they see in the headshot?"

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Kids go thru growth spurts and change quickly so they have to update their headshots more often then an adult actor.  Adults sometimes wait two to three years between headshot sessions.  But a child actor can change in appearance rapidly, so a kids headshot should be updated more often.  Consider the difference in appearance between the age of ten and thirteen years.    Usually the younger the child the more obvious the changes in their appearance. 

Kids headshots should be updated more often the adult headshots.  Typically a child may need to update their headshot every six months to one year.

Again the younger the actor the more often you need to update the shots.  A baby looks completely different from age 3 months to 9 months.  That's why most talent agents are willing to accept non-professional headshots or photos for babies.  Casting directors want to see what the child looks like right now and know that is who they are bringing in for the acting audition.  If Disney or Nickelodeon casting is seeking a baby to play two years old and your child has headshots from one year ago, they will most likely miss that opportunity to get called in for an audition.  And if they do get called in you will greatly disappoint the casting director!

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Another thing to consider is if the headshot has gone stale or if things have slowed down.  I have observed that my most successful clients do not wait to get an updated headshot.  This includes both celebrity child actors, celebrity teen actors and also the working child actors who stay busy booking commercials and TV roles, but you may not recognize them yet.  When there is a pause in auditions or things have slowed down a little bit, they are on it and updating those headshots.  You have to realize that casting may see the photo day in and day out for months at a time.

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Remember that children's headshots and actors headshots are a tool...a promotional tool.  We all know about Honda, Nike, State Farm and Geico but they don't stop promoting to us.  Otherwise we slowly forget about them or don't think about them when we are shopping for new insurance or their products.  And if we saw the same commercial for 1 year we would be a little sick of it.  It can be the same in casting TV and commercials.

When  you are ready to update your children's headshots contact Robin Lorraine Photography.  Specializing in kids headshots, teen headshots and child models and actors. Contact Robin Lorraine Photography for your kids next headshot session @ 213. 247. 5817 or email: robin@robinlorraine.com

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Tax Time! Argh!

It's that time of the year and April 15 is just around the corner!  Did your child or teenage actor book a commercial or even multiple commercials?  Did they work a tv show?   Many people are surprised when their child actor gets a big tax bill or when they see how much has been taken out of paychecks from commercials, tv and film jobs.  And although I am not an accountant or legal advisor in this area I can say there are many things you can do to save on taxes or help get a bit of return on that money that was taken out for taxes.  Of course always get the advise of your accountant or CPA!

I just finished reading a great article that gives some nice tips on potential expense write offs for actors.  After reading this you may want to check with your accountant on what your child can deduct when he/she makes money from professional acting jobs.  Here's the article: Add Up Your Actors Tax Deductions.

It's never to early to get organized in this area even if you haven't made any money yet.  Like the saying goes "Knowledge is Power" and that can result in money power.  Saving receipts and keeping good records can be a lifesaver at the end of the year if your child earned a sizeable income.  It's an exciting time when your child books an acting job and they can even make an adult income, but don't be caught off guard by not knowing the laws relating to actors and taxes.

Happy tax season!  And to your child actors next audition and booking!

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KIDS HEADSHOTS and ACTING RESUMES FOR KIDS

You have a great kids headshot and now you need to add the acting resume.   In this post I will give you basic info about acting resumes for kids and young actors.

Once you have your kids headshot printed you will need to staple a resume to the back.  

Once you have your kids headshots printed you will need to add the resume.  Since kid headshots are printed in size 8x10 and paper is usually 8.5x11 you will need to either trim the paper or you can order 8x10 resume paper from my favorite headshot lab for actors - Argentum photo lab.  They specialize in actors headshot printing but also have other items for actors.  ( I always recommend getting your kids headshot printed at a professional lab.)

Your acting resume should list your name at the top in bold with contact info right below.  You will also state if your belong to one of the acting unions SAG or AFTRA. Then you list acting credits, training and any special skills.  Normally you list in this order: Film credits, TV, theater, training, skills.  For kids with little to no credits you can list commercials until they have stronger credits to show they have set experience.  However, normally you don't list commercials on acting resumes.  You also never list dates or address info.  

Here is a basic format for an actors resume that I found on the web: Acting Resume Sample.  Notice no dates and no address.  You should however add training and any strong skills below the credits.  Training could be dance, voice lessons, acting classes etc.  Skills would be sports, dance, music and anything that your child actor is very good at.  List the training and skills in columns and similar format as the credits.   Casting Directors will often scan the resume quickly and you want your kids resume to be easy to read. 

What if my child has no credits to list on their resume? 

Adorable kids headshot with a child actress.  This kids headshot is used for commercial castings.

Most people or children who are interested in acting will have something they can list until they get stronger credits.  You can start by listing any school, dance or church performances and then when they start working replace those.  It may not be a network show, but it does show your child has or likes to perform.  If you don't have any credits to list you should put skills and any training that would be valuable for an agent or casting director to know about.  If you speak a foreign language list it.   Many child actors start out with a sparse resume and then continue to add credits as they book.  A great acting headshot is going to get your kids noticed and from there they will begin to build their credits.  If your child is very young they may not even have skills yet, but you would still staple a resume which list contact info, hair color etc to the back of the kids headshot. 

You can view some of my acting headshots for kids and teens @ http://www.robinlorraine.com or on facebook I often post recent children headshot sessions and model sessions with kids. @ http://www.facebook.com/robinlorrainephotography

If you would like to know more about acting headshots for kids or to book an actors headshot session please contact me @ 213-247-5817.