All across the nation there are children with an abundance of natural talents and abilities. Children like four year old singer Kaitlyn Maher who won the judges’ hearts in Season 3’s production of “America’s Got Talent.” And, in all likelihood, there is another Abigail Breslin somewhere in the USA waiting to be discovered.
The staff and instructors at the Academy of Cinema and Television believe that some children are born with an abundance of natural talents and abilities. They say these children are born entertainers who enjoy performing for an audience. They also believe this type of child enjoys practicing and working to improve their skills. One instructor stated they are “naturally expressive and filled with personality and charisma.”
Yet, statistics from the Screen Actors Guild can quickly prove the fact that there are thousands of actors working around the world on a daily basis, but there are only a few exceptional people, that have made it big in film and television. This is where training and knowing how the industry works can give a child with natural talent a edge on the competition.
Since a successful television commercial, one that might run for years, can pay upward of $30,000 over time, it’s no wonder that so many parents are shepherding their children from one audition to another in metropolitan areas across the country. But the truth is, it takes more than perseverance, charm and luck for a child to succeed in the industry.
First of all they must really love performing. They need to love it so much they are constantly striving for their own improvement, rather than being urged on by a parent. But they also need a supportive family and have an emotionally balanced life if they are to enjoy success on a long-term basis in show business.
Show Business is a tough industry and it takes more than just natural talent to make it in the industry today. This is where programs like the ones offered by the Academy of Cinema and Television come in. They offer not only classes and workshops (their acting students focus on television commercials, scene study, soaps and sitcoms, improvisation, audition techniques, cold readings, voice and diction, monologues, and more) but they also exposure their students to industry professionals. Each year the Academy gets hundreds of talented children, teenagers and young adults in front of the most respected agents, managers, producers and casting directors in the industry today. This type of exposure can make all the difference in the world.
When several students were cast in two major studio horror films “The Between” and “Crypt.” The producers and directors Jimmy Flowers (an Academy instructor) and Craig McMahon (director of Machined for Lionsgate) were impressed with the talent from the Academy. In fact, only Academy students, past and present, were invited to attend the auditions.
Victoria Cosner landed a large role as the Drowned Girl ghost, one of the few good spirits in “The Between.” According to Victoria’s mom, the Academy helped Victoria with “her confidence [and her] her communication skills.” So much so, that Victoria’s successes have inspired her sister and her brother, who is very active in live theater, to get involved in the film and television industry.
To find out more about the programs offered at the Academy of Cinema and Television by visiting our Web site at: www.academyofcinemaandtv.com.
September 16th, 2008 by Admin
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