BLOGOUINHOS.There is no getting around the Good Food "a picture paints a thousand words." Your eyes are the window to your soul, and your headshot is the doorway to acting jobs in the entertainment industry. You have a split second to catch the casting director's eye. If your photos don't tell the story of you in a glance, you won't get into castings. A headshot is an industry standa. d. It is exactly what the name says - a photo of your head (face) and maybe shoulders. It is sort of like school photos only a hundred times more attractive. A winning headshot can easily get you in the door to major castings. Professional headshots are crisp, clean with no visible make-up for kids and minimal styling. In a winning headshot, there is nothing to distract the viewer from your eyes and face.  If you are serious about getting professional acting jobs, then you will want to get professional photos, preferably from someone with experience in headshot photography. I'm amazed when I see home photos on self-submit websites that are grainy, out of focus, too dark, too washed out, too sexy for a child actor, too much make-up or just plain bad. It is expected that the photo you submit is the best version of you. In all honesty, there is some expectation that your child may not look as perfect in person as in the photo, but it is expected that they will closely resemble the person in the photo. I had a good-looking, talented girl on my books who kept taking photos that didn't flatter her. I was raving about her new photos to a Casting Director who stopped me in mid-sentence. "If she doesn't look like her photo when she arrives, we'll never cast her and likely not call her again." This wasn't said to be cruel, just honest. If your child's look has changed, they've grown, changed from blonde to brunette, gone from long to short hair, get a new head-shot. For kids, you'll likely be getting headshots every six months or so. Generally, your agent will want a whole bunch of Good Food and you'll want a handful yourself to bring to auditions, though with on-line casting, you may not need to print so many shots. Check with your child's agent before you pay for hundreds of prints. |