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Films On A Shoestring
The passion and business of acting, child acting, and filmmaking
Actors & Extras
Discover how to access the industry, find a good acting agency, access quality training, get your head around how difficult it is to get into drama school, learn the fundamentals of showreel and what to wear to an audition or headshots, and avoid common scams
Child & Teen Actors
Find out how to become a teenage actor, child actor or get into baby and toddler modelling; discover the best children’s acting agencies, find training, and stay safe in the entertainment industry
Filmmaking
Run through what it takes to make a short film with no budget, discover hundreds of great Facebook networking groups, explore topics on sound, music videos, YouTube and film makeup, learn how hard it is to sell your story to Netflix, and find out about industry roles such as casting director, gaffer and script editor
Latest Posts for Actors & Extras
- Brechtian Acting Techniques & Exercises
- Meisner Acting Technique
- Grants for Actors UK
- Do actors really kiss?
- Screen Actors with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Types of Stage Space in Drama
- Acting Classes in Liverpool
- Acting Techniques to Build a Believable Character
- What to Wear for Headshots
- What is the Stanislavski Method?
- Tongue Twisters for Voice Actors
- Ad Lib: Definition & Examples of Ad Libbing
Latest posts for Child Actors
Latest Posts for Filmmakers
- 3 Great Documentary Ideas for Students
- Best Camera for Filming Music Videos
- Filmmaking Crew Positions: Types of Roles in Film & TV Production
- Beginner’s Guide to Gaming Equipment for YouTube
- Film Script Structure (with examples)
- Great (and easy) Fake Blood Recipes
- How To Sell Your Story To Netflix
- ADR, Foley Sounds, ReRecording, SFX Sound Effects
