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How To Get On The Disney Channel P.4

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August 1, 2016 Acting Classes

Acting Classes: The Disney Channel Part 4

The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon audition thousands of kids every year for their new and existing projects. If your child wants to pursue this type of career path early in life, there are some foundational acting skills your budding actor can work on right now.

As the headteacher and Assistant Director of the Los Angeles acting school The Playground, I teach eleven classes a week and one of the hardest things I see my young actors try to learn is comedy.

In my past articles I talked about the young actor’s need for excellent articulation skills, comprehension of emotional words and the need to get physically active. Now I can talk about one of my favorite skills to learn; a staple for any child who wants to act on TV: Comedy.

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How To Get On The Disney Channel P.3

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August 1, 2016 Acting Classes

Acting Classes: The Disney Channel Part 3

Helping your child achieve their life goals of becoming a professional actor on television can often be confusing to navigate. Especially if they are hoping to one day audition for television show for the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon.

Knowing what clear steps to start working on right now regardless of where you live or what training you have access to can be empowering.

As headteacher and Assistant Director of the Los Angeles on- camera acting school The Playground, I see parents who support their child’s dreams and passions of a future in the film industry. However, upon beginning training here, parents realize their children are at a disadvantage in certain skill sets.

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How To Get On The Disney Channel P.2

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August 1, 2016 Acting Classes

Acting Classes: The Disney Channel Part 2

What do you do when you realize that your child’s dreams and passions are emotionally involved with wanting to act on television networks like The Disney Channel or Nickelodeon?

This is step two in a six-part series in which I will provide simple steps you can take right now wherever you live to actively start your child on the path to achieving this goal.

In the first article “Step One – Speaking Skills,” I gave suggestions for working with your budding actor to improve their diction prior to enrolling in an excellent on-camera like here at Gary Spatz’s Acting School. I also stressed that acting is a craft that can take years to master, and is as valid a pursuit as sports, arts, and academics.

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How To Get On The Disney Channel P.1

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August 1, 2016 Acting Classes

Acting Classes: The Disney Channel Part 1

What do you do when you realize that your child’s dreams and passions are attached to the fact that he or she wants to act on television like in shows on the Disney Channel and Disney XD?

In this six-part series I will talk about steps that you can take right now to actively start your child on the path of achieving this goal, no matter where you live.

The first thing that must happen is that as a parent you should understand that dreaming of becoming an actor especially on programs on The Disney Channel and Disney XD is a very strong desire in a lot of young people throughout the world.

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Acting Classes: The Journey Part 4

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July 29, 2016 Acting Classes

“Nick George is an Acting Classes Coach at The Playground. Here’s Part 4…”

When I’m teaching at The Playground Conservatory here in L.A and I meet young actors who have recently moved from out of town to give acting a shot in earnest, it’s hard for me to not be reminded of my move to L.A as an 18 year old.

Before I moved to Los Angeles a lot went into the decision to pack up my car and move west. I didn’t know how actors went about trying to start a professional career. There wasn’t a Playground Conservatory yet and I hadn’t heard of Gary Spatz (a guy who has helped train young and hungry actors from every corner of the country for over 20 years).

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