What are the costs involved with getting a child into acting?

What are the costs involved with getting a child into acting?

Gabrielle Schary (Casting Director) gives expert video advice on: What type of child can succeed in an acting career?; Are certain 'looks' in child actors easier to cast?; Does a child need to have perfect looks to succeed as an actor? and more...

It's only photographic fees, which are less than $500. You could get a competent photographer to take some good pictures of your child; some smiling pictures, some action play pictures, some more subtle, quiet moment pictures, and put them on a comp card, which is a presentation card. They're usually about 5 by 7. Or, you can do 8 by 10. You should have a collage of photos that show the different looks that a kid has. If the child is proficient in baseball, or dancing, or gymnastics, you would want to include a competition picture or a team picture there, because often we need a little leaguer to slide into third. We're going to need a little boy or girl that's been on a softball or baseball team. We've done commercials where you need to be able to walk a balance beam, so we'll look for gymnasts, swimmers, you name it. If they want to find a real kid, it could be anything that the kid does in their own life.