film I by Allison Cohee Your Child in Fill In 1 9 3 0 , J a c k i e C o o p e r w a s n o m i n a t e d f o r B e s t A c t o r O s c a r at the tender age of nine years o l d ! Tatum O'Neil w o n a best Fifteen years a g o I w a s o n e of t h o s e u n i n f o r m e d parents. I w a s w a l k i n g in G a s t o w n w h e n I s a w s a n d w i c h b o a r d a d v e r t i s i n g a talent agency. I immediately went into the office to sign s u p p o r t i n g actress A c a d e m y A w a r d w h e n she w a s only t e n . A t t h i s y e a r ' s A c a d e m y A w a r d s 11 y e a r o l d K e i s h a Castle-Hughes m y c h i l d u p . I p a i d t h e c o u p l e o f h u n d r e d d o l l a r s t o g e t his p h o t o g r a p h t a k e n , t h e n I happily w e n t h o m e t o w a i t for the calls t o start c o m i n g in. T h a t w a s w h a t I t h o u g h t y o u s h o u l d do. I was a l m o s t r i g h t . B u t almost w a s n o m i n a t e d f o r Best A c t r e s s . C h i l d r e n h a v e b e e n stars in the film industry since the days of Charlie C h a p l i n a n d Shirley or Temple. W h i l e f e w child actors b e c o m e household names c o m m a n d six-figure salaries, e v e n m o r e kids a n d teens careers in film and television. Unfortunately many right is n o t e n o u g h to enjoy don't s u c c e e d in this h i g h l y c o m p e t i t i v e field. b e c a u s e t h e i r p a r e n t s d o n ' t k n o w w h e r e t o b e g i n in h e l p i n g l a u n c h their child's career in " t h e b i z . " You do need to just find not an at agent, the and same you do need to not have for photographs, business, and h u n d r e d s of dollars. T h o s e are just t w o o f t h e t h i n g s that I " E v e r y single d a y I get calls a s k i n g m e h o w to g e t kids into commercials" who says o w n e r of Principal Talent, Jason A i n s l i e , "I l e a r n e d i n t h e f i f t e e n y e a r s t h a t m y c h i l d h a s b e e n i n v o l v e d in the film industry. I've also discovered what to expect at has a n u m b e r of s u c c e s s f u l c h i l d r e n o n his roster. auditions, and h o w to prepare my son for t h e m . I k n o w what a c c e p t a b l e b e h a v i o r o n s e t is a n d w h a t is n o t . A n d j u s t y o u t h i n k y o u k n o w m o s t o f it, t h i n g s c h a n g e . when a p p r e c i a t e it w h e n I g e t a p h o t o a n d c o v e r l e t t e r f r o m that are i n f o r m e d . " U n i n f o r m e d parents often send parents either t o o m u c h or t o o little i n f o r m a t i o n , or n o t t h e right k i n d of i n f o r m a t i o n . A p o t e n t i a l c a r e e r in m o v i e s o r t e l e v i s i o n c a n e n d right t h e n a n d there. The rules governing the working conditions for children Labor w o r k i n g in t h e i n d u s t r y f a l l u n d e r t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f t h e S t a n d a r d s A c t . Recently t h e B.C. g o v e r n m e n t m a d e c h a n g e s to t h e r u l e s t h a t g o v e r n c h i l d r e n in f i l m a n d t e l e v i s i o n . B e f o r e , t h e Province had the strictest regulations for g o v e r n i n g what c h i l d r e n c a n a n d c a n n o t d o o n a f i l m o r c o m m e r c i a l set in North America. ( RESTAURANT » BANQUETS Without division the of Labor ACTRA) The have Standards are regulations, by what into exact were only and very children precise explicit w o r k i n g o n U B C P ( U n i o n of British C o l u m b i a P e r f o r m e r s - a covered to changed regulations. regulations adjustments now 125 East 2 n d Street North Vancouver, V7L 1C2 BC vague guidelines. Phone: 604.985.9192 Moreover, the government doesn't even police these "guidelines." 8 May I June