🎬 Screen Acting Online Workshops for Young Actors
From Harry Potter Auditions to Online Screen Acting Training
As an agent and teacher with over 30 years of experience, I’ve guided many children through their very first auditions — including those for the Harry Potter films.
Recently, one of my students (age 10) reached the in-person audition stage out of 100,000 applicants — a huge achievement that shows what consistent training and preparation can do.
That experience inspired me to create specialist online workshops for young actors and their parents, so more children can feel confident and prepared for castings, self-tapes, and screen acting opportunities.
I am opening the doors for the very first time for agented and non agented children as we have may rquests from parents who need that personal and professional teaching as they totally out of the depth
🎭 Why Training Matters
Today’s casting process expects children to deliver professional-level performances, often with very little notice. Without structured training, this can be overwhelming for both children and parents.
With expert guidance, children learn:
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How to feel confident on camera
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How to deliver natural performances
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How to create professional self-tapes
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How to stand out in auditions
And parents gain the skills to support their child effectively throughout the process.
📅 Upcoming Online Workshops
Workshops run every Tuesday evening (via Zoom).
👉 Choose the right session for your child’s age group:
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5:00pm – 6:00pm → Ages 9–12 years
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6:00pm – 7:00pm → Ages 13–18 years
🌟 What Your Child Will Learn
Our workshops cover the essentials of screen acting:
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🎬 Self-tapes – performing confidently & filming to industry standard
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🎭 Screen acting techniques – reacting truthfully, blocking scenes, using camera angles, adapting to script changes
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📋 Building a strong CV – how to stand out in a competitive industry
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🎥 Showreel guidance – what casting directors look for, and how to present your child’s best work
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👨👩👧 Parent support – understanding scripts, technical set-up, and guiding your child through auditions
Why Me?
🔑 Why Parents Choose My Training
✔ 30+ years as a film director, producer & licensed agent
✔ Trained actors now starring in TV, film & theatre
✔ Insider knowledge of what casting directors really want
✔ Personal guidance for both child and parent
✔ Proven track record — from first auditions to leading roles
🎭 What Makes My Training Different?
Unlike many drama schools, my training comes from a director and agent’s perspective. With over 30 years in the film and TV industry, I know exactly what casting directors, producers, and agents are looking for.
Many of my former students have gone on to appear in:
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Coronation Street
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Emmerdale
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Skins
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Feature films such as The Lobster and Mrs Radcliffe’s Revolution
This isn’t generic drama school training. It’s specialist screen acting coaching that helps your child stand out.
🎭 Why My Training is Different
Other acting schools focus on stage performance. My training is different because it comes directly from the film set and audition room.
Children learn to:
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Perform naturally for camera (not stagey or over-the-top)
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Adapt quickly to script changes, camera angles, and redirection
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Master self-tapes — the number one way children get cast today
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Build a professional CV and showreel that casting directors will take seriously
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Understand the business — from someone who represents actors daily as an agent
Parents also learn how to support their child — from filming self-tapes correctly to guiding them through auditions without stress.
✨ Book an Online Workshop Place
Places are limited, so early booking is recommended.
📌 Click below to register your child:
📧 Contact
If you have any questions before booking, feel free to email me directly at:
alyson@northernfilmanddrama.com
Some of my successes
🎬 Student Successes (Film & TV)
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Jessica Barden – roles in Coronation Street, Mrs Radcliffe’s Revolution, The Lobster, The End of the F**ing World* (Netflix). Tamara Drewe, Hanna, Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude.
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Sam Jackson – known for Skins, plus other TV roles.
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Daniel Pearson – credits include Vera, The Dumping Ground, Emmerdale.
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Colson Smith – long-running role in Coronation Street.
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Amy Walsh – Emmerdale and stage work.
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Kimberley Walsh – Girls Aloud, West End musicals, and acting.
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Sally Walsh – roles in Emmerdale and other dramas.
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Lee Otway – Hollyoaks and award-winning short filmmaker.
🎥 Your Own Film & Directing Successes
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Victim — Award-winning short film (Best Newcomer, Scarborough Film Festival), broadcast on Channel 4.
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Past Memoirs — featured Amy Walsh, aired on Meridian TV.
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Becoming 8 — selected for the London Short Film Festival.
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Julia Juliette — 2015, finalist at the South Carolina Film Festival.
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Sweet Sam — submitted to global film festivals.
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Risk Takers — broadcast on Amazon Prime.