learning about filming...get some tickets!

so your child actor really wants to be part of this crazy biz…and you’d like them to see how a real set works…best thing…get tickets to some shows taped in your area…

now, unfortunately, if you’re not in nyc or l.a., that can be pretty tough…so perhaps, next vacation, go to one of those places and see a few shows…just make sure you call or email for tickets very early…most really good shows get filled up months ahead of time…but if you’re lucky, there may be a film taping in your area…TV shoots all their shows in a set…a film does the same, but may also include outside locations that could be right near you…

TV show sets can be very chaotic…it’s crammed with lights, cameras, cables, sets, props and tons of people…everyone has a job and if you watch them carefully, you will know what they do pretty quickly…all except for the group that stand to the side during filming, but then huddle together in between takes…those are the writers and many times, midstream, they will change something in the script that isn’t working when played out…

the taping for a 30 minute sitcom usually takes 3 hours or more so be prepared with food and drink (sometimes they will actually give you pizza or candy/water, etc. but don’t count on it)…

the studio audiences are very important to these shows...not only do they provide a laugh track, but they also give the actors live people to play off of and see how their jokes go over...also, sometimes at the end of the taping, the actors will go up to the audience and sign autographs or whatever...

if you’d like to see a show there are a few websites that seem to be the best at securing you tickets:

studio audiences (www.studioaudiences.com)

television ticket co. (www.freetvshows.com)

free tv tickets (www.tvtix.com)

ny tickets (www.nytix.com)

hollywood tickets (www.hollywoodtickets.com)

on camera audiences (www.ocatv.com)

and also, with the late nite shows, many times you can get them online through the affiliate station…i.e. write or call NBC for jay leno, etc…but first check the above sites…you may be able to secure them through those…


okay…have fun…watching a taping can be very exciting and give you and your child actor a close-up look at how things happen on set…

have a great day…and an even better week…
hugs and out~