How do i get my teen daughter invited to pilot season?

She already has an agent, but we have never discussed pilot season. I hear about people going but we have never gone. How does it all work?
How do i get my teen daughter invited to pilot season?
Keep in regular contact with your agent. If you call once a week to ask if there's anything coming up, your daughter will be fresh in their mind and they'll be more likely to send her headshot and resume out for projects.





What normally happens:


1. A casting director sends a notice out for the type they need (ex. We are casting a 13-16 year-old girl next door type)


2. An agency sends headshots and resumes to the casting director


3. The casting director picks several he likes and sends scenes from the script (called "sides") to the agency


4. The chosen girls do a video tape audition with the sides


5. The casting director keeps narrowing it down, selecting a few girls from the tapes he's seen to do another taped audition or will fly them out for a screen test


6. The process really just continues from here, narrowing it down from many actors to just one





In some sense, it's a game of chance. If your daughter doesn't have the exact look they're going for at the moment, it won't matter how talented she is. In the same way, she could beat out more talented kids because SHE has the right look.





The best thing you can do is talk to her agent about what your goals are and see what he thinks is the best thing to do. There may be classes or networking opportunities that he is aware of that could definitely help.





If he can't help you...it's time to look for another agent who will.