One of the biggest hurdles any new or young actor has to face is moving past their personal comfort zone within roles they play and events they depict.

Also understanding that different cultures have different attitudes towards life and acceptance, and that as an actor you may be required to depict that culture. Many parents of young performers [under 16] can find it hard to let them take on roles with high demands of the harsher side of life. Depicting levels of undress or activities like smoking, law breaking violence and drug abuse for example .

This is very understandable, but an actor is an actor and these roles can be very fulfilling,

Sometimes it might seem safer to stay with children's and musical theatre...but there is only so many times you can play in Grease, Aladdin or The Sound of Music!!

I have seen this happen so often, the young actor advances and the drama coach/agent quite rightly wants to push the new talent towards more demanding roles - only to find the parents object.

What is so refreshing with the recent shoots I have worked on for the halfling series is just how great the parents have been in supporting their children, and not putting obstacles in the way of performance acting advancement.

Well done all!!

Brandon is 15 and a non smoker. But as an actor he and his mother appreciate that his role may mean depicting smoking anyway!