Optionals Actress

  Memorize and present a commercial line.

  TIPS!!!!
   Okay, so in the past judges have liked the funny presentations, with the accents, or overkilled, not so much anymore. I'm not saying they never favor those, but espeacially for the older girls they are looking for a real actor.

   1)Pick a line with emotion. Like the zit one. You can be all moon-struck. (Actually that is a very common one picked, so you might think twice about doing it.)

2) Try it two different ways, like love-struck, and annoyed, annoyed or mad. But don't go over the top. ANd espeacially for older girls I advise you to be serious.

3) Practice saying your name. The emecee will say slate, and then you should say "Hello, my name is ________  _________ " Practice it now so you can do it confidently.

  Have fun, follow me and good luck.

Random Tips

Okay so this post, random topics, mostly I'm really mad and just want to write, because I like writing, and I already published a post on my other blog, and I think people would freak out if I published to posts in one day.
  If any of you care, which obviously you don't (which may not be true) I do plan on posting more about NAM when open call starts up, or whatever. Plus I am signed up for Natianols so I might actually know more.
  Okay, so something I think is really important for first time girls is to have a reason you want to win. Especially the older girls. The judges do not know how much if any community service you have done, except for what's on your resume, but they want someone who at leasts wants to do it.
  Darlings, if you really hate community service, don't go out. You would have a really bad year.  But I'm assuming you don't hate it. I'm assuming you might be interested in trying it out, or maybe you already do that. Let the judges know about that when you can.
  Interveiw is hard to be serious in, because of what they ask you, but try and keep the goal in mind.
 
  Okay so my next tip is on clothes, there were 172 other girls in the Iowa Jr. Teen. You're gonna have a hard time being remembered. THAT DOESN'T MEAN BUY A HUGE DRESS! If you win because of a dress NAM isn't NAM. Sometimes plain dresses win, actually, a lot of the time. Love you're dress, but you don't necessarily want that to be how the judges remember you..
  A good way to be remembered by them is to have almost the same hairdo every time they see you, don't switch from a bun to down, curls to straight, have one hair do, it can change a little in interveiw and formal wear, but again keep it as close to the same as possible.
 
  Let's say you've done all 3 required parts, and you're ready for the pageant, you don't know it yet, but you're in the top twenty (five, ten, whatever number the judges replace)., when you walk on that stage you are being re scoured. They are watching you in dance, they are watching you in formal, as you receive your prizes,and they are saying is this girl who we want. So when you are doing you're finale pageant, look your best. So many girls were like, either I won or I didn't, why should I curl my hair. 3 answers, you might be rejudged if you scoured high enough, people are filming, and watching, and if you win, you'll want to look ah-mazing for the crowning.
 
  Okay so now you lost. Keep practicing for next year! So few girls ever go back. They think it dosen't matter. Learn, try, win. I hope to be queen someday, and see one of you go to nationals with me, but neither one of us will if we don't try, if we don't think about it, if we don't care.
  Good luck!
                                Love Shadow.

Personal Intro

Hey guys, I don't know how many of you who view my page have a blog, or if you are just browsing the internet for tips. If you have a blog, I'd really appreciate if you would follow me. I mean, just to know that I'm not just writing to the air. Or maybe comment, I have another blog, and honestly, if I don't get some feed back I might stop posting tho this one.

  Now, onto the topic.
  Personal intro, are you more scared of it, or one of the others? A lot of people are nervous about this one. I wasn't.
  My tips.
  1) Be yourself no matter what I write down if you aren't comfortable with it don't do it.
  2) Leave a 5-7 sec space. The intro is 30 secs long. Leave a cushion.
 3) Don't go over the time.
  4)Don't go below 20 secs (my personal intro was one of the short ones, 13 secs, I don't know if I got points off, but all the girls in the top five had longer intros.)
  5) Have a fun start. Everyone says Hi, my name is... Be like, 16 and ready to drive... (actually don't, because it's not original) (trust me it's not) I 'm still going to start mine out that way, like I said, be yourself.
6) Follow the requirements. Hometown, name, ambition. YOU HAVE TO STATE ALL THREE
 7) Smile and make eye contact, be confident, even if you aren't
 8) Know what you will say before you go on stage. This is a big deal a lot of girl's don't.
 9) Have fun
10) Talk loud.

 The suit- look at NAM on pinterest they have suits.

  If you have any questions about anything, ask. Or any more tips, I'd love to know them.

  Again if you'd like to donate so I can go to Nationals the link is in the about me box, or on a different post. Thank you :)