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Taking a workshop with Kids on Camera will…

Develop Creativity, Enhance Acting and Instill Confidence

OUR STUDENTS DISCOVER their uniqueness; the traits that make them extraordinary, in a fun and non-competitive atmosphere. Parents get feedback in evaluations emailed after workshops and also when watching them perform on zoom or in-person.

CHILDREN NEED TO INTERACT and use their imagination.

IMPROVSATION is a skill that makes one feel calm and capable.

DIRECTORS SEEK actors who understand improvisation  

WE ALL EXPERIENCE INTERVIEWS as we grow up; enter a new school; get a job or are cast to act on TV, in a film, on stage or as a voiceover. Auditions and interviews are an integral part of everyone’s life. We have trained children who have been cast in TV Commercials, Voiceovers and Feature Films and have become class presidents.

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JUDY BERLIN TRAINED THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS

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DID YOU KNOW THAT? 

JUDY BERLIN, DIRECTOR/FOUNDER CELEBRATES 45th YEAR AND SHE: 

– is a visionary and was a voice on Sesame Street for 12 years
– started No. California’s first TV/Film Acting School for young Kids and Teens
– trained Michael Catalano; the original voice of CHARLIE BROWN in the CARTOON SERIES.
– our former staff member Leslie Carrara, is best known as Abby Cadabby on SESAME STREET for which she received 5 Emmy Nominations for Best Performer in a Children’s Series.

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JOEY PAUL JENSEN, CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER:

– sang with Pavarotti at the Chicago Lyric Opera at age 11
– casts films with Disney, Sony, Paramount, Universal & MGM 
– won the Artios Award as Best Independent Casting Director for Children’s TV Series for That’s So Raven. 
– trained Demi Lovato, Lila Lockhard, Brenda Song, and Sean Ryan Fox (on Henry Danger TV Series)
– started careers of Janel Parrish, Jessica Alba, Shia LeBeouf, Hillary Duff. 

WANT A PRIVATE CLASS WITH JUDY BERLIN?

Fee $125 for 1 hour or more.
Email Judy to arrange date and time at info@kids-on-camera.com

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Certificate of Honor Award

from the City of San Francisco Supervisors
for our Service to Youth in 2016.

See details…

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NEW IN-PERSON & ON-ZOOM WORKSHOP:

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IN PERSON! VALUABLE SKILLS for NOW & FOREVER!

IMPROVISATION & STORYTELLING AUDITION SKILLS

AGE 10-18 & AGE 7-9
SUNDAY APRIL 26 in SAN FRANCISCO

TWO EXCITING COACHES!
JOEY PAUL JENSEN, CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER &
JUDY BERLIN, DIRECTOR/FOUNDER SINCE 1981

-DEVELOP IMAGINATIONS. LETS have FUN
-IMPROVISATION is a SKILL and HELPS YOU feel calm and capable
-DIRECTORS SEEK actors who understand improvisation
-WHETHER YOU ARE an actor or not, this class is educational and fun.
–EVALUATIONS are emailed within 7-12 days after class

SUNDAY APRIL 26

AGE 7-9: 10:15am-12:15pm, ENROLL LIMIT 6, $160
AGES 10-18: 1:00pm-4:00pm PST, ENROLL LIMIT 12, $175
PARENTS JOIN last 30 min as students perform improvisation

EARLY BIRD $20 DISCOUNT IF YOU ENROLL & PAY BY APRIL 19

USE DISCOUNT CODE 56XU8VF7, IT EXPIRES ON APRIL 19

WISE TO ENROLL BY APRIL 16-21  READ EASY FUN HOMEWORK BELOW
ALL SKILL LEVELS WILL BENEFIT – BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME
SAN FRANCISCO LOCATIONS: SCROLL DOWN DETAILS

ABOUT COACH JOEY PAUL JENSEN, CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER

SHE HAS CAST 80 FILMS AND 20 ANIMATED TV SERIES
IN 2025 SHE CAST a feature film:
SOUL ON FIRE a family film starring William Macy & John Corbett.
She conducted a nation -wide search for age 9-12 in starring roles in SOUL ON FIRE. 
She started careers of Shia LeBeouf, Janel Parrish, Hillary Duff.(Scroll down for BIO)

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

-Interact with partners in a variety of fun improvisations.
-Directors often ask actors to use imaginations and improvise
-Interview skills crossover into school projects and more. 
-Gain comfort performing in front of people
-Evaluations are emailed within 12 days after class.

THE VALUE OF LEARNING IMPROVISATION & STORYTELLING

-Improvisation enhances creativity and trusting instincts
–Improve listening and making strong choices
-Improvisation is created without preparation.
-Improv encourages one to take risks in new situations 
-TV/Film Directors may ask actors to tell a story to know more about you
-Telling stories connect, inspire, and engage others to listen.
-Storytelling may be natural; there’s a difference between telling a good story and a great story.
-Storytelling improves acting in a big way

SUCCESS STORY @ KIDS ON CAMERA:

JOEY DISCOVERED Nicole Moorea Sherman at age 12 at a Kids on Camera workshop and helped her get auditions. Nicole co-starred in Disney Series.Coop & Cami Ask the World in 2018 and lead film role in 2019, Into the Darkness.

AUDITIONS ARE OPPORTUNITIES!

Strong interview and improv skills help actors get cast. If you perform with confidence directors notice.  Auditions take place on Zoom or on Self-Tape and in person.  We teach parents how to make Self-Taped Auditions with correct formats OR agents and directors will not look at them.

HOMEWORK & STORY STARTERS FOR STORYTELLING & INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

HOMEWORK is EMAILED 5 DAYS BEFORE WITH CLASS SITE LOCATION DETAILS

REVIEW PART 1 & 2:
PART 1: CHOOSE ONE STORY STARTER FROM BELOW
Students add a few original thoughts to tell their story for 30-45 seconds at class. 
It can be true or not. Print your story starter sentences to bring to class
-You’ll never believe this but….
-I heard music coming from my house. When I opened the door I…
-I heard a huge noise and ran to the playground… and then…

PART 2:
PREPARE TO ANSWER THESE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS BEFORE CLASS
– What is your height and where do you live?
– Describe 2 interests or hobbies and why you like them.
– Describe a new adventure you had at school or during a vacation in 2025 or 2026

MORE ABOUT AWARD WINNING CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER JOEY PAUL JENSEN

AS AN INDEPENDENT CASTING DIRECTOR FOR OVER 30 YEARS SHE has cast hundreds of hours of episodic TV for family networks: Disney Ch. Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, Hallmark, Fox, CBS, ABC, and PBS. 
Recent castings include PBS KIDS PHOEBE & JAY ANIMATED SERIES
FEATURE FILMS: SOUL ON FIRE A TRUE FAMILY STORY & BEAU ARTS BALL.
She conducted a nation-wide search for young boys in SOUL ON FIRE. 
She also cast feature films Bratz, Mighty Oak, Soul Surfer. Joey won the Artios Award as Best Independent Casting Director for Children’s TV Series, That’s So Raven. She started careers of Janel Parrish, Jessica Alba, Hillary Duff. She cast Emmy award winning TV series, Even Stevens starring Shia LeBeouf. Joey graduated Calif. Institute of Arts. She appeared on Nightline, Dr. Phil, and Access Hollywood as an expert for young talent. (The presence of this casting director is for educational purposes and in no way constitutes the promise of representation or employment.)  

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TV COMMERCIAL ACTING, INTERVIEW SKILLS & FUN ON ZOOM

SUNDAY MAY 3 for AGE 5-8
COACH JUDY BERLIN, DIRECTOR & FOUNDER since 1981

-IF YOUR CHILD LOVES TO PERFORM this is the perfect class.
-INTERACT in a short fun script with your coach and classmates
-A PARENT JOINS LAST 15 MIN as students perform an activity
-SEE SAMPLE script below and easy homework

SUNDAY, MAY 3  

AGE 5-8, 10:00am-11:30am PST, ENROLL LIMIT 6, $120
OPEN TO ALL SKILL LEVELS & BEGINNERS
WISE TO ENROLL BY APRI 26

WE EMAIL A SHORT SCRIPT 3- 5 DAYS EARLY TO MEMORIZE BEFORE CLASS.

ABOUT JUDY BERLIN, DIRECTOR, FOUNDER SINCE 1981.

After teaching acting for 10 years in private and public schools in Detroit and Chicago she moved to San Francisco in 1974.
SHE was a voice on SESAME STREET FOR 12 YRS. Judy trained: Voice of Andy in TOY STORY; actors for LEAPFROG TOYS; Bridgit Mendler was Teddy on Disney Series, GOOD LUCK CHARLIE FULL BIO BELOW and Staff page )

OUR ZOOM CLASSES ARE SUCCESSFUL AND FUN!

Enrollment is limited to give more attention.
EVALUATIONS are emailed within 5-12 days after class

OUR FUN ACTING TRAINING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS WHERE STUDENTS LEARN TO:

-perform and take direction with TV scripts
-interact in a dialogue script with your coach, Judy Berlin 
-improve listening, speech, and vocal expression
-give feedback as they watch classmates perform
-share their personality so we get to know you
-answer interview questions asked at auditions

ABOUT TV COMMERCIALS & THEIR PURPOSE

Commercials introduce new products, services and events. Actors use their personality and expression to engage the audience.

HOMEWORK

We email  short script like JUICY JUICE below 3-5 days before May 3 to memorize
PREPARE TO ANSWER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS BEFORE May 3.
1-Describe 2 interests or games you play and why you like them
2-What makes you happy?
3-Describe a favorite birthday party or vacation and why do you remember it

SAMPLE SCRIPT:  JUICY JUICE
TEACHER: Kids eat too much sugar.
CHILD: We can’t help it. I like Juicy Juice. All fruit and no sugar
TEACHER: Good Idea

ABOUT JUDY BERLIN WHO IS A VISIONARY.

Credentialed educator, casting director, award winning coach, voiceover, vocalist, and stage actor. PARENTS GET FEEDBACK and learn how to get interviews with talent agents. Judy was a VOICEOVER on SESAME STREET for 12 yrs. Judy taught drama in Detroit and Chicago schools for 10 years and performed in summer stock before moving to San Francisco in 1974. She coached camps in Marin, 1975 to 2019. Judy was a vocalist in San Francisco and a finalist on STARS OF TOMORROW TV SHOW hosted by Joan Rivers. 

KGO San Francisco TV news reporter, Michael Finney, enrolled his children and featured Kids on Camera in 1998 on KGO news. In 2016 Kids on Camera received an award for their service to youth from the San Francisco Supervisors (FULL BIO on staff pg)

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HOW TO CREATE LESS ANXIETY AND HEALTHY BRAINS FOR ALL AGES 

KIDS ON CAMERA STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED to interact with classmates, share their voice, use their imaginations and improve acting and communication skills. 

NEW BOOK RECOMMENDED for PARENTS to help their children.

THE AMAZING GENERATION 

Your guide to fun and freedom in a screen filled world
Authors Jon Haidt and Catherine Price
NYU Professor and Social Psychologist JONATHON HAIDT’S first book 

Jon’s first book, THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, looks at the role smart phones and overuse of social media have played in “rewiring” our brains.
THE OVERUSE of social media has contributed to the rise of teen depression and anxiety. JON wants congress to enforce new regulations. 

THE ANXIOUS GENERATION was #1 NEW YORK TIMES best seller list 8 times.

SEARCH FOR JONATHON HAIDT’S INTERVIEWS ON THE VIEW 12/16/25 ABC TV
PBS FIRING LINE with Margaret Hoover. S8 Episode 27.

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NEW PARENT & STUDENT
MEMORABLE FEEDBACK & QUOTES

Thanks for a great class. They learned a lot.  My boys chattered about it all night and into the morning. They went behind closed doors to make up more scripts.Your warm-up games were valuable as you said it was OK to be silly and turn your brain off so you can just let the creativity flow. 
They ran back out to the car to get their scripts and just kept on playing all night. So, despite one of my boys saying he was tired at the end of class, he clearly wasn’t. My boys (Age 9 and 10) were happy to show off all that they learned for several hours at home. 

Thanks again. Parent, Alexandra E., Marin County (Dec. 2025)

“My daughter, Emerson, age 10, has learned so much and has fun in your zoom classes. You are always looking out for her and helping her get auditions. The way you reach out on her behalf means so much! I am so grateful that you are in our lives!”
Thank you, Mrs. Keenen, South Bay, Atherton, CA

“My teenage son really enjoyed the class with your staff and Deborah on May 18.  2025. He specifically said all the topics were extremely relevant and will help him with future auditions. He would like to attend again. My husband and I have a theater kid which is uncharted territory for us and we are trying to help him fulfill his dreams the best we can.  Looking forward to working with you again soon.”
Parent, Jessica G., South Bay, 2025 

“Judy, Thank you so much for the Self-Tape Audition class! It was SO helpful.  You and your staff’s expertise was enlightening. It really was great for my daughter to see other kids doing this too, knowing she wasn’t alone putting together videos in crazy timeframes.” 
Parent Crystal L. 2025 from San Jose.  

“I liked getting feedback from my classmates about my performances. I took notes to remember what they said to help me in future. I liked watching everyone perform. Zoom makes that easy.”
Audry, Age 13 

“I liked how the students and coach gave feedback to help each student improve. Then I really liked watching their skills improve when they took their 2^nd turn.” 
Sophia P. Age 17

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We look for the gifts students brings to us.

Shy youngsters gain confidence and learn to trust their instincts. Confident children find an outlet for their creative energy! After our zoom workshops parents receive an evaluation via email to learn about their child’s skills and accomplishments. In-person workshops will resume when the health crisis decreases. Zoom classes will also continue as children are able to learn skills.

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WHY JUDY BERLIN STARTED KIDS ON CAMERA!

 “When I was in high school, acting class was a very special part of my day. I performed in plays, assisted our play director behind the scenes at rehearsals, and became president of Drama Club. Acting classes in my teen years gave me a creative outlet and it was fun. Those experiences gave me the desire to become an acting teacher.”
Read full story on a separate page!

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Workshop Topics Year-Round Include:

• TV Commercial Acting Skills
• Voiceover For Animated Films
• Hosting Performance Skills
• Improvisation & Storytelling
• Comedic Acting Skills For Films
• Dramatic Acting Skills For Films
• Comedic & Dramatic Monologues
• Audition Skills For TV/Film & Voiceover
• Parent’s Make Self-Tape Auditions
• Vocalist Performance & Audition Skills
• Voiceover For Animated Films & Video Gaming
• Acting Tones For Disney TV Characters
• Physical Comedy

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Tips for the Future from Judy Berlin,
Director/Founder since 1981

Investing in your child’s education will last a lifetime.

We enhance acting, improve script reading and communication skills, build confidence and make learning fun. Enrollment is limited to give students more attention. Evaluations with feedback are emailed following classes. 
Directors now ask actors to show their personalities and share their interests in interviews so they learn what makes them tick. We teach a wide variety of topics and we also teach parents and ages 16-20 how to create self-tape auditions. Having the correct format and size for self-tapes is important or casting and film directors will not look at the audition tapes. Having familiarity with cold script reading and how to introduce yourself helps actors get cast.

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OUR NEW TEACHING METHODS & PURPOSE

Judy Berlin, Director/Founder is a visionary

Judy created a quality training to develop creativity and confidence with experienced and talented coaches. Shy youngsters gain confidence and outgoing children find an outlet for their creative energy. We teach acting and audition skills for TV/Film, improvisation and voiceover. 
Students explore different topics with experienced casting and film directors and talent managers. Auditioning from a home studio on zoom is easy! Getting cast depends upon the ability to listen, take direction, and understand the audition process.  
Students learn how to set up a home studio. Parents learn how to make Self-Tape Auditions and Eco Casts. Students go into breakout rooms to practice a script with a partner and learn to use camera angles. 

ABOUT AUDITIONS, NEW FORMATS, & LEADERSHIP SKILLS:

If you perform with confidence at auditions, talent agents, film directors and casting directors will start to take notice.  Convey in your interview that you believe in yourself; your abilities and deserve to get cast. In time your auditions will impress the directors which will lead to getting cast in supporting, co-star or lead role. These skills can also lead to becoming leaders at school such as class presidents. Actors who get cast are the ones who are constantly working on their skills. Aim to become an engaging actor and get cast in the parts you deserve.  Acting topics include comedic and dramatic acting, cold script reading, improvisation, voiceover, storytelling, monologues, scene study, TV commercials, and hosting.

Auditions now take place on Zoom or on a Self-Taped Audition. Directors now want to experience your personality and learn what makes you tick. I teach parents and older teens age 16-20, how to make Self-Taped Auditions with correct formats, size, and labels or agents and directors will not look at them.

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We have trained speech contest winners; voiceovers, TV actors and models. Our students have become News Reports in NYC and Los Angeles; Emmy winners; voiceovers and actors in Disney Films and in National TV series and commercials.

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MEMORABLE MESSAGE TO GIVE US ALL HOPE IF A HEALTH CRISIS RETURNS!

Belgium Psychotherapist Ester Perel shared valuable insights in a National TV interview on Amanpour & Co in 2020 and Jan. 2024. She has a Pod Cast.

Journalist, Christine Amanpour asked Ms. Perel:
“Do we have permission to feel happy in the midst of a crisis?”

Ms Perel said:
“Being confined 2020-2021 was a challenging time. Our minds traveled and our Imaginations soared. We need to allow ourselves to feel hopeful that there is a ray of light shining through the crack. NOW it is wise to limit the time your child works at a computer. Get out and be social – join classes – use our imaginations thru improv – tell stories – sing. Using our imaginations will keep us alive and resilient.”

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NEW TIPS TO ENHANCE YOUR RELATIONSHIP & THE MENTAL HEALTH of YOUR CHILD

Our programs encourage children to use their imaginations which helps maintain and improve their mental health. During the holidays encourage experiences together as a family rather than focusing on gifts.

REVIEW NEW TIPS & QUESTIONS TO ASK CHILDREN MORE OFTEN NOW TO:  

Increase your child’s self-awareness; maintain mental health; keep communication open and boost moods

DUE TO THE EXPERIENCES FAMILIES HAD SINCE EARLY 2020 DURING OUR HEALTH CRISIS, ASK CHILDREN THESE QUESTIONS MORE OFTEN NOW:

– How do you feel rather than asking them how their grade was on a math test.
– How are you sleeping?
– Do you want to re-design your home workspace with art or a plant?
– How is your communication with your siblings, friends nearby and at school?
– What do you like watching on TV or YouTube?
– Do you feel safe at school?
– How are your eating habits?
– Do you understand why you wear a mask?
-What do you want to do on weekends with family or friends?

MORE TIPS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE HOME SCHOOLED or ATTEND SCHOOL.

Before school starts go outside and feel the sunshine and feel the grass with your bare feet. If your child works remotely from home arrange workspaces near a window to look out at nature. Add color or calendar with photos of animals or nature and a small plant in their workspace.  Post their original art. Take a break for music or a walk. Water is calming and uplifts moods so add swimming, soaking in a bathtub, and more showers. For anxiety crunching on carrots or chewing gum may help. Oversee what children watch on the internet and avoid watching TV News. To take fear or dislike of wearing masks discuss how masks protect us from germs so we stay healthy and have fewer colds.  Create an art activity decorating masks with stickers. Make a mask for their stuffed animals and dolls and create a skit

Questions? Contact Judy at info@kids-on-camera.com

Read more on…

• Why Judy Berlin started Kids On Camera!
  CELEBRATING 43rd ANNIVERSARY!  Congrats on 42 years! What an amazing accomplishment and legacy you have built over the years. I raise a glass to you… Read more: Why Judy Berlin started Kids On Camera!
• Judy Says
    KIDS ON CAMERA TV/FILM ACTING & VOICEOVER WORKSHOPS for AGES 5-18.  IN PERSON & ON ZOOM ON-LINE YEAR-ROUND SINCE 1981 OUR PURPOSE WE HAVE… Read more: Judy Says
• About Us
  “I believe the children are our future …teach them well and let them lead the way.Show them all the beauty they possess inside.Give them a… Read more: About Us

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ABOUT OUR GUEST COACHES

JOEY PAUL JENSEN, CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER 

Award winning casting director, film producer and acting coach for over 30 years. Joey has cast hundreds of hours of episodic TV for family networks Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney Ch, CBS, ABC, and PBS. Joey has cast 75 films and 18 live & animated TV series. Films includeLegally Blonde, Camp Cool Kids, Soul Surfer. Animated and live TV series include Disney Adventures of Sam Sandwich.  Joey met Nicole Moorea Sherman in our workshop at age 12. Joey helped Nicole meet film directors who cast her in the film Little People (2016) and in 2018 she was cast as the lead in the film, Into the Darkness.  (Learn more on Staff page) 

LINDA DEFILIPPO, TALENT MANAGER

Linda is a talent manager for over 20 years with a strong work ethic. She has worked with us for over 12 yrs. Most managers take talented actors with less experience and helps develop them and connects them with auditions for TV/film and voiceover. Her young clients have been cast on Modern Family, This Is Us and Atticus Shaffer was a series regular, ABC’s The Middle for 9 seasons. Linda has cast Kids on Camera students in the ABC series Fresh Off the Boat and the lead role in 2020 film Junior, which won Outstanding Indie Film at Detroit Black Film Festival. 

DEBORAH ELIEZER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

DEBÓRAH coaches all ages. Experienced acting, improv, and voiceover coach; stage and voiceover actor, dancer, and arts activist for over 25 years. She developed our improv, acting and voiceover programs. She is the Artistic Director of Aviva Arts, a local and international touring theater co. She is passionate about using acting skills for personal expression. As a pro voiceover she voiced 25 Leapfrog Toys TV Commercials and the Nickelodeon TV commercial, Dora The Explorer and video games for the Sims, Monopoly and Godfather. She has performed in San Francisco, NYC, UK, Cairo and Olivia cruise ships. She holds a B.A. Cum Laude from S.F. State U, and is a certified sound, voice, movement healing arts practitioner. (Full BIO on staff page)

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NEVER MISS AN UPCOMING CLASS!  EMAIL UPDATES

By giving us your email address, we will update you more often about our Workshops and Day Camps. This way you will hear about them first and can enroll before the class fills up! Our enrollment is limited for optimal interaction.We will never share you email address with anyone.

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SEEKING IN SAN FRANCISCO

Creative Director & Business Manager for KIDS ON CAMERA TV/Film Acting School

Founder Judy Berlin seeks the right person or organization to join her operation.
Contact Judy via info@kids-on-camera.com

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Video Interview with Judy Berlin

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WE WELCOME your questions,

Email Judy Berlin at info@kids-on-camera.com

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