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Agents and Auditions

Fri, 23 July 2004, 10:01 am
Walter Plinge12 posts in thread
Could someone please tell me the details of getting an agent, such as:
- how do you become accepted by an agent
- will they accept you even if you do not live nearby
- how do you find an agent that would be best suitable for you,
or does it not matter
- any other details that may be useful

Also generally, how are auditions for television usually run:
- are you given material to become familiar with and perform
- usually how many auditions pieces do you have to do
- any other useful details

Re: Agents and Auditions

Fri, 30 July 2004, 09:10 am
Walter Plinge
thanks for the advice, kind of depressing the reality of it really. the reason i ask about the fee was the first agency i visited wanted fee upfront!!! he went on in a tangent about fees about training, make up, photos, motivational fees, casting fees and so on while in london all you need to produce is a standard black and white photo keep you in their profile and if there is a job for you then they take a percentage of your cut, by the end of the conversation with this agency (V management) I estimated that it would have costed me at least $1000 to join (that if i was really gullible) what concerns me is that they probably charge this with people who are eager to get on tv etc! fully knowing they are not really gonna get them work.
i will follow the rest of your advice and see what happens

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Agents and AuditionsWalter Plinge23 July 2004
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