Agents and Auditions
Fri, 23 July 2004, 10:01 amWalter Plinge12 posts in thread
Agents and Auditions
Fri, 23 July 2004, 10:01 amCould 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
- 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: MEAA does not necessarily endorse these agents
Wed, 4 Aug 2004, 11:54 pmLexy wrote:
> V Management is listed in the MEAA as a
> legit agency to join, which really puzzled me. A lot of us
> performers are told that to make sure an agency is legit
> check whether they are a member of MEAA. I remember when I
> had my interview with V Management the first thing the guy
> said to me was that "they are a member of the MEAA" which I
> guess I assume gives them the right to rip people off with
> their fees.
Hi Lexy.
The MEAA does not represent agencies, therefore the agent can't claim to have "membership". Individual agents may also be actors who happen to be members, but that's a different thing.
The link on the home page of the MEAA website (by the way, the address was misspelled in gtcoglans' post: it's www.alliance.org.au ) also carries this disclaimer:
"The Alliance provides lists of theatrical & other agents as a service and does not endorse nor recommend any agents listed".
Looking up the WA link, I noticed that the address of MY agent is out of date...I don't know how often the MEAA update their information; they probably rely on the agents themselves to inform them of changes.
Therefore, they also can't be held responsible as to whether the agent is legitimate and organised. If you are an MEAA member, and you have a problem with an agent, let the MEAA know and they will not only help you to sort it out, but that agent will most likely be taken off the list.
Cheers,
Craig
> V Management is listed in the MEAA as a
> legit agency to join, which really puzzled me. A lot of us
> performers are told that to make sure an agency is legit
> check whether they are a member of MEAA. I remember when I
> had my interview with V Management the first thing the guy
> said to me was that "they are a member of the MEAA" which I
> guess I assume gives them the right to rip people off with
> their fees.
Hi Lexy.
The MEAA does not represent agencies, therefore the agent can't claim to have "membership". Individual agents may also be actors who happen to be members, but that's a different thing.
The link on the home page of the MEAA website (by the way, the address was misspelled in gtcoglans' post: it's www.alliance.org.au ) also carries this disclaimer:
"The Alliance provides lists of theatrical & other agents as a service and does not endorse nor recommend any agents listed".
Looking up the WA link, I noticed that the address of MY agent is out of date...I don't know how often the MEAA update their information; they probably rely on the agents themselves to inform them of changes.
Therefore, they also can't be held responsible as to whether the agent is legitimate and organised. If you are an MEAA member, and you have a problem with an agent, let the MEAA know and they will not only help you to sort it out, but that agent will most likely be taken off the list.
Cheers,
Craig
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