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Extras Agency

Fri, 22 Jan 2010, 10:05 am

Katie149 posts in thread

Hi there! I am looking to join an extras agency just to supplement my income doing something strange. I am looking for any information anyone has, pros or cons, in regards to extras agencies. I know there is a thread on here already in regards to this but it is almost four years old and things change pretty quickly. I have acting training but am just looking for extra work at the moment. Anything and everything you can post will be appreciated and probably not just by me. I'll start the ball rolling by saying I once signed up to TalentBank (this is a few years ago now) I paid around $200 for 12 months and a photo session. The photos were terrible and I didn't get a single job. I now know to not sign with an agency that asks for a joining fee. Thanks for your time!

In all honesty...

Fri, 22 Jan 2010, 12:00 pm

Labrug

Asking a question like this has only demonstrated time and time again that a lot of the information you gather from forums such as this can be tainted by users with personal agendas to either con or mislead you. Occasionally you will get very helpful advice and I am not knocking that at all.

The best advice anyone can offer you is to shop around, ask questions - lots of questions. Do not single out any specific agency, just know what to look for. To that end, there is a wealth of information that you can research on this very site. It is under our FAQ section but for convenience, here is the direct link..

http://www.theatre.asn.au/book_page/agents_and_agencies

Read through this section. it is some of the best advice you will find.

Absit invidia (and DFT :nono:)

Jeff Watkins
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Thread (9 posts)

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Extras Agency— Katie1422 Jan 2010

In all honesty...— Labrug22 Jan 2010
- Thanks— Katie1426 Jan 2010
  - Who is who?— Labrug26 Jan 2010
I have somthing to say— Walter Plinge24 Feb 2010
Go to the police!!— Walter Plinge24 Feb 2010
Grant Malcolm— Walter Plinge25 Feb 2010
I think so— Walter Plinge25 Feb 2010
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