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Tips & Suggestions
Below are questions,
suggestions and tips that have been compiled from various conversations
with agents, casting directors, and acting coaches and just plain experience.
FAB has pages of information like this that make working in this business
a lot easier! Give them a look and maybe you'll find a helpful hint or
two.
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Here are some forms to use for Auditions and Castings. The file will open when you click the link. just print it out, make copies and you're on your way to good record-keeping for your career.
Audition Call Sheet
Booking Record
Quarterly Expense Tracking for Tax Reporting
For the WEE Ones... To clear up the often asked question of "How do I submit my child to an agent?", here are some helpful and accepted guidelines:
BABIES and CHILDREN UP TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE:
A) A current snapshot, taken no more than a month ago. Note on the back:
Name of the child
Date of birth of the child
Date of the photo
Child's complete address and phone
Parent's name(s)
Please be legible, best to type or print this information.
B) A laser print of the child's photo (or photos). On the layout with the pictures, include the above information written out very neatly or prepared on your home computer or a typewriter. This provides a semiprofessional package for submissions and can be laid out like professional laser composites. Be careful, or you will end up spending as much, if not more than a B&W headshot.
These give parents methods that are not costly or very time consuming. Since children change so much in this age span, you are not left with pictures so quickly outgrown. Generally speaking, a professional package (headshot and resume, or modeling comps) is not required for this age group. However, if your child starts booking work, no matter how young, you might prefer to present a headshot in your marketing campaigns.
CHILDREN FIVE YEARS & UP:
Submit a B&W headshot and a professional looking resume to agents
and casting.
Attach the resume to the back of the headshot by four staples, one in
each corner. Or have the resume printed on the back, a few at a time.
If you prefer to glue them, make sure you use a paper cement that doesn't'
buckle the picture and affect the quality.
You may prefer to arrange for composites as the child works and gains
credits and experience.
Professional training is a good consideration at this point.
A word of caution!
Don't pay listing fees, administrative fees, referral fees,
or buy into a talent agency offering photo package deals or deal only
with their in-house photographer or training programs! This is in violation
of their licensing (FL) and takes control of your business and your ability
to make choices away from you. Be wary of anything offering you 'One-Stop
Shopping'. Steer clear of the idea that 'everything you need is under
one roof'. Do not ever give a talent agency money - for anything! They
get paid out of your commissions. There are too many honest ways for you
to get representation. Be a good business person as well as a talented
actor!
Ever wonder what your agent expects from you? How you can have a good working relationship with them? Agents are hired by actors to arrange interviews & auditions, negotiate salary & billing, believe in you when you are down and celebrate your success! Following are some tips to help you move to the top of your agents list!
Make sure your headshots and resumes are professional. This is your marketing tool! Your headshot must be current and your resume updated. Make sure your resume is attached to your headshot and the agency information is on your resume. Do not wait for your agent to get low on your headshots...send them in every few months.
We must be able to reach you ASAP. If you do not have a pager...get one! Please return phone calls & pages promptly. Don't forget: The early bird gets the worm! When you return a call or page make sure you have a pen and paper handy.
Be sure to book out when you are not available for auditions and bookings. If you are out of town give us a number where you can be reached.
You must have all contracts sent to your agent. Keep your agent's contact information with you. If you receive checks directly please pay your commission promptly and send a copy of the stub along with your check.
If you need to talk to your agent-make an appointment. That way you will have their undivided attention.
Please do not call us after you have worked inquiring on how to get a copy of the job...find out on the set how you can obtain a copy.
Your agent must have all your current information including sizes, hair styles, addresses, phone numbers, etc.
If you want your agent to look at contact sheets/pictures please send a self-addressed-stamped-envelope so they can be returned.
If you are multi-listed you must keep your agents posted on any commercial conflicts you have. Do not forget to let them know when you are released.
Be realistic about what roles you are right for. Remember, it is the quality of the auditions... not the quantity.
Remain professional and respectful to your agent. We are working for, not against, you.
[Reprinted from the newsletter put out by the C.F.A.T.A./Central Florida Association of Talent Agents (now inactive). FAB isn't the only one telling you this stuff. Your agents say it all the time!]
