how to get your kids in commercials, film, television, child modeling, magazines and print without spending a lot of money
How do I
get my kid into child modeling, commercials, TV, film,
print, etc.? How can I
determine which child modeling agencies are
legit? MAJOR
MARKETS: If you live in or near New York, California,
Illinois, Texas, Georgia or Florida it makes it easier to go
on castings, there are more child modeling agencies and
there is much more work in these states - especially in the
cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta,
Miami Beach and Orlando. AGE THREE
AND UNDER: Young children grow and change very quickly
so if your child is under the age of three DO NOT
have a lot of expensive pictures made for modeling or
casting purposes and DO NOT let a so-called agency
tell you that you must have them.
(All you need
are a few good, clear shots that show the child as they
would normally look.) OVER AGE
THREE: If your child is over the age of three consider
having better photos taken to show to agents, casting
directors, etc. - especially if you intend to work in the
more lucrative markets such as New York, Los Angeles,
Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami Beach, Orlando, etc.
ALL AGES:
Agents at kids modeling agencies as well as Casting
Directors want to see kids looking like kids. DO NOT
put any makeup on them, DO NOT dress your child in
frilly pageant style dresses, DO NOT put cutesie bows
in their hair, etc. DO
NOT work with ANY agency that requests money in
advance for ANYTHING. Modeling schools, classes or
training are completely unnecessary at any age and you
should NEVER pay an agency for any type of marketing,
training, classes, signing fees, photography services, comp
cards, etc. A legitimate
agency makes money ONLY from booking a job and taking
a commission, usually 10-20% of the gross. (For example, if
your child does a job for $300 and your agent takes a 20%
commission - the agent would be entitled to $60 commision
and you would receive $240.) ALL
bookings must go through a state licensed booking agency and
it is ILLEGAL for a booking agency to charge you for money
for anything other than for booking a job and taking a
commission in at least four states. Click
HERE
to see the Florida
State Law
that makes it illegal for a Florida booking agency to charge
fees for classes, training, photography services, comp
cards, etc. (California, New York, Florida and Texas all
have similar laws.) DO
NOT respond to newspaper or radio advertising placed by
so-called agencies as real agencies have no need to
advertise. DO
NOT fall for false promises or misleading claims used to
sell you worthless "portfolios", training, classes,
etc. PLEASE
NOTE: Although they may be few and far between, there
are legitimate model scouts and many of them also
work as photographers, make-up artists etc. which is
perfectly ethical and perfectly legal in all 50 states as
there is no inherent conflict of interests. In fact, working
with a legit model scout that is also a photographer can be
extremely beneficial to a new model just starting
out. Who would
you rather do a test shoot with, someone that hands you your
photos, says "Good Luck!" and walks away, or someone that
can walk you into top agencies where you will be given
special consideration based on their track
record? Just be sure
not to confuse what a scout does with what an agent does.
What's the difference? Scouts do not get involved in
negotiating fees for bookings and, therefore, do not need to
be licensed. (There is no such thing as a "model scout
license".) DO NOT
pay an agency for photography services of any kind, pay
the photographer. DO NOT pay an agency for comp
cards, etc. pay the printer. Keep in
mind, however, that 99% of the photographers you may
encounter on your own or find in the phone book, etc. DO NOT
know how to photograph kids properly. Great
photos are door openers - so be sure to get solid advice
from someone that really knows what they are doing before
having any pictures taken.
Daniel for Vertbaudet - click HERE
Kids
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and see
what agencies are looking for
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cover shoot for Moda Bambini
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it so easy for some child models to get
with
top kids
modeling agencies and get top bookings?
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Child
modeling in Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, Destin, Tampa and
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modeling agencies? Does your child model need a manager? How
to find a legit kids model/talent agency for child modeling
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