i'm interested in joining this agency but a lot of websites say that any agency that takes in money is a bad agency. is this true?
2006-12-06 16:32:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
The agencies that charge money, look online for auditions, just as actors do, however they charge the actor for the information.
You must decide if you want to find your own auditions by looking online or at Backstage.com
Unless you are a union actor, the ONLY Talent Agencies that will work with you will ask that you pay them.
2006-12-06 16:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only case an agency should charge anything is if its and extras casting agency and you are a non-union actor. No more than about $25 even then. It is also required that talent agencies are franchised under both California law and SAG rulings.
2006-12-06 17:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by bolinger81380 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not okay to use a cating agency that charges money. Don't go to the BBB that is a joke. Anyone that wants to charge you money for an audition is a scam. A real agent will not take any money until you get a job.
2006-12-06 16:46:00 · answer #3 · answered by qwla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
That means they're a scam, and it's also illegal.
Thte exception to this is, some extra agencies will charge a small fee (like maybe $35) to take your photo to keep on file.
But by definition, an agent is supposed to make his money by taking a percentage from the work they get you.
2006-12-07 04:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by dork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the BBB and look them up! If an agency wants money for sponsoring you up front, this is a Red flag that they don't have the pull to market you properly. furthermore many of these agency's are just taking money and not delivering. save your $$$ for something real. If it sounds to good to be true, well it usually is
2006-12-06 16:38:33 · answer #5 · answered by Russ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The basic rule of thumb for actors is: an agent/manager should NEVER ask for money up front. They earn their money by getting you work, and then collecting a percentage of your pay from the jobs they find for you. There should NEVER be an in-advance FEE for their services.
It's like a lawyer working on a contingency basis...it's understood that they'll take a percentage of what they get for you, but they get NOTHING until then.
2006-12-07 01:46:44 · answer #6 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
State Labor Code section 1702.1.makes it Unlawfull to charge any kind of Up Front Fee or Handling Fees, at least in the State of California.
http://abc7.com/archive/8138792/
http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/casting-companies-warned-over-fees/
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/05/city-attorney-and-state-labor-commissioner-issue-warning-to-casting-company.html
2014-07-19 14:03:16 · answer #7 · answered by Col_Flashman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO if they want to charge you run as fast as you can . They are only wanting to take your money . Most of these are scams .
DP
2006-12-06 16:35:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋