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give you guys the best tips on how you
can become a model or an actor so in
this video what I want to cover today is
I want to give you guys some tips on
well you know what the modelling
agencies look for because if you're a
model you know how frustrating it is to
go to a casting go to an open call and
you just don't know what the agencies
are looking for you go in there you know
to apply and you don't hear back for a
while alright so the tips that I'm gonna
drop in this video is gonna help you
guys be most prepared whenever you go
see your next agents
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up alright so what do modelling agencies
and talent scouts look for here's the
deal so modeling agencies they're very
busy trying to get jobs for the existing
models that they have on their board
secondly they're also trying to work the
relationships of the clients that they
do have keep in mind a lot of modeling
agencies usually have open calls in a
weekly basis sometimes some model
agencies have open calls twice a week so
this is tons tons of models that they're
seen on a regular basis what I've
noticed is a new trend is taking place I
don't know how it is in other cities but
in Los Angeles what the agencies are
started to do now is that they're
getting rid of those open calls that
they have on weekly basis and what
they're doing instead is having models
submit their pictures online and if they
like you they'll bring you in for an
interview and that's where you know you
guys will sit down one-on-one to see if
it's a good fit or not so now in that
model interview what actually happens is
that you submit your photos and I'm
gonna get back to that photos in a
second you submit your photos once you
submit your photos if they like you
they're gonna call you in schedule an
appointment time where it's just you
one-on-one face-to-face with the agents
they're gonna bring you in they'll have
you fill out an info sheets the info
sheets consist of you know what's you
name your number address you know your
measurements any special skills things
like that so they want to have all that
information in your info sheets on top
of that they're also going to measure
you and they're also going to measure
your Heights just in case you're
exaggerating about it they want to make
sure that you're exactly the height
you said you are now the next thing that
they're gonna do is review your
portfolio book if you have one if you
don't have a portfolio I suggest that
you create something online or create
some kind of slideshow or something or
just have your pictures on the iPad and
just swipe through it with you with your
agency so after they've reviewed your
portfolio the next thing they're going
to do is take digital stills now once
they take those digital stills what
they're actually doing is that they're
going to have a median after you're gone
to discuss your candidacy to see if
you're right fits if they feel like you
might be a good fit another thing that
they would do is that they'll actually
send your digital stills to some of
their top clients right so your top
client says no on your images they're
most likely not gonna sign you because
they're trying to build relationships
with their clients and all of that so
you have to make sure that when you take
those digital stills you have to make
sure your games on points whether you
use your facial features learning how to
post correctly making sure your skin is
clear all of that so I have another
video I'm going to leave it in the
suggested icon above I believe it's
either on the right or the left anyway I
have another video where I talk about
how to post your pictures you check out
that video it's really helpful to help
you guys get some simple poses alright
so another tip for a friend and agents
this is a secret that not a lot of
people know but since you're watching my
video I'm gonna let you in on this
secret so the best time to actually find
in agents is one during pilot season so
if you're going to a commercial agency
apply it during pilot season or just
before the start of pilot season so
you're actually - pilot season pilot
season is January through April and
pilot season basically means all the TV
shows all the commercials a whole bunch
of stuff are taking place where they
need a lot of models you need a lot of
actors so this is the best time to
submit because agencies are extremely
busy trying to get their their models
booked and all that kind of stuff so if
you apply during pilot
you have a higher chance of getting
represented because agencies are looking
for more talents to send out and then
for high-fashion the best time to apply
it is just before Fashion Week so maybe
a couple of weeks or even a month before
Fashion Week any major Fashion Week
where there's New York Fashion Week
LA Fashion Week etc because during
Fashion Week almost all the models in
the board are booked out completely
sometimes you have models doing three
three or four jobs in a single day
another thing that agencies look for
nowadays is a social media presence I
can't stress this enough it's very
important to have an Instagram page you
have to treat your Instagram page as
sort of your model portfolio book make
sure that all your pictures are on
points some agencies actually go as far
as managing their models Instagram
accounts so for example some models
actually have to send their Instagram
posts to their agents to get approved
and reviewed before they're allowed to
post it now that's very rare but that's
actually happening alright guys so I
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