I have some great advice for artists looking for representation from an agent, actually two things to consider. 1 Donot waste peoples time. 2 Donot waste your time.
The first refers to bulk mailing casting agents. Don´t do it. As tempting as it may be to cut & paste into your mail system, if you are looking for an agent it is worth doing the leg work.
Reason, Most reputable agents have more than one mail server, and often they are not `catchalls´ and they fill quicker than they are cleared. Save yourself time by not sorting the rejected mails that will recieve back, do your due diligence and research the company´s website, you may discover that you would not want them to represent you anyway.. YOU are the talent, you need to think about interviewing the castings agents, not the other way around.
Your goal needs to be organising a large number of interviews with `castineras´ and develop a relationship. Although you may not immediately get onto their books , if you make a lasting impression, the future may unexpectedly open up very quickly. This is something I discovered many years ago upon meeting my first ever casting agent Liz Mullane; again at one of the wrap parties for lord of the rings trilogy not only did I get to chat with Sir Ian Mckellen and Sam Wise Bungee (sean Austin) that night but I also bumped into the agent, she even remembered my name!
The first refers to bulk mailing casting agents. Don´t do it. As tempting as it may be to cut & paste into your mail system, if you are looking for an agent it is worth doing the leg work.
Reason, Most reputable agents have more than one mail server, and often they are not `catchalls´ and they fill quicker than they are cleared. Save yourself time by not sorting the rejected mails that will recieve back, do your due diligence and research the company´s website, you may discover that you would not want them to represent you anyway.. YOU are the talent, you need to think about interviewing the castings agents, not the other way around.
Your goal needs to be organising a large number of interviews with `castineras´ and develop a relationship. Although you may not immediately get onto their books , if you make a lasting impression, the future may unexpectedly open up very quickly. This is something I discovered many years ago upon meeting my first ever casting agent Liz Mullane; again at one of the wrap parties for lord of the rings trilogy not only did I get to chat with Sir Ian Mckellen and Sam Wise Bungee (sean Austin) that night but I also bumped into the agent, she even remembered my name!
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