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Complaint Review: Rocket Talent Search - hauppauge New York
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Rocket Talent Search
1 rabro drive hauppauge, New York, USA
Phone:
1 855 550 7011
Web:
http://rockettalentsearch.com/
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I received a phone call the other day from a women named Jenna, she told me she found my son in a "database" when they were searching for a specific type of role they were casting and he popped up a few times. Having gone though this before with "talent agencies" (UdevelopMe in Deer Park, NY) I was originally assuming the worst when she first started explaining but the way she worded her presentation on the phone had me thinking otherwise. I accept the interview hoping for the best.
As my super excited son and I walked down behind a building into a small office we were greeted by the ever so cheerful receptionist, who ended up being the same receptionist that was at UdevelopMe, funny. Since we were there I thought to give it a shot maybe it was different. After filling out the paper work the receptionist asked me what cell phone provider I had which was so unrelated and weird to ask.
While my eager son and I waited in the waiting room, Tim Scott presented himself for a brief moment. He was buttering us up by telling me how beautiful my son is, he was the best looking kid he's seen in a month... which I already knew was true ;) Cracking jokes between the receptionist and trying to include my son and I in the conversation, it all seemed so fake.
The family before us was finished up and had left empty handed, their appointment time was short. Tim Scott then called us in to his very intriguing office, sweet smelling office filled with all these pictures of "prior clients". He then asked why I haven't began my son in modeling yet in which I told him I have looked into it but it was not an avenue I wanted to go down. My son being as smart as he is then explained it was because "they expected us to pay thousands of dollars up front for nothing and it was ridiculous" Mr. Tim Scott snickered.
He asked me to flip through his binder of "prior clients" just like UdevelopMe had done as well when he then said he was stepping out of the room to refresh his coffee, similar to our exprience at UdevelopMe. As I was reading the "emails" that were sent to him from his "prior clients" I noticed they were all very generic, repetative emails.
Tim Scott then came back into the room, starting off with "okay, this is how it works" he informed me that we would be taking the photos today and would receive them Friday, he then introduced his "package" list of pricings.... after seeing my reaction he told me he would take some off of the prices because I'm a single mom. Just because I was curious I asked when the payment was due, he said right now in full. I then asked him why he thought anyone would be able to drop up to over a thousand dollars without expecting when they walked in? He was confused about why I was starting to get so upset. No one informed me that I'd be spending money, or that this interview was about starting a talent package for my son. Jenna informed me that the position available is what my son would be interviewing for. They tricked me to get us to come in and I was very sure to let Mr. Tim Scott know of how I felt about his scamming process.
As I started defending my son and my own feelings toward the situation, we both had tears streaming down our face. My son was so let down and will probably not be motivated to do something he had such a passion for again. While I was expressing my feelings to Mr. Tim Scott he was very belittling and very condescending towards me. He said "why would you come here thinking it would be free? Nothing in life is free" while snickering. I let him know that they weren't being honest when recruiting people to come in here, but that honesty is free.
There were many more things that were said between us, and how I felt towards him scamming innocent people. What it comes down to is that Tim Scott is rude, belittling, condescending and inconsiderate. It's just money in his pocket and money out of yours. Please don't fall for their scam, don't ruin your childs chances with his negativity. I'm not sure how Tim Scott sleeps at night but I'm assuming he tosses and turns because of the thoughts of all his wrongs done to people on the filthy expensive bed he purchased with the money he scammed innocent people with. If he has done this to you I'm so sorry. The number one rule is that they work for you, when you get paid they get paid.
P.S. UdevelopMe was a talent agency opened after some of the people of the New Faces talent agency were arrested for fraud and scams, we interviewed with one of the women who went jail for it.
This whole scam is disgusting.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Company Representative
New York,Official Corporate Response
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sun, January 18, 2015
We are a boutique marketing and promotions talent company that caters to our clients with white glove service. Unlike other similar companies, we DO NOT work with everybody that walks through our doors.
Oftentimes, our potential clients come to us with little to no experience in the entertainment industry. These are the types of clients we cater to as we hand hold our talent through the process of getting involved in "the business" - whether its obtaining the proper documents, getting the right training, attending our workshops and acting classes or simply answering their slew of questions. We are particular with the clients we choose to work with as we only work with those that we are sure are very serious about getting into the entertainment business. If we doubt a potential client’s interest in the entertainment industry or devotion to make the efforts to succeed in the industry we will turn them away.
The couple of negative reviews online against our company should be looked at as a whole with all of the positive accolades that comes from our hundreds of satisfied clients. We have been in business for years with only barely a blip of negativity to speak of, most of which comes from our competitors who can only strive to be as popular in this business as we are.
With that being said, we are the top marketing and promotions talent company on Long Island. We have premier relationships with high end industry professionals (agents, management companies, casting directors, etc.) that request our talent on a daily basis for print jobs, modeling jobs, acting jobs, including TV, Broadway and movies, as well as commercials. We are proud to boast that our talent has been in the following projects (just to name a few):
Major Motion Pictures:
Ricki and the Flash with Meryl Streep;
Daughter of God with Keanu Reeves;
Demolition with Jake Gyllenhaal;
The Nest with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler; and
Family Fang with Jason Bateman
TV:
Madam Secretary with Tea Leoni & Tim Daly;
Law & Order;
Alpha House with John Goodman & Mark Conseulos;
The Following with Kevin Bacon;
Blue Bloods with Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg;
Person of Interest;
Inside Amy Schumer;
Manhattan Love Story; and
Bluff
Print:
Nuk – sippy cup packaging campaign;
Babies R Us; and
Toys R Us
You can also check out many of our success stories on our facebook page!
If you are serious about getting into the entertainment industry and looking for the right company to help you with that first step toward success look no further. Give us a call now to schedule an interview at 855-550-7011 or visit us online and do not forget to view our FB.
Diana Hall
New Jersey,Definately the REAL DEAL
#3Consumer Comment
Thu, December 04, 2014
I JUST SAW THIS AND HAD TO RESPOND. Tim Scott is the Best in New York. He has been doing this for over 25 years and has helped 100's of pep's get REAL GIGS! i am responding because Tim helped me get started in 2007.
Clearly, whoever posted the review has NO Experience in this business. If you did, you would have a bit more discretion about who you were meeting with and their relationships. You cant just show up with your kid for an interview with a Director with no promotional tools and expect anyone to give you any respect! Obviously, he was trying to make light of the fact that you forgot your son's headshots. That would be like applying for a job without a resume. Just CRYING on cue with your son is not going to cut it- Not in this business (we are in the acting business).
There seems to be a BIG misconception as to when you are NOT supposed to pay someone in the biz. When you do not have a portfolio and are just getting started is when you have to pay someone. Unless you LOOK like Heidi Klum or Gisele Bundchen... You may not have to pay upfront. But you will pay back all expenses including the photo shoot through your earnings. Thats the way agency's work. NOTHING IS FREE!
Evelyn S.
NYC,New York,
The Real Deal - Best in NY
#4Consumer Comment
Thu, December 04, 2014
Hi,
My name is Evelyn and I am writing this response to your pathetic review. I am appalled by your negative review of Rocket. How can you call them a scam when you have not even tried them? You wrote because your friend said you should pay nothing? Well your friend is WRONG! Where is your portfolio? What acting classes has your son taken? What ROLES has your son been in? Probably NONE!
You expect the whole entertainment industry to BOW for you? You PICKED THEIR MOST EXPENSIVE PACKAGE AND BASH THEM OVER IT? I started with Tim years ago and IF it wasn't for Rockets' diligence in getting me gigs I would not be writing this now. I am disgusted by your bashing of them. You show up and THINK just because your kid is cute that the whole world owes you? Your detailed experience of walking down side walk and entering a building is for what? What are you a writer, a school teacher?
Maybe someone should start BASHING you and making FALSE REPORTS! To paint some negative image? Nothing is FREE in this world. Rocket has the most INEXPENSIVE fees of any company IN THE TRI-STATE AREA. They give you the tools, the insiders details of who, what and where They promote your kid for specific jobs that need filling. They prep you and make sure your prepared to go on an AUDITION or INTERVIEW. Clearly, you EXPECT everything for free and when you don't like what you hear, run and file a negative review.
I have worked on The Good Wife, Madam Secretary, Blue Bloods and dozens of other shows THROUGH ROCKET! You should be ashamed of yourself and your kid to think that your going to get a FULL TIME PROMOTER, HEADSHOTS AND BE SUBMITTED TO JOBS WEEKLY FOR FREE!
