Dan
San Jose,#2UPDATE Employee
Wed, April 02, 2003
First off, you have to understand that as scouts, we have to look for what the clients want. If you notice in every magazine, you will see more and more people in ads that are NOT caucasin. We are given information as to what to look for(i.e. 18-24 Hispanic females with green eyes size 4-6 dress). As for the MP3's, you'd be lucky if a record company even listens to 30 seconds of your music. They get over 200 CD's sent to them daily. They don't have time to listen to an entire album. I think you need to be honest with yourself. This isn't a business that you walk in a nobody and walk out the fame and glory of Tyra Banks. It's a dog eat dog industry. I hate to burst your bubble, but the reason not everyone gets the info packet at an Open Call is because some people call in to schedule an interview without ever being seen by a scout. It's like asking why every person who goes into a job interview doesn't come out with a training manual for the job. Some people, let's face it, most people don't have it. Sure, they may be drop dead gorgeous, but they may be too tall or too short. There are very specific qualities that the clients, not agencies, look for. They are the ones paying the model. Wouldn't you be picky if you wanted to hire a model to promote your product? You can't have a 22 year old female do an ad for life insurance, it's just not believeable. Now onto the subject of the website. Do you honestly believe that agencies are going to take the time to click a link that you send them? No way, they don't need to when they have hundreds of people lined up at their door every day. Besides, putting up a free webpage is cool, but do you want some pervert who's surfing the net to be able to contact you? (and if you don't have a way for them to contact you, you'll never get anywhere). We do an extensive background check, credit check and get get business references on every single client. That's the only people who will see you and that's the only people you want to see you. They are the ones who will pay you. Hey, don't get me wrong, if you want to go that route, please do. Do what saves you the most money. But you can't expect huge results. And if you do get work that way from reputable companies, then congrats. Just remember, there are millions of people out there who want to be a model, actor or musician. The competition is high and fierce. Not everyone will get the fame and fourtune.
Harry
Raleigh,#3UPDATE Employee
Sun, March 23, 2003
You say what record company will listen to just a 30 second MP3 file?? Haha well ALL of them! Record companies only listen to about the first 15 SECONDS of any song. If you don't catch their attention in those short seconds, they will just go on to someone else. TCT is right in that regard, plus it saves space and makes the website move alot faster. Get a clue
Harry
Raleigh,#4UPDATE Employee
Sun, March 23, 2003
You say what record company will listen to just a 30 second MP3 file?? Haha well ALL of them! Record companies only listen to about the first 15 SECONDS of any song. If you don't catch their attention in those short seconds, they will just go on to someone else. TCT is right in that regard, plus it saves space and makes the website move alot faster. Get a clue
Harry
Raleigh,#5UPDATE Employee
Sun, March 23, 2003
You say what record company will listen to just a 30 second MP3 file?? Haha well ALL of them! Record companies only listen to about the first 15 SECONDS of any song. If you don't catch their attention in those short seconds, they will just go on to someone else. TCT is right in that regard, plus it saves space and makes the website move alot faster. Get a clue
Harry
Raleigh,#6UPDATE Employee
Sun, March 23, 2003
You say what record company will listen to just a 30 second MP3 file?? Haha well ALL of them! Record companies only listen to about the first 15 SECONDS of any song. If you don't catch their attention in those short seconds, they will just go on to someone else. TCT is right in that regard, plus it saves space and makes the website move alot faster. Get a clue