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*CHILD MODELLING OCT 08*

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MelodyDaisy · 01/10/2008 09:53

Morning all
September's thread was very long so thought best to start a new thread as Brooke77 suggested too!

Am off to London again tomorrow for DS1 has a tv show casting, anyone have anything coming up?

Any of you had contract's through from UAN yet?

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brooke77 · 01/10/2008 10:13

well done melody d ! and good luck to your ds1 for tomorrow
little dd bit poorly this week so happy nothing through for us right now !
roll on the straight jobs tho' and for everyone too !

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julie4travel · 01/10/2008 10:19

morning all - no castings for us at all in sept so we have certianly gone a lot quieter

good luck to all waiting to hear news

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MelodyDaisy · 01/10/2008 10:25

julie4travel-Hopefully you'll get some through for October then to make up for it, no doubt we'll bump into each other again soon

Brooke77-There's colds and chest infections going around everywhere isn't there? My DS2 seems to be getting a cold again!

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Serenbach · 01/10/2008 10:53

No contract here from UAN...I can't wait for it to arrive so we can get the ball rolling!
I've got the backing of my DD's Head Teacher which is a positive point - she's very enthusiastic about it all.

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MelodyDaisy · 01/10/2008 12:03

That's great Serenbach, makes life alot easier to know the school are behind you

Just had a call from agency, my DS1 has quite a big job!!
He went for the casting 2nd September so when I received email today saying he's got the job I was gobsmacked!! Will be filming sometime in the next two weeks. It's for PROMAX, spend two days filming a video and then 1 day attending a big conference where everyone from the industry will be and he has to be on stage questioning the big bosses of Nickelodeon and Disney etc!!

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ichef · 01/10/2008 13:29

Melody Huge well done to DS, you must be really chuffed!

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MelodyDaisy · 01/10/2008 14:03

I am cacking myself Ichef! Don't know if I could bare being there at the conference, will be so terrified!

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christabel · 01/10/2008 16:44

MelodyDaisy - Well done to DS1 - Job sounds fantastic
Still nothing from UAN

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liahgen · 01/10/2008 17:41

just putting myself on the new thread.

hi to all, good luck anyone waiting to hear about anything

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altin · 01/10/2008 17:44

Good luck for October to everyone!

altin

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julie4travel · 01/10/2008 18:08

well done melody - how fab is that

altin any news on j r or shouldnt i ask? hope it confirms for you

no calls for us this week

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JeanGrey · 01/10/2008 18:49

brooke77, I went with MOT. Spoke to them though and they said they have had some interest in dd but the market is very slow at the moment due to the credit crunch . apparently, they'll get more busy towards christmas.

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3kids1cat · 01/10/2008 18:54

Hi everyone,

Melody, wow, that job sounds fantastic. Good luck to you and ds1. I wish dd would get a straight job, I don't see it happening though, her pictures on the website aren't her best tbh.

Hope everybody starts to feel better, and that the phone starts ringing for us all.

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lemonlady · 01/10/2008 21:36

what does uan stand for?

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totallyfloaty35 · 01/10/2008 23:10

jeangrey,my dds are with mot,not had a call from them since we joined either.All our calls been from bk lately.

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HellFireandDamnation · 01/10/2008 23:41

ah found it! Have just managed like a complete bafoon to post on Oct 06!

Melody fab really pleased to hear that.

And guess what? I've made my decision! AK. Thanks to everyone who helped!!!

Do things pick up nearer Xmas? - would have thought that Xmas catalogues and stuff would be done now? Although credit crunch - first thing to go is advertising budgets with these people I shoudl think!

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julie4travel · 02/10/2008 07:39

HellFireandDamnation - last couple of years we have been quiet up to xmas - saying that dec last year we had to straight jobs which i wasnt expecting. we normally get a couple of castings in oct and nothing in november - yet we seem to be totally different to other people! Good luck with your new agent

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brooke77 · 02/10/2008 08:08

jeangrey and totally.. i've heard recently that MOT are not getting so much work for their kids anymore.. apparently they are concentrating moreso on their adult division.. its only what i've heard, so i dont know if its true or not, but thought i'd pass that on for you anyway !!
melody.. super news for your ds1.. well done to him !
HFD.. good luck with your new agent ! Oh yes, Xmas cats done a long time ago !!
Most of the companies have a lot of money for their ad budgets.. hopefully it wont suffer too much !!

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HellFireandDamnation · 02/10/2008 08:27

well that's what I thought so why was jeangrey told that it would pick up nearer Xmas - I would think go quieter and haven't people been saying it is getting quieter? Hark at me haven't even signed a contract yet and I don't want loads!!!!!

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brooke77 · 02/10/2008 08:37

Poss will pick up.. just wont be for Xmas cats though, as they are already done.. i've already been getting loads thru my post !

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MelodyDaisy · 02/10/2008 09:24

HFD-Hope you can relax a bit now you have made a decision
I would also imagine it to go quieter around now due to most xmas stuff being done in Aug/Sept. Haven't gone through this period before yet as only joined 7 weeks ago, but I remember when my DD was a baby it was quiet in December but then had two jobs in January, so who knows!

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estuaryfairy · 02/10/2008 10:48

Have just had a letter from Scallywags, they want DD (16 months) for test shots. If they take her on, the portfolio is £175 and their fees are 25% for TV and 37.5% for photographic. Is this about right?

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Steph8880 · 02/10/2008 10:50

Hi ladies

Just got back and thought i would pop on and say hi
Am going to catch up on the posts after a sleep, lol and see what everyones been up to!

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julie4travel · 02/10/2008 11:23

estuaryfairy - sw are a large well established agency, most agents charge about 25 % comm so thats about right, other agents do have lower initial fees so you possibly may want to try some of the other agents to save paying out?

steph - wish it was me just returning from vegas- i loved it especially the shopping malls!!!

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altin · 02/10/2008 13:51

julie - still in limbo on jr
no news yet other than another call to make sure dd is around Friday next week.

Best of luck to you, Hellfire, with your (final!) choice. Here's to lots of jobs!

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