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julie4travel · 02/08/2006 22:15

hi another question , to any b and b people. initially you do not pay anything to go on the website yet 25 pounds is took from first earnings. how soon did you do the photoshoot and was that just a one off £120 ? did you have to pay anything else or is that it. I don't want to keep spending out lots of money! thanks

ellesmum · 02/08/2006 22:21

littlemaddam i dont know who i feel comftable with yet as i didnt need to have an interview with kids they took her on with just the pics i sent in, ive oly been with them for 2 weeks and havent spoke 2 them since, i like the fact that im going to meet b and b and see the work that theve done and b able to ask questions.

julie - i hope its not like a creche do u know if they are going to take pics?

ellesmum · 02/08/2006 22:23

do u have to pay £120 for photos? didnt know that! i thought they were free, is the photos optional or a must do u know?

ellesmum · 02/08/2006 22:26

someone on childmodelling net whos been 2 a b and b interview said they just have a chat with u and then u sign a contract with them but when i spoke to nita she said they dont have a contract?

julie4travel · 02/08/2006 22:34

ellesmum- maybe i need to double check i could have made a mistake, i thought they said we had to pay it directly to the photographer and photos are on the website within half an hour of them being took , i will email them and ask to be sure! logging off now night

littlemadam · 02/08/2006 22:36

I'm not sure on this so feel free to correct me!!

Julie>>>There is an admin charge which is taken out of earnings, I think £30 or so, and the photos are optional and I think £150 taken out of earnings or £100 cash. This is to pay photographer etc. You can go without but I think they get a lot of work. You do get a copy of model book photo, so its reallt nice.

julie4travel · 02/08/2006 22:39

littlemadam- thanks, that clears it up a bit

if people dont take the photos though , how would b and b submit their details to clients?

think thats the average sort of figure. my daughter is going with ts and i just wrote a cheque for 170 and the shoot will be 80 pounds in Oct

littlemadam · 02/08/2006 22:45

think they submit via web/email.
They do quite a lot of TV, ds is 6 and did a BBC drama in April and have done 3 castings for TV ads in July, shortlisted/pencelled for all, but not the main prize so your DS should do well!! They don't do films as such though I think. Good luck

ellesmum · 02/08/2006 23:04

julie- thats alot of money to shed out ts said yes 2 my daughter 2 ive heard they are a good agency.

thorntons · 02/08/2006 23:38

Evening everyone! Ellesmum -my dd is 2 years 7 months and with B and B ,been with them for over 2 years . I think only kids of 4 years of age (possibly 3?) are included in model book ,which is optional .Reason being as kids under that age keep changing in appearance so much . B and B send out headsheets with pics of their kids monthly to all their clients . B and B introduced an annual charge of £25 for website maintenance this april. It was taken out of dd`s earnings. Ellesmum - imo B &B and Kids London are very similar re work they get for their kids .Your dd will do well with either of these agencies. Good luck with your decisionxx

thorntons · 02/08/2006 23:43

Forgot to add that I try to remember to regularly email B and B updated pics we have taken of dd and if they are suitable they update their website . This pic is also used for the headsheet which is sent out monthly.HTH.

cyan · 02/08/2006 23:56

Thorntons, yummy, lanismum, thumbs, tiger have emailed you all finally!!! god im useless at times!

ellesmum · 03/08/2006 08:07

thanks thornton, has your daughter done well with b and b?

did u have to sign a contract with them?

thorntons · 03/08/2006 08:58

Morning all ! Cyan ,thanks for your email, will reply shortly ! Ellesmum ,no we didnt sign a contract and didnt have an "interview" so have never met the agency team personally. DD was only 4 months old at the time when I signed her up ! I am very pleased with the agency,dd has done some lovely jobs eg 3 a day shoot for "Zara" ,M&S ,Debenhams ,Huggies, Junior Pregnancy and Baby and Junior magazines to name a few. .I work part time for an airline too so sometimes have to turn down jobs and castings.

littlemadam · 03/08/2006 09:11

Hi all>>>thorntons, wasn't sure it was different for the little ones, that would make a difference for ellesmum, sorry if I've misled.

Good luck this week with all castings/jobs!!

julie4travel · 03/08/2006 09:24

morning all- just preparing for my daughters party. hope it doesn't rain any more as a bouncy castle in the garden!

thorntons · 03/08/2006 09:41

Julie,Happy Birthday to your DD!! Have a lovely time today,fingers crossed no more rain !!
Littlemadam,great to hear DS is doing really well with B and B ! Wow ,fingers crossed he will get a TV job soon they generally pay well too. No need to apologise about not being sure whether toddlers and babies were in model book or not ..Thought I would just add what I knew as my munchkin same age group as Ellesmum`s DD

littlemadam · 03/08/2006 10:52

Thanks Thorntons! Just spoken to B and B, and they think M and S won't be using DS, though he hasn't been released yet. I think I prefer the yes/no castings to the he's shortlisted and you have to wait ones!!!! For this one we had to sideline six days in August!

mimi1uk · 03/08/2006 11:18

hi guys well its been v quite for us !! sent off mew pictures fingers crossed for something to come our way !

strawberrymilkshake · 03/08/2006 14:49

Hi all

Julie >> happy birthday to dd today, hope the rain keeps off for you.

littlemadam · 03/08/2006 15:07

Hope the parties going well Julie!! Still sunny here!

mimi1uk · 03/08/2006 15:50

ah yes julie hope the party is going well and happy bouncing !

julie4travel · 03/08/2006 19:32

well totally tired again, yet it didn't rain. and my ds said he had a lovely day so dont feel as bad for not taking him to the casting after all! my dd is flat out and the house tidy again. Going to see stuart little show tommorow at mk theatre as part of her treat too so they have been a bit spoilt recently. hope any castings went well. logging off now as really need a good sleep!

strawberrymilkshake · 03/08/2006 19:51

I have just gone on to chessinton website to book tickets for us on monday and dd is on there in the animal section holding a ferret upto her face and with her head through a dome looking at the meer cats, it was so weird as i didnt know they were using her for the site i thought they were using her pics for the archives. lol i had to take a double look.

Julie glad your daughters day went well. have a lovely sleep you deserve it.

strawberrymilkshake · 03/08/2006 19:51

I have just gone on to chessinton website to book tickets for us on monday and dd is on there in the animal section holding a ferret upto her face and with her head through a dome looking at the meer cats, it was so weird as i didnt know they were using her for the site i thought they were using her pics for the archives. lol i had to take a double look.

Julie glad your daughters day went well. have a lovely sleep you deserve it.