child modellling JULY 2008

[dancerdeb]

Hi all, did create the July thread, but lost it oops sorry, I hope we dont have two now!!

No deb not had an email yet,how you been?
melody/utopia, i didnt like the assessment fee,or the big yearly charge,you have to do their photoshoot as well.lots of agents let you use your own pics instead.

Hi Totally,
How did it go at mot for you the other day?
It was nice to meet you, (very briefly!)
Was it for both your dd's?
I saw you mentioned about having no fees with mot, we had to pay £80 to the photographer, did you mean excluding that?

Hi ,yes i meant apart from that that fees ok compared to some,and im not keen on assessment fees at all.Although i must say that ES had some of the scariest fees ever and this was 10yrs ago,i remember after meeting her(she was terrifying)thinking wow i need to find £300 just to get my baby up and running,couldnt afford it so ended up with BG then.
MOT nice,only had pics of eldest done as she had drastic new hair style,they said i could use my own pics of middle dd as they were recent.
Was nice meeting you to though,if i had known you were so close would have come on train with you

I know, I couldn't belive you were just before us, typical! Your dd's hair really suits her, it looked lovely.
we ended up travelling back right in he middle of rush hour, nightmare.
Looking forward to seeing the new pics, hopefully they will bring in lots of work!

Totally, amazing weve been on the same journey as regards modelling agents. We were with ES thats both my older dd and ds, when ES knew I'd had a baby they took him on as well, it cost us well over £500 to join!! Remeber being at the assesment and was petrified never mind the kids.
When ds was 3 we joined AK and BK thats when AK werent sole rep
Melodydaisy, AK did well for my ds he was always out at castings/jobs though a bit too much pressure when I couldnt make a casting, we stayed there for a year!
Now Ive only little ds whom is in the business, he's now 6yrs old

Well done to everyone with their castings and acceptances etc
Got a no from B&B yesterday- both them and KL were so quick with their no's this time that I am really beginning to think I am deluded
Sent MOT off along with B&B at the weekend so waiting on them but I think I can guess what that will be...
Is it true that if you have been to a UA consultation once before you can't apply again?

wigglesmum, I haven't heard that, My ds went to a consultation, and got a no then I applied for him about a year later and got through to the consultation again (still got a no though!)

wigglesmum, please, please dont despair your little ds is absolutley lovely
It can come down to many things, for example its not necassarily about their look, it can be........ too many in that age group,....... too many of the same look etc, you musnt take it personally as those letters are soooooooooooooo glacial, it just goes to show its not personel!!
I started with the smaller agencies and waited for the right pic and age of my ds until not too many in that age group and not too many of that look etc and it worked, I wasnt going to give up easily!! and fortuntely my tenacity worked!! please feel free to get in touch at [email protected]

wiggles,you can keep applying to u/a,there is no limit.Sometimes an agency will turn you down as they dont think your child will do the sort of work they get,some agencies are very high fashion,some do the more bread and butter work.Also just because an agency says no,doesnt mean your child will not work.
Onthebeach got a no from u/a and he has done really well with mot,2 of my dds got turned down by bb,we have also had no's from NC,ES and DD2 got a no from U/A But previously they had said yes !its their loss.

onthebeach,your little ones were adorable,think my dh was in a hurry to drag me away before i got broody again
we travelled back on the tailend of rush hour as stopped off at the park(and the pub)first

I applied to most two weeks ago.

Im surprised B+B replied so quickly, i have just sent off to them again as we have heard nothing, explaining that 1 hour 20 mins wont be a problem for us.

Still haven't heard from mot or KL either, KL is supposed to reply quickly also which is weird- maybe that got lost as well?

Does anyone know if fresh agents in brighton get good work?

wigglesmum.. BB told me they dont take on 2 yr olds as there is so little work for that age group. NC told me the same and that all the toddlers on their books had been with them since babies. I think between 18mth-3 yrs especially is a tricky age to work with, so dont be put off.. your ds is very lovely and whilst some agencies may turn down at the moment, there are plenty more who will say yes ! good luck and to everyone for many castings and jobs during this holiday season !

Hi, Wigglesmum I don't think you should give up, your ds has a lovely look, im sure he will do well soon.

Utopia, I had wondered about fresh agents before as brighton is nearer for us and have applied a while back ( a couple of times i think) but never heard a thing back, not even an e-mail to acknowledge my application.

my dds got accepted by fresh agents,but took 3 applications before they were answered. we didnt join in the end though.They do a bit,i know they do lots of promotion work for the adults and they did the ad with jamie oliver as it was filmed in Brighton.You must live near us then utopia

Hi..
wigglesmum- weren't u with scallywags? will u not stay with them...?
you ds is lovely, gorgeous eyes.
my girls are 1 1/2 & 2 1/2.. maybe it is a bad age.. maybe after 3 it will pick up!

Hi everyone

Question prob been asked heaps before but little advice please. Both my kids(2 & 6) been aceppted by Elisabeth Smith and Bizzykids. they have also been invited to photo cast call at Scallywags. I know all three of them charge but struggling to decide which one to go for..have sent to MOT and Norrie Carr but got a no. Havent heard from Bruce and Brown . Any advice would be a great help!!

Aw bless- thank you guys for your positive comments about DS and the hints and tips.

Thanks for mentioning about BB not taking on 2 year olds (Brooke) because it rings a bell-think it was posted on her a year ago?!

Rubystar- you're right I was with SW but they took us off the site and didn't tell us so I assumed they didn't want to renew. Plus I wasn't that keen to re-sign as it meant another big fee and I found a lot of internal competition due to the large numbers of little boys. They seems to have less girls?

I'm still waiting to hear from MOT and I may reapply to UA when their books open again as we went to last year's November consultation (when DS didn't really cooperate!!), but if those are negatives I think I'll wait it out til he's 3 before applying again!
So similar to what you did Dancerdeb- hopefully there will be less competition by then?

Does anyone know if there's demand for newborn babies? I'm thinking of applying for ds2 is it too soon? he's only 4 weeks old.

ichef - i only had an email today from bk wanting a newborn baby yet max age was to be 2 weeks old for a client so their definitely is some jobs about.

just wondering, Im reading threads with shorten agency names like KL, MOT ect.
What would be the best agencies to approach about my 2 little sweeties?? DD1 was signed as a baby but itook on more work and so couldnt continue. We were with bizzy kids before TIA

lisad123 - the low or no fee agents are kids london (postale applications only) bruce and brown, urban angels, mot
others will prob charge you to join such as rascals, alphabet kids, bizzy kidz, scallywags, truly scrumptious, elliott brown, sandra reynolds, etc have a look on this website www.alba.info for a listed agencies

My DS1 has his 1st casting on Monday and only went to see AK 2 weeks ago and hadn't even sent in registration forms until this morning!!!!

Soo nervouse for him, I have started a new August thread!

Anyone had any dealings with Chilli Models they are in the South

hi mums..Guess what dd2 had first casting yesterday! & was for me too.(mum & baby shoot)
how exciting..
not heard back tho.
was any one else there it was for hsbc, all the mums were really friendly.
The babys were from B&B NC rascals BK allsorts TS & Sandra reynolds we are SW.
So big choice of agencys there!

Can anyone help me? My 2 DDs 10 & 12 want to join a modelling agency! Have been accepted by bizzykids. Allsorts and little adults want to interview, but dont know, has anyone got any experience with these, you hear of so many scams? They both go to weekend stage school & do lots of dancing??? Please help!! Thanks {blush}