I had reservations about joining Lacara due to its relatively unknown status in the industry. However, I decided to proceed with them as I was looking for a non-sole agency representation for my daughter and although the social media presence was lacking, the reviews looked good. On March 31st, my daughter was accepted by Lacara, and I was sent a contract to sign.
At the time of receiving the contract, I had four different modelling agency acceptance emails and had not yet decided which agency to choose. Additionally, I was scheduled for surgery on April 2nd and planned to finalise the decision during my recovery . Upon reviewing the contract, I noticed that the link was labeled as "expired." I emailed Lacara to inform them of the issue and inquire about the offer period. Anya Taylor responded, stating that she had resent the link, but did not address my question regarding the offer period.
Assuming that time was not a factor, I waited until I was feeling better after my surgery and wanted to be fully recovered before committing to anything so that I would be able to travel to any castings or photo shoots if need be. I had decided to proceed with Lacara due to their non-sole agency status. However, when I clicked on the contract link sent two days ago, it again showed as "expired." I emailed Lacara to notify them and asked if this was normal. The response I received was abrupt and minimal, stating that "the space has been released."
Given the brevity of the response, I believe that Lacara's reaction was due to my mentions of the link expiring. Other wise why else would the place suddenly be released when i wasnt told of a time period for signing the contract and i had been sent another reminder to sign the contract just two days prior. Lacara ignored my question about the offer period, and I was not aware that my daughter's place could be released without warning. I find it concerning that Lacara would release my daughter's place without notification. The tone of Anya's response suggests a lack of professionalism, which raises questions about the agency's working style.
After recieving the email saying the place had been released i did reply saying I'd had surgery etc and thats why I'd taken some time to get round to signing the contract etc. This email was ignored. I mean I guess there wasn't anything for her to reply. She'd released my daughter's space.
I expected better communication and transparency regarding the process involved (thats if there even was one when it comes to the offer period) Given the circumstances, I believe Anya did this due to having a bee in her bonnet about what id said about the expired link (it couldn't of been about a rime period as there wasn't one) and quite frankly on reflection i think I have dodged a bullet.