We went to a celebrity event to meet Ana Lisa Van Der Poole, where my daughter did a screen test, A few days later we got a phone call saying she got a call back, so we attended the parents meeting. They tried to talk us into like $6000.00 deal for until she is 18, but we told them we couldn't afford it so they offered one year for $999.00, so we signed, against our better judgment, but she really wanted it, and we all really wanted to make her happy, so after we signed on the dotted line they had her go out a ring a gong where they announced there newest member, they had her put her name on a board with what celebrity she wanted to meet.
We attended the 6 week boot camp with rising stars owned by Christina Ferra Gilmore and her husband Gene. My daughter really had fun. We saw the head shots of other kids that were no more than school picture quality, and they promise a glamorous photo shoot with Blue Sky Studios, we never booked that since I wasn't going to pay alot of money for photos I could have taken. When I contacted Be and told them she had completed the boot camp at which time she was supposed to get a part on on one of their shows, promise by Eric De Sando and Domingo Casanas, we never heard back from them.
She did a Showcase in front of 5" agents" Two were SAG/AFTRA and the others I don't know, but one of them doesn't even represent kids. We got a packet like 6 weeks later with her result, but stressing not to contact the agent directly.
She then competed in the Big Talent Bee in Fullerton, but didn't go to the finals. We did attend 2 other celebrity events with Adrian A'rmante and Megan Jette Martin.
Now they have since closed the San Diego office, claiming the have come to a close on their recruiting season in San Diego, I supposed they got enough money. I would love to stop them so they don't hurt any more kids who really want to be actors, singers, or models, which is what they promise.
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