All kids would KILL for a shot at stardom. So they look up "agents" in the yellow pages, and possibly come across a guy named Vance Peyton of Advance LA.
"Hey!" They're thinking. "This could be my chance to star in movies and Disney Channel shows!" They go to an "interview" with their parents, where they're dragged into a crowded room with other hopeful kids and teens. A well-dressed, professional-looking salesman walks in the room, looks around with a smirk on his face, and says "Now THIS is the best crowd I've ever seen!".
After the salesman talks with each parent and aspiring actor/model/singer personally, filling their heads with fantasies of stardom and fame, he says that to make it big, they will have to attend acting/modeling class for the low, low price of $ and that even includes a photo shoot!
After mommy writes the check, she and her child are sent home, excited that her kid is going be starring in blockbuster hits and Oreo commericals.
Unfortunately, I was fooled by Vance Peyton nearly 2 years ago. I begged my parents to drop 2000 big ones for these acting lessons that were sure to be fulfilling. Guess what? Those classes were anything but fulfilling. I wasted my Saturday every week for ten weeks, getting blabbed at by a supposed "ex-actor" on how to say your name and recite a monologue. Tell me, does it take ten weeks to learn those two concepts? I don't think so. Not only that, but the "auditions" held at Advance LA were a joke too. I never, ever heard of one of my fellow acting classmates getting a contract signed with any of the agents who held auditions there, and some of those kids were extremely talented.
That's not the end of it. The promised photo shoot never even happened. I signed my name on a list of those who still haven't had their shoots. That was four months ago. I still haven't heard from Vance about that. I'm telling you people, DON'T let your dreams of stardom lead you to drop $2,000 into the greedy hands of Vance Peyton Miller. He is as slimy and crooked as they come.
Nancy, Los Angeles, CA.
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