This is a talent and modeling agency based out of duluth ga.
They travel to many malls and do these talent show contests. The winners of the contests get a 1 year contract with the company. The only way for you to be acepted into the agency is by winning a 1 yr contract. You sign a paper and put your name into a box and then they call you when you can compete for the 1st round.
You'll go against maybe 40-50 people? You have to sit down and watch this video and hear the talent "scouts" talk about how their past people have been on the opera show, how mtv has came to them personally with challenges to make a super model out of regular people, and traveled around the world and been in all kinds of movies {the movie roles they say is really just "extras" which the screen actors guild will give you info on for free and just about anyone can make it as a extra and being a extra pays meaning you do not need a agency for this at all}.
They do not tell you that the people they got into movies is really "extras" or how easy being a extra really is without their help. Well then you get into where you compete. You get to pick a line from their booklet and do a "screen test" and say your line in front of the people. Then you do a "run way test" in front of people... Then the 3 scouts judge you.
During this whole time before this you are NEVER told about any fees or charges. They will pick around 15 people out of the 40-50 {sometimes there is more than 50}. These people are took to a room and told about how great they did and how great of a chance they now have at breaking into this business. Then they bring out cash registers!
You have to pay for what is called "sponsor tickets" you have to sell 3 sponsor tickets for about 35 dollars each. 1 ticket pays for a head shot {that they do and they tell you whats so great about this is you yes you actually get to keep the photos}.
Then you have to have the ticket for you screen test {and they tell you what is great about this is you yes you get to keep you screen test dvd}. Then you have to pay for the "model productions" t-shirt, entry number badge, and entry into the 2nd round. People from ages 6months to 50 years old compete in this. And there is ALOT and i do mean ALOT of people who is being exposed to this company.
Just about anyone who has been to the mall in the last 2 years have seen this companies "runway stage" set up in your local mall. Each day they will have about 3-8 1st round {40-50 people in each one} contests at each mall they are at {they do more than one mall at once}. Last year they have started going to malls in other states. Florida, georgia, tennesse, alabama, new york, etc.
I'm not sure exactly how much they are making off this idea of theirs but it has to be a pretty good amount!
When i was accepted to round 2. Pretty much every single person that was accepted had pulled out their wallets and started handing over their money. I felt like a loner because i was the only one who was not pulling out my wallet.
I ended up shelling out 35 dollars {which i thought they had lowered the price for me since i did not have a job to pay. Ends up after i came back and paid my 35 dollars that only thing i got was a entry ticket {entry ticket just gets you in the door but does not let you compete} a t-shirt with their name and a contestant badge.
I was then told i still had to come up with 70 more dollars. And they kept telling me how if i did not pay i would be letting a once in a lifetime chance pass me by.
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