Time after time I have heard stories of people starting out in
the acting industry being ripped off by acting agencies.


Read this article carefully to make sure you don’t become
one of them!


Acting agencies that ask for a joining fee are ripping you off!


Acting agencies that place advertisements in newspapers offering
a place on their books because they have lots of work in film,
TV and magazines are ripping you off!


Acting agencies that tell you, you have to have your headshot
taken through them at a fee of course are ripping you off!


Time after time I have heard that these actors-to-be have been
ripped off, that they are completely unsatisfied with their
agency and almost always that they have been forgotten, that
they never get called to go for a job and that they’re not
working!


My advice to you; don’t join acting agencies that advertise.
Imagine how many other hopefuls have answered this ad. They are
out to get your money not guide you in your acting career.


Genuine acting agencies do not need to advertise and do not
charge you fees to join their books, end of story!


I will say that again. Genuine acting agencies DO NOT charge
you a fee to join their books, they also do not make you get
your headshots done through them. They can recommend who they
think is a good photographer but it shouldn’t be set in stone
that you have to use them.


Shop around for an agent.


Searching for an agent is tough but keep knocking eventually a
door will open. Work on your craft; start to build an acting
resume. Take some classes, work on some student projects and
then keep knocking till you find an acting agent that is
genuine.


The only fee acting agencies take is their commission once you
have landed a job. This fee is usually 10%, it really shouldn’t
be any higher that 15%, if an agency tries to charge you more
than this they are ripping you off, find another agent.


There are so many acting agencies out there and just like any
system there is a hierarchy. There are those who are at the top,
there are those who are in the middle, then there are those who
are low down and then there are those that are lower than low
and they are the acting agencies that try to rip you off by
charging you fees.


When searching for an agent be realistic!


We all believe that we are the next Meryl Streep or the next De
Niro but look at it from the acting agencies’ point of view if
you haven’t done any work how can you expect them to take you
on. This is a business transaction. So pitch your self to those
agents in the category where you truly fit.


Don’t worry if they’re not “the best”, as your resume grows so
too will your opportunities to climb up the food chain of acting
agencies.


To your acting success

Leanne Mauro

Leanne Mauro http://www.successtipsforactors.com is a professional
actress working in theater, film and TV. One of her favorite
success moments was working with the legendary Peter
Bogdanovich.