Child Model Agencies
Discussion
Vee said:
Do it. You're there to protect him and the money can be put aside for him.
Make sure they pay sufficient expenses, etc to make it worth your while.
Hmmm. Yes... but:Make sure they pay sufficient expenses, etc to make it worth your while.
Missus uploaded a few pictures to a site (snapfish or such like) and they emailed her to say that he may be shortlisted for selection if she permitted.
She did and two weeks later, we get a call to say that our boy was selected out of 5,000 entries. The agency rep says he - as well as being "adorable" and "sooo cute" has lots of potential for a variety of modelling.
Follow-up call today and the agency say they will provide insurance, travelling expenses etc., while they 'promote' him. Agency want 120-quid a year for three years.
Unfortunately everybody else also got the "out of 5,000" reply.
If they agree to take the annual fee on top of their commisssion you've nothing to lose.
But they won't.
If you do sign up, the next thing is a "professional portfolio" for the far side of £100.
As he's a baby this will need updating every few months.
They plan on getting £700+ per victim and find it relatively easy by dangling the carrot of big paydays.
If they only "sign-up" 500 that's 700x500 divided by 3 per annum (£117,000).
Not bad for the effort involved.
Scams have become more sophisticated despite the number of unfortunates who eagerly part with several grand to "release" their "Canadian Lottery Winnings" (despite not having bought a bloody ticket) or re-mortgage the house because an "Iraqi Bank" has $52,000,000 it needs to move out of the Country to the account of someone whose name they've found on the list of the astoundingly gullible.
Check the agency at Companies House.
If they haven't posted accounts ignore them.
If they agree to take the annual fee on top of their commisssion you've nothing to lose.
But they won't.
If you do sign up, the next thing is a "professional portfolio" for the far side of £100.
As he's a baby this will need updating every few months.
They plan on getting £700+ per victim and find it relatively easy by dangling the carrot of big paydays.
If they only "sign-up" 500 that's 700x500 divided by 3 per annum (£117,000).
Not bad for the effort involved.
Scams have become more sophisticated despite the number of unfortunates who eagerly part with several grand to "release" their "Canadian Lottery Winnings" (despite not having bought a bloody ticket) or re-mortgage the house because an "Iraqi Bank" has $52,000,000 it needs to move out of the Country to the account of someone whose name they've found on the list of the astoundingly gullible.
Check the agency at Companies House.
If they haven't posted accounts ignore them.
Nolar Dog said:
anonymous said:
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Not true at all. Some. Not all.Edited by Nolar Dog on Monday 2nd March 23:04
Beware. Be very ware.
Even if the agency is a reputable one, would you want to put your child through endless trips to London for castings (invariably in Central London in the middle of the day) therefore disrupting the whole day?
There's no guarantee of work, since as much of it is about temperament as anything else. If Junior has an 'off-day', no work. It's a tough life, and unnecessarily hard on children (imho) for uncertain or no reward.
Even if the agency is a reputable one, would you want to put your child through endless trips to London for castings (invariably in Central London in the middle of the day) therefore disrupting the whole day?
There's no guarantee of work, since as much of it is about temperament as anything else. If Junior has an 'off-day', no work. It's a tough life, and unnecessarily hard on children (imho) for uncertain or no reward.
escargot said:
if the Agency wanted money off you up front, it was essentially a scam.
Sorry didnt seem as if enough people had said this.Only reason I popped in, was just to say, that if you sorta glance at the title, and catch the "arrested" part of the thread below, your eyes actually make it read Child Molesting Angencies, at which point I saw red and was going to come in and register my disgust at such agencies, how wrong was I?
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