LOOKING FOR AN AGENT?

Hi,
So sorry for neglecting you on here.  It's just that the Casting platform really has taken off.

Finding an Agent?

Why wait for an Agent to put you forward?  That is if you have got one.  Many people find it hard to find an Agent. There is that Catch 22 situation where the so called 'good Agents' won't accept you on their books unless you have a track record or experience and you can't get either unless you have an Agent.  Do you really need an Agent though?

An Agent? 

When you do eventually find an Agent, how good are they?  If you are lucky and have a good agent anything you do for yourself can only propel your career.
If you have not got a good agent then you have to take more control of your situation.

One of my Agents looked after a lot of TV and radio presenters.  When one had dropped out of favour and he could no longer market them, he would turn his attention to the others in his stable that he could.  I was in the office on occasions when a job came in that I knew I was suitable for. I wasn't offered that opportunity. The Agent choose the safe bet, the guy who was most marketable at the time. Understandable isn't it?  So I had to find my own work through my own contacts.

What becomes of you, the Artiste, if after a period of time nothing is happening?
You may discover that the Agent has handed over your file, your future, your career to some intern in their office to take care of!  It happened to me.
I signed to an Agency  for 3 years. After 3 months he left to become a partner of another Agency.  My 'file' was passed to someone else in the office to be taken care of, someone less quailfied.  After 2 months I left, but not before having to pay him off with £7,000 for the release of my contract.

Ross 'Braveheart' King

Whether you are an established artiste or a newcomer to show-business there is only one answer.

Control your destiny. Be your own Agent

There are a few people from my era that did that. You know who they are, because they are still working.  Ross King is one of them.  He and I worked parallel careers for many years during the 80's and 90's.  Both fitting a similar criteria in radio and television presenting, then Ross took charge of his future.
A true professional, a very good negotiator and a good businessman. He represents himself. His career has gone where he wanted it to go.  Ross, or 'Braveheart' as I call him, now lives under the letter D of the Hollywood sign in LA, in a great house, with a pool, his own radio studio and his lovely lady. He is doing what he enjoys and on his terms.

The 'Agent', as we once knew it, is a dying breed. It's a dated concept.  Times have changed and now there is an approach that could see you living next door to Braveheart, under the letter O.  A new medium has made it possible to cut out the middle man and end handing over a percentage of your hard earned money.
The 'Internet' has opened up a new way for you to be seen and heard and to find the jobs that Agents used to only have access to.  My casting platform displays auditions and opportunities that are updated daily.

Nino Firetto Casting  posts Presenting and Acting jobs in TV, film, theatre.  

From my contacts, I have made work in the entertainment industry accessible to everyone. Newcomers, Actors and established Presenters. Instead of paying an Agent, being tied to a contract, missing the opportunities and waiting for the phone to ring, it's time you controlled your career.

Be your own  Agent.  First build your CV, add your photos and details on what is your 'personal Profile Page' and then apply for any of the listings that you feel suitable for.  Control your future.

By the way a lot of the postings I used to add here I now put on the Nino Firetto Casting Facebook Page, please 'Like It' .. I promise not to leave it so long till the next time.
If you would still like to give 15 or 20% of your earnings to an Agent here is a list of them that you might like to try with their contact details  click on -> Leeches