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How to Find a Talent Agent, Part 1

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By iDalis De Leon
How to Get a Talent Agent

  1. First and foremost ask yourself AM I READY FOR A TALENT AGENT?

    *Here is a guideline to determining if you are ready for an agent:

    A) If you have demo reel footage of you speaking five lines or less, you are not ready.
    B) If you don’t have great headshots, you are not ready.
    C) If you don’t have a reel with evidence of your insanely unique, fantastic talent brand abilities, then you are not ready.
    D) If you are not excited about your own talent brand, then you are not ready.
    E) If you have no idea how to sell yourself as an ACTOR or TV HOST..then you are not ready

    If you are not ready for an agent according to the criteria above then…proceed to tip #2.

  2. DO THE WORK- Do enough work that they come looking for you. The biggest misconception about agents is that they are the answer to getting you auditions and ultimately work. Actors and TV hosts get the auditions through a great presentation of marketing materials they’ve passed on to their agent. Namely your headshot, reel and resume. Securing an Agent is not a magic pill. Although talent is indeed submitted by the agent, in the end, the partnership of your great talent brand, marketing materials and your agents longstanding relationships with casting directors and producers gets the auditions. They have relationships with casting they’ve built for years. Yes they can help but the talents headshot, their acting abilities and tv host brand, the quality of their work, and reputation in the end really gets the audition. The truth is agents want you to book your 10 percent, to pull your 10 percent of weight- from the 100 percent of talents they have on their roster.

*Agents are praying that you will:

a) Be a great actor but more importantly be a great AUDITIONER.
b) Be a great actor but more importantly have great HEADSHOTS that get you in the room.
c) Be a great actor but more importantly have killer REEL that closes deals.
d) Be a great actor but more importantly have a real grasp of yourself as a HUMAN BEING & be easy to work with.

Agents need all the help they can get. Agents won’t and are not expected to do ALL THE WORK for 10% of your little paycheck. Do the work, show up and the agent will show up.

An agent wants someone who is booking. Get the work done ANY WAY YOU CAN. Do WHAT EVER IT TAKES to get it on screen. Get credits and get seen. Then and only then are you ready for an agent. When you show evidence that you are ready to go on auditions that are at a higher level then you are ready for an agent.

So if you are ready for an agent, proceed to Part 11 in the next blog- if not- get to work!

Savvy Actor Business

How to Bridge the Gap Between Actor and Working Actor

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by Savvy Actor Co-Founder Kevin Urban

Let’s talk business. Starting a business is one of the riskiest things anyone can do. If an entrepreneur were starting a business, there are certain beginning steps that would be followed. They would…

  1. Create a Business Plan Which would include: (Download the 6 Savvy Steps eBook if you haven’t already!)
  2. Company Vision
  3. Action Steps to achieve that vision
  4. Branding/Product Definition
  5. Marketing
  6. Sales
  7. Financials
  8. Define Their Product
  9. Design a logo
  10. Create Their Sales Pitch
  11. Gather Financing
  12. Implement said Business Plan

Being an artist is a risky venture, yet most artists forgo step 1 mentioned above and start with steps 3 or 4. It’s understood that actors need to market, but so many leave out the product definition phase or branding. They let others define them because they are scared to make a choice and uncertain because they assume they have no control over their career.

I’m here to say that a business plan will give you the who, the how and the why of your business, while also giving you direction to the career that you desire. And ultimately, it is up to you to understand your vision, so that you can communicate that vision with the people who can help you…agents, casting directors, directors, producers, grandma…you get my point. By effectively communicating what you want, you can drive your career.

When you wing it…you take a risk. I say, why add more risk by not having a plan?

Be smart, be savvy, and be successful. Know what you want, what you sell, and what your strategy is to achieve your success. Create a business plan for your career and help yourself feel empowered to achieve your goals.

Dance: Advice from Industry Professionals Part 2

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WORDS OF WISDOM

Have you ever wondered:

  • What do other Dancers wish they would have known when they first started?
  • What did that successful working Dancer learn along the way that helped boost their career?
  • What does my Agent need most from me to help them get me the jobs I really want?
  • What was that Choreographer thinking during the last audition?

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Master Talent Teachers Win Four Backstage West’s L.A. Reader’s Choice Favorite Teacher’s Awards

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We would like to congratulate 4 of our Master Talent Teachers, for winning Backstage West’s LA Readers Choice Awards for Favorite Teacher. Master Talent Teachers strives to provide the highest caliber entertainment coaching for artists of all levels, and we thank You for your Support.
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