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02089890500InformationBrochure2017

London’sPremierAgencyforModels&Actorsofallages.

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Belowisalistoffrequentlyaskedquestionsthatwehavebeenpresentedwithoverthelast20yearsorsowehavebeeninthisindustry.Wehopeyoufindthemusefulandinformative.

HowcanItellifIamjoiningagoodand

reputableagency?

ThelengthoftimeanAgencyhasbeen

establishedisusuallyanindicationoftheir

legitimacyandprofessionalism.Youwould

obviouslyexpectabettertrackrecordandbigger

industrycontactlisttogohandinhandwith

gainingtheirmodels&actorsjobsforyears

comparedtoanewagencywhichhasonlybeen

aroundforafewmonthsorso.Youcouldalways

dosomeresearchandringCompanieslike

Nickelodean,Hasbro,Saatchi&Saatchi,Channel

4orM&SetcandaskwhichAgentstheyuse.

WhatworkcouldAllsortsfindforme?

Allsortsspecializeincommercialadvertisingfor

TVCommercials,PhotographicCampaigns,

Promo’s,Idents,Film/TV,PopVideos,Corporate

Videos,FashionShootsandShows.

NoteveryArtistewillberightforeveryjobin

eachoftheaboveareasallthetime,however

somepeoplewillworkmorethanothersdueto

therequirementsoftheindustry.Youcanrest

assuredthatwewillworkourhardestonyour

behalfinordertogainyouasmuchworkas

possible.

AllsortswouldliketothankyouforyourenquiryandlookforwardtoPossiblyrepresentingyouforassignmentsinModeling,Acting,TVCommercials,Programmes,PhotographicShootsandtheFashionIndustry.

Thankyouforyourapplication

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HowmuchcanIearnfrombeingwithAllsorts?

Ratecanalwaysvaryfromclienttoclientandmay

dependonexperience.Togiveyouanideathe

currentfeesthatmodelscanearn(excludingour

commission}are:

PhotographicFee

£50-£140perhour(dependingonage&experience)

£150.00-£500.00½day

£250.00-£800.00fullday

Commercials/CorporateandMusicVideos/TVwill

varydependingonwhetherthepartisfeaturedor

background.

Theaboveratesarefor“standardusage”extrausagefeesvaryhugelydependingontimeperiod,inwhatmediumandwhichcountiestheimage,commercial,orvideoisshown.Extrausagefeescanrangehugely.Examplebelow.£200.00-£8.000.00

WhatdoIneedtobecomeanActor/Model?

ThereisalotmoretoActing&Modelingthanjust

beenaprettyface.Wearelookingforawide

rangeoflooks,ages,ethnicbackgroundsand

genders.SomeoftheActors&Modelswetakeon

fortheirgoodlooks,somefortheiractingability

andothersfortheirpersonality.Theimportant

keytosuccessisconfidenceandenthusiasm.

Otherthingsmayalsohaveanimpactuponyour

successsuchaswillingnesstotravel,availability

andeasycontactability.

USAGEFEES

HowquicklywillIgetpaid?

Becauseofthenumberofcompaniesinvolvedinthe

process,paymentscansometimestakeawhileto

comethrough.Thisisnotlikea9amto5pm

professionwhereyougetpaidweeklyormonthly.

Paymentssometimescantakebetween1-2monthsto

comeinandincertaincasessuchasphotographic

workintheUKorabroadpaymentcantakeaslongas

6months.Legallyallmoniescomingintotheagency

thatistobepaidtoanActororModelhastobekeep

withinaclientaccount.TheActororModelhastobe

paidwithin10daysofusreceivingthismoniessoifa

paymentistakingalongtimeitisbecausewe

ourselvesarewaitingforittocomein.Rememberwe

donotgetpaiduntilyougetpaidsoitisinallour

interesttobepaidasquicklyaspossible.

AllActors&ModelsareresponsiblefortheirownTAX

&NationalInsurance.Ifyourequireanyinformation

onthispleasecallyourlocalTAXOfficeformoreinfo.

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HowmanyjobscanIexpectinayear?

Thisisanimpossiblequestiontoanswer.Some

ActorsorModelshititoffquickerthanothers.A

greatdealdependsonwhichlooktheclientsare

goingforandwhatagegrouptheclientrequires.

Ifaclientisrequestingayoungblondegirland

youareamiddleagedbaldingman,wereally

cannotsuggestyouforthatjoborwewillallbe

outofwork.

DoIneedtohaveprofessionalphotographs

taken?

Thesimpleanswerisyesyoudoifyouaretwo

yearsoldorabove.Wecannotandwillnot

promoteyousuccessfullyunlesswehavegood

qualityprofessionalphotographstorepresent

youwith.Wedohaveaffordableoptions

availabletoourartistesforprofessional

photographypackagesbutthesecanbediscussed

atyourinterviewsopleasedonotgooutandget

professionalphotographstakenbeforeyour

interview.Notallphotographersspecializeinthe

modelingandactingindustryandarethemselves

oftenconfusedaboutwhatanagentactually

requires.Ifyoudohaveprofessionalimages

alreadyindigitalformatthenpleasebringthem

withyouforustolookat,aswemaybeableto

usesomeofthem.

IsthereanythingelseIshouldconsiderthatI

mayneed?

Astheindustrycatchesupwithtechnologywe

arealsomovingtowardseachArtistehavingtheir

ownintroductionvideoontheirpersonalprofile

pagewithinourwebsite.Youwillbekeptupto

dateaboutthisasitprogresses.

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AllsortsAgency

PremierAgencyrepresentingModelsandActorsfromallovertheUK.

AnyotherInformationyouthinkwouldhelpmychancesofgainingwork?MostlargeCompaniesliketheBBC,Chanel4,ITVetcallrequirethatAdultsholdacurrentDBSCertificateinordertoworkontheirprogrammesorshows,evenasaBackgroundArtiste.IfyoucurrentlyholdaDBSCertificategreat,ifnot,theAgencycanarrangetoobtainoneonyourbehalf.ThereisgenerallyafeepayabletotheDisclosureandBarringServicewhenacertificateisrequested.Thisisnotalwaysessentialtohaveonebutitwoulddefinitelyenhanceyourprospectsofgainingwork.DoIneedapassport?AcurrentandvalidpassportisnotnecessaryforsomejobswithintheUKhoweveritisessentialifyouwishtobeconsideredforprojectsthatinvolveworkabroad.AlthoughmostofthecastingsareeitherdoneinLondonoramajorbigcityintheUKweareoftendealingwithafewjobsonadailybasisthatareshootingabroad.

WhatamIexpectedtodoatanaudition/casting?

Somecastingswillsimplyinvolveaphotobeingtaken,otherswillinvolvesomeactinganddialogue.Atallauditionsclientswillexpectconfidenceandenthusiasm.Gaininganylevelofsuccessinvolvescommitmentandpatience.Artistscanattendmanyauditionsbeforestrikinglucky.MostauditionstakeplaceincentralLondonandarenormallyarrangedatveryshortnotice(average1–2days)orsometimeseventhesameday.

Whowillhaveaccesstothephotographson-line?

Allouradultphotographswillbeavailabletoallourclientsandthegeneralpublicviatheinternet,butwelimitaccesstoourchildren'sphotographstocastingdirectorsandphotographers.Wedothisbygivingeachofourclients,uponrequest,apasswordtologonandsearchourdatabaseofchildren.

DoIhavetoliveinLondon?

IdeallyitisaloteasierifyouarebasedinLondon.Thisispurelybecause90%oftheauditionsandjobsareincentralLondon,althoughwedogetworkinalotofthemajorcitiesaroundtheUK.IfyouareableandwillingtotravelatshortnoticeandatyourownexpensetoLondonthenitwilldefinitelyenhanceyourchancesofwork.

CanIbeinfulltimeworkandonlyworkforAllsortsatweekendsandevenings?

No.ThemajorityofourassignmentsareinnormalworkinghoursMonday–Friday.Ifyouhaveajobthatisflexibleenoughforyoutotaketimeoutatshortnotice(rememberauditionsarenormally1-2daysnotice)thenit’snotaproblem.Althoughpleasenotethatclientsarenotgoingtoworkaroundyouravailability.Ifyoucan’tmakeacertaintimeordaythenthejobwillbeofferedtosomeoneelse.ForchildActors/Modelswetrytoscheduletheauditionstoafterschoolbutactualjobswillbeinthedaytime.

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Fees:Onthefirstyearofregistering.

£160.00feeforthewebsite/digitalbook.£40.00ofthisfeeispayableupfrontforcreationofyourownwebpageholdingupto8images,statistics,skills,CVandShowreels.Theoutstandingbalanceof£120.00isautomaticallydeductedfromyourearnings/firstjob(thiscouldrunintoyoursecondjobifthefull£120.00isnotcovered,normallyappliestochildrenasthepayforminorsisaroundhalfoftheadults).ThisisformanagementofWebsite,e-promotionandDigitalBook.Thereaftertheyearlyfeewillbe£120.00andagainonlydeductedfromearningsasabove.Ifyouareunsuccessfulanddonotworkwithintheyear,thenAllsortswillnotchargeyouthe£120.00fee.

Whyisthereafeeforthee-promotion,Modelbook,WebsiteandPhotos?

OurWebsiteande-promotionsystemismanagedbyanindependentcompanythatisnotpartofouragencyandwegetchargedfortheseservices.Thereisalsoacostforproductionanddistributionofourbook.

HowmuchdoesitcosttojoinAllsorts?

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HowmuchcommissiondoAllsortstake?

Children(0-17yrs)BBCandEquityContractsandEquityContractTVcommercials-25%agencycommission.PhotographicandCommercialsinvoicedoutsideofUnitedKingdom–35%commission

Adult(18+)BBCandEquityContractsandEquityContractTVcommercials–2O%agencycommissionPhotographicandcommercialsinvoicedoutsideofUnitedKingdom–30%commission

Anyonewhoworksthatisnotregisteredwiththeagencycommissionis35%onalljobs.

DoAllsortsguaranteemesomework?

NoAgencycanabsolutelyguaranteeyouwork,iftheydolookforthenearestexit!!!Onceyourphotoiscirculatingitisultimatelyuptoourclientswhotheyuseforeachjob.Whatwedoguaranteeisthefactthatweonlytakepeopleontoourbooksthatwefeelwecansuccessfullyplaceinjobs.Rememberweareonlyearningmoneywhenyouare.

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WhatdoIdoNext?

Ifyouhadreadalltheinformationwithinthisbrochureandarehappytoproceedthenpleasedothefollowing.Ifyourappointmenthasalreadybeenmadethenpleaseprintandfilloutthepersonalinformationformsthataccompaniedthisbrochureandbringthemalongwithyoutoyourinterview.Ifyourinterviewhasnotalreadybeenmade,pleasecalltheofficeon02089890500toarrangethis.Allapplicantsshouldbepunctualandalsobringtheitemsbelow:

Adult’s:COMPLETEDPERSONALINFORMATIONFORMS,PASSPORT,NINUMBER,PROFESSIONALPHOTOGRAPHS,DBSCERTIFICATE,ifyoudonothaveanyoftheseitemsdon’tworrywewilldiscusstheoptionsatyourinterview).

Children:Anyoftheitemsaboveaspertheadultsthatareapplicableplusbirthcertificate.Allunder18’smustbechaperonedbyalegalguardian.Welookforwardtoseeingyousoonattheallsortsoffice.Tel:02089890500bookings@allsortsagency.comhttp://www.allsortsagency.comAllsortsAgency1stFloor,ChallengeHouse,57-59QueensRoad,BuckhurstHillIG95BU