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Has anyone heard of One Source Talent?
I signed with them about a month ago, and I was wondering what people's opinions were about them. May 04 06 11:34 am Link You sign with them THEN ask for information about them? May 04 06 11:35 am Link Glamour Boulevard wrote: Uh yeah this is not good. Once again, would it kill models to ask some questions? No one would hire someone without looking at their resume so why would you sign with an agency if you don't know anything about them? May 04 06 11:37 am Link I do know about them. I was just wondering other people's opinions about them. they are not an agency, they are a management company. and I'm not bound to a contract, they just help to market me. I was just wondering if anyone has heard of them. They have offices in California, New York, and Michigan, and one opening soon in Chicago. There site is http://www.onesourcetalent.com May 04 06 11:40 am Link Keiyada wrote: If you felt they were good enough to sign with, what do the opinions of others about them matter? Orrrrrrrrr, is this a sneaky way of slipping some advertisement for them by us without having to do so in the MM market forum?Get a discount on stuff for them if another model signs with them as a result of being referred to them by you maybe? May 04 06 11:42 am Link Keiyada wrote: how much did it cost yah to sign up with them so they can market you? just wondering? May 04 06 11:44 am Link Keiyada wrote: I remember reading somewhere that if an agency does not call themselves specifically a modeling agency then a hopeful model should steer clear of them. That the name difference avoids them of any potential lawsuits or something. I'll have to find the article. May 04 06 11:44 am Link oh yeah, i know that are not an agency, there specialty is to book us jobs, and to shop us to agencies. They have already gotten models signed with Ford Models. May 04 06 11:46 am Link Glamour Boulevard wrote: LOL Makes you wonder huh? May 04 06 11:47 am Link AJ Bella wrote: It also helps them avoid tens of thousands in licensing and bonding insurance fees which a legit agency has to pay for as required by law. May 04 06 11:49 am Link Keiyada wrote: A agency in managers clothing. May 04 06 11:50 am Link Keiyada wrote: what's the point? If you have already signed, of what value are opinions? May 04 06 11:50 am Link they are a management firm. May 04 06 11:53 am Link I can leave at any time. that's the point. May 04 06 11:53 am Link are they asking for any money for anything up front? if so, what? what percentage are they asking for for any bookings they may find? Why are they in Michigan? I could be wrong but is there a market for anything in MI? Maybe because they are across the bridge from Canada? May 04 06 11:55 am Link are they asking for any money for anything up front? if so, what? what percentage are they asking for for any bookings they may find? Why are they in Michigan? I could be wrong but is there a market for anything in MI? Maybe because they are across the bridge from Canada? May 04 06 11:55 am Link Ok this is what they do. they find castings for us to submit ourselves to. and they also submit us to castings themselves. they also have acting and modeling classes. they also shop us to agencies. there are days when a representative from modeling agencies come to the one source talent office to look at the talent. so far i have gotten two jobs since i've been signed with them. May 04 06 11:57 am Link Keiyada wrote: stay away May 04 06 11:59 am Link Detroits market is growing. detroit has it's own magazine, own commmercials, and lot of indpendent films are made there. the super bowl was here this year and one source's models got paid good for that. and we are not limited to only work in detroit, we can search of castings throughout the country. May 04 06 12:01 pm Link ok since you are giving me such good advice, should i just head straight for agencies? May 04 06 12:03 pm Link I know of them too and I dont it is worth it at all..You can find the same castings on your own, if you just look... May 04 06 12:03 pm Link Keiyada wrote: probably a lot of the jobs they will send you out on you can find out about yourself May 04 06 12:03 pm Link Hate to say it, but this chick really does sound like she's just trying to sneak in an ad for these people. May 04 06 12:05 pm Link One Source Talent is run by the same people who ran Wilhemina Scouting Network, aka Options Talent, aka Impact Worldwide. They have "scouts" running rampant in malls, restaurants, and on the internet, trying to "sell" their services by promising potential models and model wannabes that they can be signed on to big agencies, or get high paying jobs. Most of the time, the people that they talk into getting their services are normal looking, and just plain gullible when it comes to the industry, because they want to do anything possible to make it big. The company charges anywhere from $400-$1,000 for their "services," which in short add up to being a photo mill operation. While you can cancel working with them at any time, that does NOT mean you will get a refund for services not rendered from the company. There are many reports on this company, and many different forum posts on different sites stating how much of a rip-off this company is. It is best to not check with the Better Business Bureau, either, because I have found many companies who have shady business practices to have gotten good reports from the BBB....all it takes is a little green waved in their face to get a good thing said about your company. I prefer to listen to people who have worked for these companies, or people who have dealt with them personally. Oh, I guess that would be me in this case: I worked for them when they were Options Talent...so I know a little of what goes on there. May 04 06 12:08 pm Link they have an office in detroit. and no i'm not advertising, i looking for real advice. if you guys think that I should go elsewhere I will. i have only talked to models within the company, and i checked out their website, and it sounded good to be. I wanted professsional advice. that is why i am here. one of the talent specialists from one source actually told me to come here. May 04 06 12:08 pm Link thank you so much becca. they did sound like a really good company, but i do see everyone's points. May 04 06 12:10 pm Link Melissa Lynnette wrote: you think so? May 04 06 12:10 pm Link i have one more question. does anyone know of any places that i can find castings on my own? May 04 06 12:11 pm Link Keiyada wrote: are you going to pay me for the info and referrals? May 04 06 12:13 pm Link pay you? if i wanted to pay you then i would just stay with one source? don't you think? May 04 06 12:13 pm Link Impact also illegally copies castings from omp and other sites like (believe it or not) Craigslist and then charges models to see them. That's right, castings that models could get for free. I had my attorney send them a C May 04 06 12:14 pm Link Melissa Lynnette wrote: Tell me 'bout it. I'm waiting for the punchline. May 04 06 12:15 pm Link oh my goodness. i am just a model trying to make it in the industry. i am not advertising. May 04 06 12:16 pm Link Keiyada wrote: well that's kind of my point...you need either to secure alegit agent May 04 06 12:18 pm Link Sorry, I don't believe you. My opinion is that you're a "casting agent" for Impact, and you're looking to find castings on your own so you can post them there and make money when unsuspecting naive models pay for them. That is Impact's modus operandi, and you're following it to the letter. If you're not, then for having "signed" with them you are guilty by association, at best. Either way, you lose. May 04 06 12:19 pm Link i am doing my homework. that is exactly why i am here. talking to other people in this business is a big help. May 04 06 12:19 pm Link Keiyada wrote: well, if you had done your hw you would not have SIGNED first..... May 04 06 12:21 pm Link hahaha. i am a model. that's all. think about this. if i worked for them then i would know that they were a scam right? and if i knew that they were a scam i wouldn't be asking people's opinions about them because i would be expecting bad reponses and that would just defeat the purpose. wouldn't it? May 04 06 12:22 pm Link I could be wrong, but I seem to remember One Source Talent from about a year ago. They had an office in Manhattan and told me to come down. When I arrived the room was full of movie posters and celebrity photos. I paid them $200 and was promised job referrals and access to a website that was different from the one you gave, but 2 weeks later the website was removed and the phone number was disconnected. I got ripped off by a lot of fake agencies/management companies when I was naive and first starting out. Hopefully I am wrong, but I'm about 90% sure that these were one of the enemies. Never sign with ANYONE without doing some research and asking questions. A simple search I used to try is by typing the so-called agencies name into google followed by the word "scam". I found a lot of dirt on a lot of posing agencies. Good luck. May 04 06 12:24 pm Link I've had an account with them for 2 years now. Pretty decent site, average traffic. May 04 06 12:24 pm Link |
