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TroisCouleurs
Posts: 1021
Dublin, California, US
Sites like this one say .... " ............. If you want to use more conventional marketing approaches, then youâll need to find an agency. There are lots and lots and LOTS of modeling agencies. Some are good and some are indifferent and some, quite frankly, are huge scams. Ask around. See who represents the models in your area. Check with the Better Business Bureau. If an agency wants money from you, other than a "nominal" fee for pictures, thatâs a big blinking warning sign. Clients pay agencies, models donât pay agencies. ..........." Can someone recommend an agency in SF which is "paid by clients, not models" ? List of some agencies is here: http://sanfrancisco.zami.com/Modeling_Agency/A-Z
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Emeritus
Posts: 22000
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Dan Hood wrote:
The best in the "City" are Look, JE, and City Model. After that come Boom
and Stars. Oh, HHM is great but they are in San Jose. After that the quality
goes down. Affinity and Dizon Agency are promo companies, in other words the
bottom of the barrel.
Here are some more links to others and what I personally know about them.
City Models
http://www.citymodel.com
Halvorson (San Jose)
http://hmmodels.com
Look Models
http://www.lookmodelagency.com
Stars Agency
http://www.starsagency.com/
Boom Models
http://www.boomagency.com/ozm/index.html
Muse Models
http://www.MuseModels.com
I have heard both good and bad so cant say thumbs up or down.
J.E Models (New)
http://www.jemodel.com
J.E. is new, (about a year old) but seems real aggressive in marketing their
models and has lots of good buzz about them. A couple of ex Look bookers
stated JE. Their woman's board is getting really strong. They are moving up
fast and looks like will soon be a major player in the market.
Soma
http://somamodel.com/
Used to be called Mitchell but it was bought out by some rich businessman
that wanted to own a modeling agency
Opinions differ on whether or not they are any good.
Cast Images
If you're interested in trying Sacramento, Cast Images dominates the valley.
http://www.castimages.com
ETM Casting
http://www.etmcasting.com
If you want to try acting in Sacramento ETM Casting is best.
Passport Models
http://www.passportmodels.com/
Brand spanking new and don't know much I can say publicly.
Boy Girl Management - 415.399.1525
However I have been told not so cool things from them. But no direct
contact, so their a?
Here are a few more but I haven't had direct experience with them so I can't
give you any feedback on them.
Vicki Busch Talent & Model Management
199 E. Linda Mesa Ave. Suite 6
Danville CA 94526
(925) 552-0740
Top Models & Talent
870 Market St. #1076
San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 391-1800
Tonry Talent
885 Bryant St. #201
San Francisco CA 94103
(415) 543-3797
Talent Plus Agency & Los Latinos
Dyer Building 2801 Moorpark Ave. #11
San Jose CA 95128
(831) 443-5542 (408)296-2213
Panda Agency
3721 Hoen Ave.
Santa Rosa CA 95405
(707) 576-0711
Marla Dell Talent
2124 Union St. #C
San Francisco CA 94123
(415) 563-9213
Generations Model & Talent Agency
340 Brannan St. # 302
San Francisco CA 94107
(415) 777-9099
Affinity Model & Talent Agency
873-B Sutter Street, , San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel. (415)788-9998 -
Quinn Associates,
533 Airport Boulevard, Suite #400, Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel. (650) 615-9950 -
Show Off Talent Inc., Talent Agency
335 Plaza Central, , Los Altos, CA 94022
Tel. (650) 947-1210 -
Here are a few other sites of interest to bay area models.
http://www.bayareacasting.com/
http://www.beaubonneaucasting.com/index_actor.htm
http://www.hayescasting.com/index.html
http://www.sfcasting.com/sfregister.htm
http://www.dir.ca.gov/databases/dlselr/Talag.html
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IrisSwope
Posts: 14857
Dallas, Texas, US
Model
TroisCouleurs
Posts: 1021
Dublin, California, US
Dan Hood wrote:
The best in the "City" are Look, JE, and City Model. After that come Boom
and Stars... Thank you very much!
Also is that true that models under 5'7" have almost no chance of signing with an agency?
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TroisCouleurs
Posts: 1021
Dublin, California, US
Marko Cecic-Karuzic wrote:
Yes. I thought it's only for runway modeling?
JE and Look say directly it has to be 5'7" or even 5'9" for JE.
However CityModel site doen't mention anything. Should I even try submit with them?
Also if somebody knows about City Model in particular how is it different if you submit pics over email or come for open call on Friday?
Thanks
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La Seine by the Hudson
Posts: 8587
New York, New York, US
My last contact with City Models (or pretty much anybody in SF, with the occasional exception of Look) was around 2000 or 2001. I don't even know who their bookers are anymore.
"Fashion" commercial agencies of the sort of Look, City, etc will as a rule not consider anybody shorter than that, and that's on the bottom end of the industry overall. Exceptions are made, but they're rare enough to be the exceptions that prove the rule. 5'7 is basically a "commercial" minimum, that's considered substantially short for fashion overall, and even for commercial a little taller is generally preferred, unless you're talking character commercial or some such "other" category.
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Michelle Renee
Posts: 1073
Los Angeles, California, US
TroisCouleurs wrote:
Also if somebody knows about City Model in particular how is it different if you submit pics over email or come for open call on Friday?
Thanks I know that in any situation attending an open call and seeing someone in person is better than submitting by email. Agencies receive hundreds of submissions and many are probably barely glanced at.
At 5'3" though I am thinking it is unlikely you will have much luck with them. As was mentioned previously even the commercial models are at least 5'7". A very small agency may have a commercial model who is 5'6", but that is probably the shortest.
I know a couple plus models who are with City, but no straight size ones, and they are also 5'9" or taller.
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TroisCouleurs
Posts: 1021
Dublin, California, US
Marko Cecic-Karuzic wrote:
unless you're talking character commercial or some such "other" category. Do you know of any agencies, places I can go try to advertise myself (5'3")?
I was told I have chances because of my "uncertain ethnicity" look. I'd like to give it a try, but not even sure where to start?
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RDawkins
Posts: 4532
Breckenridge, Colorado, US
No premiere fashion modeling agency in SF will sign a 5'3" model. Look into talent agencies. Boom and Stars have talent divisions.
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TroisCouleurs
Posts: 1021
Dublin, California, US
K. Holden wrote:
No premiere fashion modeling agency in SF will sign a 5'3" model. Look into talent agencies. Boom and Stars have talent divisions. Oh, just noticed that. Thank you for an idea!
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