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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