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Getting represented, staying represented, and working out whether the offer in front of you is a good one.
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Sign in to post- Offered representation by someone who wants 500 up front for "marketing materials" Small agency, nice office, seemed legitimate until the money came up. They say it covers photos and listing fees. Is this ever normal? Aaron Beckett · 10 hours ago 2 replies 57 views
- Do I tell my agent about work I found myself? Booked a corporate thing off my own submission. Do I owe commission? Sofia Marchetti · 13 Aug 2026 4 replies 119 views
- Meeting with an agency next week. What do I ask them? I have been so focused on being chosen that I have not thought about whether they are right for me. Maya Okonkwo · 13 Aug 2026 4 replies 79 views
- Is it a red flag if they found me? Agency messaged me after a short film screening. Flattering, but everything I read says good representation does not chase people with no... Ade Fashola · 11 Aug 2026 4 replies 64 views
- Eight months with my agent and four auditions Is that a bad year or a normal one? I have nothing to compare it against and I do not want to be the difficult client. Julian Ferreira · 4 Aug 2026 5 replies 94 views
- What percentage is normal and when should I push back? Seen 10, 15, and one that wanted 20 combined across agent and manager. Nadia Halstrom · 6 Jul 2026 4 replies 96 views
- Agency asked me to sign a three year exclusive Is three years standard? It feels long for a first contract. Selina Odum · 7 Jun 2026 4 replies 137 views
- Does anyone actually get signed off a cold query letter? I have sent about forty. Two replies, both no. Fiona Kerrigan · 15 Apr 2026 5 replies 432 views
- Agent wants me to change my headshots and I like them She says they are "too soft" for what she wants to send me out for. I paid a lot for them eight months ago. Aaron Beckett · 8 Apr 2026 0 replies 115 views
- How do I leave an agent without burning the bridge? Nothing bad happened. It is just not working and I think we both know it. Sofia Marchetti · 27 Feb 2026 1 replies 319 views
- Dropped after two years and it came out of nowhere One paragraph email. I thought things were fine. I did not book much but I never missed a tape and I was never difficult. Isaac Mbeki · 12 Jan 2026 5 replies 547 views
- My manager and my agent do not talk to each other Both nice, both seem to be working, neither seems aware of what the other is doing. I keep being the messenger. Priya Raghunathan · 19 Dec 2025 2 replies 477 views
- Is a "hip pocket" arrangement worth taking? Offered a freelance sort of thing, no contract, they will send me out when something fits. Hana Sugimoto · 3 Dec 2025 4 replies 695 views
- Signed with a boutique agency over a bigger one and I am second-guessing it The big one felt like I would be number ninety on the list. The small one felt genuinely enthusiastic. Did I make a mistake? Ellis Barnard · 10 Nov 2025 4 replies 734 views
- What does a manager actually do day to day? I understand the theory. I do not understand what the actual work is. Danny Reyes · 22 Sep 2025 2 replies 804 views
- How often is too often to email my agent? I have things to tell her. A new class, a short that got into a festival. But I do not want to be a nuisance. Aaron Beckett · 17 Sep 2025 2 replies 894 views