THE REASON WHY SOME AGENTS DON’T SIGN ACTORS

THE REASON WHY SOME AGENTS DON’T SIGN ACTORS

Most actors are lead to believe that after meeting with an agent and they say, “It’s really slow right now. Contact us in 3 or 6 months,” that the agent is really going to be interested in the actor months later. This “brush off” technique agents use really means that they have met with the actor and for some reason they decided to pass you on the actor either as soon as the meeting started or towards the middle of the meeting to the end. When an agent calls in an actor for a meeting they have already seen their photo and read resume. They are usually interested in the actor after they have thoroughly reviewed their resume and double-checked their roster for types that they need. Interest in signing the actor based on this review is what gets the actor the initial meeting.

There are 3 major reasons agents give actors the “brush off.” Here they are:

1. The actor, in person, does not look like the photo they submitted to the

agent requesting a meeting for representation.

2. The actors personality did make a favorable “first impression” on the

agent upon initial contact when greeting the agent. (According to

research, people make up their minds whether or not they like you in the

first 2 to 4 seconds of initial contact with you.)

3. Lack of cold reading copy reading skills.

The bottom line is that if an agent feels that they can benefit financially from an actor, they will not let the actor leave the meeting feeling unwanted, only to go sign with another agency. If you ever hear from an agent, “Contact us in 3 to 6 months” you are better off continuing your search for an agent. I wouldn’t even bother contacting the agent later, with a good headshot, audition skills, and a great personality you should have an agent in no time.

All the best,

Ken Jones,

www.info4actors.com