The opportunities in the entertainment industry can best be tapped into by getting represented.
Clients, Talents, Agents, Managers: who are they?
Talent agencies have agents that work in an agency on behalf of performers.
Management companies have managers that work on behalf of performers.
Talent agencies & management companies refer to their performers as
Clients & also as Talent.
Now that the name designations are clearly defined, what does being “ Represented “ translate to ?
Good representation happens by:
- Establishing a professional relationship with someone who knows & understands the business
- Clicking with someone who recognizes your skills & your talent
- Engaging with someone who is approachable
- Believing that someone sees your potential
- Being able to work together as a team
- Making contact with someone who will take time for you
- Confirming an agent’s union affiliation
- Signing with the right type of agent
- Connecting with someone who will pitch you to help get you bookings
- Finding someone who has the ability & desire to guide your career
- Working with someone who promotes your brand
- Clarifying someone’s willingness to work within your boundaries
- Having mutual respect
- Being accountable & professional
- Knowing you have found someone who believes in your dream
What is the difference between an agent & a manager?
- Agents specialize
- Agents can have union affiliation
- Agents promote a specific area of your career
- Managers are broadly versed
- Managers have no union affiliation
- Managers develop, guide, promote & advise all aspects of your career
Agents & Managers both can submit Talent to casting directors, producers, & clients & advertisers for consideration for bookings.
Agents & Managers are both paid commissions by Talent for booking their clients.
Is it necessary to have both a manager & an agent?
Every entertainment career has a beginning and moves along at a varied pace. Every performer has unique gifts, talents, skills, & training that distinctly separates one performer from another.
Knowledgeable Agents & Managers are an essential part of an actor’s successful career.
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