Has your baby had an interview w/ a modeling agency?

LondonBlue

What was it like?

 Are they just looking at the child's demeaner?

 What can I expect?

Thx

goodtobethelarkster

Brookie-Cookie

LondonBlue

newmommymay08:

 

I'm not quite sure how to read this... nobody has any details?

Califlorida

it's not exactly the same as modeling but i work in the entertainment industry and have sat in on many a casting session.  it's a horrible maddening terrible thing to put your kid through.  parents jump through all the hoops to groom and dress and rehearse their child to death and then stick them in a room ALONE with people who judge them on the flimsiest of criteria. (that one acts like a robot.  she's too ugly.  no ethnicities.  etc...)

so imo, it's not worth your time.

oliviasmom08

Hi! I haven't, but I asked about this a while back, and I think there were a few moms on the Parenting board that had some good feedback. From what they told me, it's definitely something you have to make a lot of time for. The agency will call you tonight, for example, and you have to be at a casting call tomorrow at 10am. Stuff like that. But anyways, you may want to try posting your question over on the Parenting board and see if any of those ladies are still around to help you out more. GL!

weemodin

Yep.  De-meaner de-better, or so I've been told.

gurner

I've been to a few. ?Everyone is different. ?It; depends how serious you are and what you are looking to get out of it. ?We are only bringing DS to a few things if he books something great money for college. ?But there is no pressure. ?Some parents were scary and took it all too serious. Some agents suck and are A$$holes. ?Others are fabulous with kids. ?

KGsky

weemodin:

Yep.? De-meaner de-better, or so I've been told.

?and you are meaner!?

But seriously, a cousin of ours does it w/ her son, she was a SAHM and had the time to do it.? From what I hear, you're talking $50/hr with a max of 1 hour, so unless you just REALLY want to see your child in print media, the parents don't get much out of it.? From what I've heard, the kids don't get much out of it either, unless someone can make the laugh/react.? Judging from how the "professionals" at JC Penney faired, I don't dare subject DD or anyone else to her blank "WTF is wrong with YOU?" stare. GL!

Erin Mary Ackerman

DD has done commercials and print ads.  I have a "no audition" policy. Good thing my cousin is a casting agent

Seriously, if my cousin needs an "ethnic" kid for something she calls us.  No auditions, just go there and do the shoot.  It's fun for DD, but she also doesn't understand the pressure aspect because it's just to help out family.

 

teacherjess

I modeled for Sears as a baby and it was very casual, according to my mom. It was similar to what Brahim mentioned. We lived by the modeling agency and when they'd call, she'd just bring me over and they'd pop me in some clothes and go. I did it until I was 3. I think it was mostly because my mom was a little bored.

If you are heading somewhere high pressure with hair styling, makeup, etc, I'd say to go the other way.

TheMisses

Well I took DS to an open call at an agency. I researched the agency before going and they are very reputable.

Anywho.... there were about 45 babies their and they called us in in groups of 20 or so and then each baby spent about 2-3 minutes infront with the president of the agency and the president of the agency's baby division. They looked at soem snapshots that I took with me and just chatted with me and that was it. I got called the next day and they said they are only taking 11 out of the 45 and DS was one of them. Now he is in thier book and we will get called as casting are held or when he is requested for a job. i didn't think it was bad at all.

It would be a fun thing to do to keep us busy.. and have fun... I think its only a bad situation if you get caught up in the competitive nature of the industry. i could care less about it so if he is having fun and making goo dmoney for college then thats great.. if he i scranky one day or for any reason hates it we won't do it.

 Good Luck!

ABMcKinney

My kid has a huge head... not really what modeling agencies are looking for.