Listen to Gage...

ditto " GageFX "

Thanks guys. I have to call them and let them know they are not getting there 1000

My goodness, that is allot of money.

GageFX - Oh and yeah, I think it is a great idea but only for people who want to be models. What intised me was the lure of money and a possible shoot at 75 to 125 and hour. Even one shoot would have helped me out.

I thought this was going to be something that I could do and if I get something I could make something, but putting down 1000 is way to big an investment for me.

I really feel though, that they should not be picking people off the street and then eventually tell them the price after all the hoop-la. Almost everyone in there never modeled before.

Well, to those who can afford it and want to do it, I think this might be a good investment TCT (Trans Continential - have you heard of them before GageFX?) is known world wide so being on thier network could have major advantages.

They said it would be a year before they do an open call again and even then it does not mean I will be scouted at that point and time. I guess that is where the pressure comes in, I guess.

Yeah, I've heard of them, but I dont get involved at all with those groups/companies. You have them, John Roberts Powers and other places that specialize in being a modeling "school" and then there are groups that go around the country and set up big "casting calls" at convention centers and hotels, and it's all really the same thing.

***I really feel though, that they should not be picking people off the street and then eventually tell them the price after all the hoop-la.***

That's the way many life insurance people operate and life insurance isnt a bad thing.

***Almost everyone in there never modeled before.***

If they had modeled before and achieved any success they wouldnt be there.

Finally,

*** I think this might be a good investment TCT is known world wide so being on thier network could have major advantages.***

I doubt it. About the same investment value as buying lottery tickets. No, actually less. Either way, the odds are you'll just spend money and not get any back. Both could be fun experiences though. Who am I to judge.

BTW, I dont have a website as a) I dont need one and I'm too lazy, but I'll make a weak effort to get some of my photos online in case anyone is interested in seeing them.

-GageFX

Thanks GageFX. Your info helped allot.

Uh, Jafo...BoXXi...any Wizops on hand...delete that last post from 'Kyl'. Lame. >

Kyl: Please don't post stuff like that...totally off base here. Take it somewhere else. >

Post from Kyl deleted

Thanks Neil!

Sorry...was in the Land of Nod, as they say, and missed it..

ok did I miss something? who is Kyl?

Good job Neil!

/me now wishes she had an animated 'applause' emoticon too.

what happend??? I am soooo nosey!

joetheblow, all you missed was a troll who wanted to post some obscene p0rn0 link...

Speaking of links...here's one for laughs (if you're not a Michael Jackson fanatic of course )...
http://www.kicken.com/funnyfiles/WackoJacko.swf

Ooooooohhhhh... ok. that is not cool.

anyway, no I am not a fan of Michael, just a fan of his nutty-ness.

O my goodness!! That is too much. It is funny cause he drops records but nobody wants to catch them

Plus you don't get any points if you do

what a freak

I can't seem to catch the recoreds...

One of the most interesting threads I've read in a long time. Used to date a 'model' and my kid used to be registered with a modeling agency. So i've had some exposure to the business.

Personally I guess I'm just too plug-ugly to be of interest . Or maybe I was just never spotted

Judge, I am sure if they thought you had the money, they would spot you quickly. You would have "the look".

Of course, if they are only going to get paid if you get a job, then you will never get "spotted" or have "the look". (unless you really have "The Look", then they will follow you down stairs or run up behind you to join there agency )

School first

What more can I say. I read some of the posts and I think Iplural is pretty right.

At last you have the heavy burden of making a choice.

Motion, wasn't that tune from "The Pirates of Penzance"?

"I am the very model of a modern Major-General,
I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical;
I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical,
I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o news,
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse."

KarmaGirl: That's it!!

I have no idea why that was stored in my brain.....I think my brain is just filled with useless information