![]() Many companies that operate in the gray change names and locations often. Legit companies have tons of info available about them and their employees. If you find nothing at all then it may be fake. This is supposed to be a job - meaning YOU get paid.ĪLWAYS do your research. If it turns out to be a sales meeting, run. If you go to a casting and see tons of kids with nothing in common of different age groups, then it’s most likely a scam and be very skeptical. When a real production company needs someone, they need someone specific, as in 8-9 year old Indian girl who can ride a horse. The scammers pay people to hang out at malls and shopping centers to sign up kids for these things… It’s all fake.īe very careful when answering open call and auditions. And, luckily for them, many do.ĭo not believe anyone who approaches you out of the blue. You and your child MUST buy their services or their dreams of stardom can never be.Īt this point, the scammers expect proud parents to fold into the pressures of “mom, please” and pay the cash. “New faces” and cute kids are hard to come by and companies will pay fortunes, they stop short of trying to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge. They tell you that there are tons of companies who need “new faces”… and miraculously, can’t find them in the sea of over population outside. They have now convinced your child that “if only” their parents would cough up the 1000’s, they would be stars. This entire sales session was meant to pump you guys up to pay for expensive, inferior classes, worthless acting workshops and poor quality portfolios. Now comes the end… What do you need to do to make your child’s dreams come true? Pay up. The reading is meaningless because there is no real part you are reading for…. They do this to make the entire experience seem more legit. Sometimes, they pull you and your child into a room and make your child read a couple lines for them. Every word spoken is meant to excite your child to a point where it would break their heart if you said “no” at the end. They go into how much fame and fortune the kids will achieve. They tell you your kids were chosen to be a part of the showbiz industry. Someone goes up and reads a pitch to all the excited kids and parents. It is a sales meeting and you are in the audience. There is no part to fill, script to memorize or production company there. Once there you realize that there are 100’s of others there and that it is not a “real” audition. The sales person pretending to be in the industry and posing as a casting director, agent or some other title tells you your child is “perfect” and would like you to audition for some part.Įxcited you go to the audition with your kid in tow. You answer a casting notice, get approached in a mall, or even get a phone call after filling something out online. ![]() There are millions of them and millions of parents who can be taken by sales pitches that feed the need to hear “Your kid should be a star”. They also know that all parents think their child has that “something special” quality to be the next big child star. They know that proud parents want their children to be happy and succeed. They know that ALL parents think their children are talented, beautiful and smart. The showbiz industry is filled with unscrupulous companies that pray on unsuspecting parents. STARBOUND MARKED SHOT HOW TOHow to spot and separate a child acting / modeling scam from real opportunities. ![]()
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