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by olipops
Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:26 am
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: Lack of information from agent re understudy job.
Replies: 6
Views: 8003

Lack of information from agent re understudy job.

We get to a shoot for a promo and then told my child is the understudy. Is this normal practice? Would my agent have known this? My agent told me that there were two children cast i.e my child and another so wasn't sure how much my child would be used. My child wasn't used. Has this all been a waste...
by olipops
Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:40 pm
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: Advice on recalls and payment please...
Replies: 11
Views: 10818

Re: Advice on recalls and payment please...

Thank you all so much for the advice. The update is we've still not been paid and both commercials have now been and gone on TV. I keep being promised payment and I know our agent has been paid. We've even had thank you letters from the TV producers, so it is quite obvious they have been paid! We we...
by olipops
Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:13 pm
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: Advice on recalls and payment please...
Replies: 11
Views: 10818

Advice on recalls and payment please...

My daughter has had a few commercial roles but has not been paid for any of the work. Some being 6 months ago now. Also, we've been to lots of recalls recently and wondered if travel was usually reimbursed as noting has ever been mentioned? Finally, having been with our agent for almost a year we st...
by olipops
Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:33 pm
Forum: Subjects of Debate
Topic: Why is everything last minute?
Replies: 8
Views: 11749

Re: Why is everything last minute?

I know what you mean, we've received all our information for castings the day before and usually quite late in the afternoon. It is just about doable for me during the school holidays but during term time it can be very difficult because I have other children who are school age to consider. My daugh...