Re: Scream Management?
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:57 am
As some of you will know my DS has been with Scream for 7 years now and has had a quite successful career with them (CBBC, Royal Exchange, DIsney etc). I have posted on here numerous times in defence of Scream when people have complained about admin or workshop fees etc.
However, I wanted to post our more recent thinking of our experiences with Scream.
In the last 18 months or so we feel things have changed at the agency. The charging system has changed meaning that everyone is paying £10 a month for the privilege of representation in addition to commission on any work. In the last year DS has had few auditions (unusual for him) and no work at all - this despite turning 16 last year and still looking like he's 12 or 13. They have grown and grown, taking on more clients and opening a London office. Now, when I call the agency, I feel they haven't the time to speak to me (in fact, on a number of occasions they've clearly been speaking to someone else at the same time). With £10 a month each from 100s of clients and the theatre schools they must be raking it in.
Because of these things, and because he's now 16 DS decided to look elsewhere and has been lucky enough to have 3 agents offer him rep. Scream however are insisting he serves his contracted 6 month notice - something which none of the new agents can quite believe is legal - but it is as we, when we were complete beginners and totally naive, signed the contract. Luckily the new agents will wait.
I just felt I should post this - not as a moan, it's our bed and we'll lie in it! But to caution anyone thinking of joining - just beware and be aware
However, I wanted to post our more recent thinking of our experiences with Scream.
In the last 18 months or so we feel things have changed at the agency. The charging system has changed meaning that everyone is paying £10 a month for the privilege of representation in addition to commission on any work. In the last year DS has had few auditions (unusual for him) and no work at all - this despite turning 16 last year and still looking like he's 12 or 13. They have grown and grown, taking on more clients and opening a London office. Now, when I call the agency, I feel they haven't the time to speak to me (in fact, on a number of occasions they've clearly been speaking to someone else at the same time). With £10 a month each from 100s of clients and the theatre schools they must be raking it in.
Because of these things, and because he's now 16 DS decided to look elsewhere and has been lucky enough to have 3 agents offer him rep. Scream however are insisting he serves his contracted 6 month notice - something which none of the new agents can quite believe is legal - but it is as we, when we were complete beginners and totally naive, signed the contract. Luckily the new agents will wait.
I just felt I should post this - not as a moan, it's our bed and we'll lie in it! But to caution anyone thinking of joining - just beware and be aware