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Acting Tips, Insider tips, modelling tips

#TipTuesday: Don’t Let Rejection Discourage You from Acting

#TipTuesday is a series Max Agency — a successful model and talent management agency in Canada  — will be doing every week where we share helpful tips for the industry! This could be tips on auditions, bookings, and more!

This week’s tip is: Dont let rejection discourage you. Keep persevering and the role you are meant for will come along! 

It comes with the territory.

Rejection is inevitable in the acting and modelling industries. Casting Directors sometimes see hundreds of people for the same role so the odds of landing them can be low. However, that does not mean that you should give up acting for good, even if its been a few weeks, months or YEARS since you booked a job!

Now some people may get into acting or modelling for the wrong reasons aka fame and fortune. But if you really are passionate about what youre doing (or trying to do) then why give up so easily?

Try mixing things up!

It doesnt hurt to try new things to bring back your motivation. Maybe thats attending a new acting class or moving to a new city to audition! Having different surroundings and different people to interact with could bring back the inspiration for your craft!

Have a Plan B in case

Theres nothing wrong with having a plan B or C or even D. In fact, that would be a smart thing to do. However, you can still find time for acting along with your back up plan. Auditions normally take around 20 minutes and along with commute time, were taking an hour or two– tops! Managing an acting life and a real life is perfectly normal for most actors, as many Max Agency talent would tell you.

A-List Celebs Can Relate

Some of the most well known names in Hollywood have dealt with so much rejection that they nearly quit acting altogether. In fact, superstar Kristen Stewart is one of them!

According to an interview with ET, Kristen said, “I decided a year after not getting any commercials, F*ck it. I wont make my mom drive around Los Angeles anymore.” If she had quit then, she never would have been casted as Bella Swan in the Twilight Saga and had her career launched from there.

Many other famous actors have stories such as this one including: Bradley Cooper, Claire Danes, Robert Pattinson, and Chris Hemsworth.

 

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To see our awesome talent check out our roster at http://www.maxagency.com/

If you want to become one of our talent, apply here! http://www.maxagency.com/application.php

Acting Tips, Fashion Tips, Insider tips

World Photography Day – August 19th 2018

Happy World Photography Day to all the talented and artistic photographers out there!

In honour of this day, Max Agency —  a successful model and talent management agency in Canada — would like to give a shout out to our favourite photographers to work with:

Nick Merzetti

Nick Merzetti is an award-winning photographer specializing in Food and Fashion Photography. Nick’s work has been featured in publications such as Monacle, Institute and Spacing magazines, as well as The Toronto Star and The Guardian UK. He is the recipient of the esteemed William J. Dowkes Award for Outstanding Portrait Photography from the University of Toronto, and a winner of the Nature in Focus Photography Competition presented by David Suzuki.

Nick is a highly regarded professional whose work focuses on movement, intention and emotion to capture unique moments that surprise and intrigue. His work has included collaborations with renowned clients including The Drake Hotel, TOM*, Miss Universe Canada, Big Smoke Burger, Arts and Crafts, Rogers Communication, Frank and Oak, Absolute, Chantecler, Woodlot, Borelia, Volos, Los Colibris, El Caballito, Notable and many others. (x)

Website: http://www.merzetti.ca/

Zvonko Photography

Driven by real passion for people and creativity , for over twenty years , Zvonko has showcased his extensive experience in the wide field of photography. Over that period of time he met many clients with different expectations , needs and requirements. His main interests are people, portraiture, fashion. He produced many successful projects photographing architecture, landscape, products.

His every project is done with inspiration to produce something new and unique using highest quality professional camera equipment, lenses, strobes or rich natural light with many creative options used accordingly to satisfy all needs. (x)

Website: http://www.zstudioimage.com/

 

Max Agency recommends these talented and professional photographers to all of our new talent needing their professional photos done.

If you want to become one of our talent, apply here! http://www.maxagency.com/application.php

For daily updates,  be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and tune in every week to the blog!

To see our awesome talent check out our roster at http://www.maxagency.com/

 

Acting Tips, Insider tips, modelling tips

#TipTuesday: Always Let Booker Know When Out of Town

#TipTuesday is a series Max Agency — a successful model and talent management agency in Canada representing men, women and children — will be doing every week where we share helpful tips for the industry! This could be tips on auditions, bookings, and more!

This week’s tip is: Always let your booker know when you are going to be out of town/unavailable!

If you are going out of town or have an engagement and cannot go to auditions (i.e. exams, work, weddings etc.) you must let your Booker know ahead of time. If they are not made aware of these times, they will assume that you are ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

Clients and Casting Directors get very upset if you have been submitted for a job and cannot make the casting. They may become invested in you as the talent, and it can be extremely disappointing to later find out there is no chance of seeing or booking you.

Letting clients or casting directors down like this enough times can ruin relationships between them and the agency. Most agencies will not put up with this and may end up releasing you. This is why you must always let them know if you are unavailable.

 

For more weekly tips, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and tune in every week to the blog!

For more of our awesome talent check out our roster at http://www.maxagency.com/

If you want to become one of our talent, apply here! http://www.maxagency.com/application.php