Do any NAPM's have any experience of the little darlings agency and how have you found them any info would be fab they have taken interest in DS who is 4 but wanted to find out more about them first
Thanks
Little Darlings Agency
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Little Darlings Agency
Hi
Do any NAPM's have any experience of the little darlings agency and how have you found them any info would be fab they have taken interest in DS who is 4 but wanted to find out more about them first
Thanks
Do any NAPM's have any experience of the little darlings agency and how have you found them any info would be fab they have taken interest in DS who is 4 but wanted to find out more about them first
Thanks
Re: Little Darlings Agency
Did they approach you? Or did you approach them?
Obviously this is modelling rather than acting.
I've had a look at their site and although I understand the ethos and ideas behind it (in some ways) I do wonder how successful they are likely to be.
They say they don't require professional photographs - and if you look at the photos on the site, well, you can see that they don't!
I completely agree that there are many rip-offs out there and can happily believe that this is what they are trying to avoid, but quite honestly I do think that the employers they will be dealing with will need better quality shots than some of those they have, to assess whether the children are suitable for jobs. Remember that this agency is competing with other agencies (whose clients do have professional looking shots). I don't think they are doing their clients any favours at all by accepting "snapshots". That's not to say that parents need to spend a fortune on photos (photos taken at home might be excellent) - but they should at least be of a minimum standard.
They also state quite clearly that they take anyone and everyone on to their books. I think that's a very bad policy for an agent. That means you could be one of thousands and that the agency is not using its judgement to decide whether you are likely to be a worthwhile (i.e. working) client...
This is from the FAQ:
Do you accept everyone who applies?
In short YES!
We believe all children are beautiful and can shine and deserve good quality representation.
I think that the above is hopelessly naive in business sense - however well-intentioned.
They don't insist on meeting first either - I'm not convinced by that - I think agents need to assess how a child comes across in a meeting, not just what they look like in a photo.
£20 (which is what they charge) might not be much, but it could still add up to a tidy sum for the not-particularly-onerous business of uploading a digital photo to their website.
In conclusion, though it looks to me as though they are potentially a really nice bunch of people, I think you might do better to look for an agent with a slightly more business-oriented approach (and one with some demonstrable experience/success in the industry).
Obviously this is modelling rather than acting.
I've had a look at their site and although I understand the ethos and ideas behind it (in some ways) I do wonder how successful they are likely to be.
They say they don't require professional photographs - and if you look at the photos on the site, well, you can see that they don't!
I completely agree that there are many rip-offs out there and can happily believe that this is what they are trying to avoid, but quite honestly I do think that the employers they will be dealing with will need better quality shots than some of those they have, to assess whether the children are suitable for jobs. Remember that this agency is competing with other agencies (whose clients do have professional looking shots). I don't think they are doing their clients any favours at all by accepting "snapshots". That's not to say that parents need to spend a fortune on photos (photos taken at home might be excellent) - but they should at least be of a minimum standard.
They also state quite clearly that they take anyone and everyone on to their books. I think that's a very bad policy for an agent. That means you could be one of thousands and that the agency is not using its judgement to decide whether you are likely to be a worthwhile (i.e. working) client...
This is from the FAQ:
Do you accept everyone who applies?
In short YES!
We believe all children are beautiful and can shine and deserve good quality representation.
I think that the above is hopelessly naive in business sense - however well-intentioned.
They don't insist on meeting first either - I'm not convinced by that - I think agents need to assess how a child comes across in a meeting, not just what they look like in a photo.
£20 (which is what they charge) might not be much, but it could still add up to a tidy sum for the not-particularly-onerous business of uploading a digital photo to their website.
In conclusion, though it looks to me as though they are potentially a really nice bunch of people, I think you might do better to look for an agent with a slightly more business-oriented approach (and one with some demonstrable experience/success in the industry).