A so called Derek Thomas (from Hollywood/323-785-2010) called me asking for money. He also told me that more than 1100 people in Philadelphia had looked into my profile and that I should immediately update. This is a total scam! I do not know how these things are working over here as I am from Europe but going to the police would be a good start.
If you want to go on auditions, Explore Talent offers the best submission service anywhere! That's probably why all of you signed up in the first place.
Most of you are confused. YOU signed up for a free service and were contacted to learn more about the service and certainly you were encouraged to sign up. Explore Talent is the leading audition submission service. We offer a free, basic membership which includes a personal profile page with unlimited photos and videos, and the ability to browse all available auditions. Explore Talent also offers a paid membership plan with includes additional features and unlimited self-submission to auditions.
Explore Talent only contacts a small percentage of free, basic members to offer paid membership. Explore talent offers free, basic members the opportunity to upgrade to a paid membership which then enables the member to actually submit themselves for the auditions offered. Members can search auditions and be matched with auditions that fit their personal criteria. The cost of this valuable, time-saving service is very affordable. Anyone can try the service and search and submit for auditions. There are a number of other benefits to signing up with Explore Talent. Explore Talent receives over 15,000 visitors per day (Alexa rating) and every person we contact has already started the process of building a personal profile page.
Whenever there is any question or problem, Explore Talent customer service is available to answer questions, and assist with navigating the Explore Talent website. If you are looking to start going on auditions, Explore Talent makes it easy to locate auditions that are right for you, and submit for consideration.
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I also got a call from "Lloyd" this morning saying that he had bunch of auditions for me and that they liked my look, that I am very pretty, could get a lot of jobs, etc. I was a little skeptical because he basically just kept saying everything he knew I would want to hear... I mentioned that I had done some acting before and that I had been told many times to not trust people who asked for money and he even had a god explanation for that too, but I was still wary about the whole thing
I knew it sounded too good to be true, I would suggest that anyone who actually wants to get into acting get an agent, it's free and much more reliable!
Your suggestion is good, but most agents will only work with performers that are experienced and in some kind of demand. Agents will charge as much as 20% of what you earn. While there is no up front cost, over time, you will pay a lot more with an agent. Also, an agent may not keep you busy with auditions. Audition submission services charge a membership fee and no more. Members can submit for as many auditions as they want to. It's important to join an audition submission service that offers lots of auditions. Explore Talent offers just that. Members gain access to thousands of auditions every month. Members can submit and go on auditions all the time. The money they earn is theirs to keep. Explore Talent is very popular and has over 2 million members. This is because the auditions are plentiful and real. They employ over 60 people just to manage the auditions. The membership fees are reasonable. There is also a free account which costs nothing and gives a free personal profile page with unlimited uploads for photos and video. The free account also includes a resume builder and lots of other tools for the aspiring actor. The only restriction on the free account is that you can't submit for auditions. This service is very valuable to any aspiring actor that wants to take control over his or her career in the industry. You might want to reconsider joining, even if it's just a free account. Remember, you created a free account and that's why you were called and encouraged to upgrade and begin submitting yourself for auditions.
Oh! my god, my sister just signed up!, it seem to her it was a good idea, but I'm always suspicious, so I'm looking for answers and all these is not rare to me, I TOLD HER not too! but she is so excited about the idea to be a star! how can I report these jerks to the FBI or something......
Jennifer, you really don't have to worry. Whether she signed up for a free account so that she can set up a personal profile with photos and video, or whether she paid for a subscription so that she can submit for auditions, if she is serious about getting work acting or modeling, she will do okay with Explore Talent.
I'm sure you've read information that has frightened you but did you know that Explore Talent has over 2 million members. They post over 20,000 auditions each month. I just hope your sister uses her membership to the fullest.