How to Be a Productive Intern at a Talent Agency

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Scan headshot photos and resumes and store them in a folder named with the performer's name.

   Each day projects come to call for roles in movies, advertisements, and other media events.
   
   Print out the project description.
   
   See if the role calls for union or non-union or if it is not union specific Search for the talent in the database of clients which match the criteria.
   
   Print a call list for the agent which includes head shot thumbnails and phone numbers to call each performer.
   
   Print a submission list which omits contact info for the casting director who is not supposed to contact the performer directly but is supposed to go through the talent agent who will earn a commission. , Parts for the audition which will be read by the performer are called sides.
   
   Each performer must be contacted by phone or email and informed the location and time of the audition and the sides (material) which will be read.
   
   Some roles call for special experience like stunt bicycle, skateboarding, or running host shows.
   
   Many roles will call for video clips displaying the performer's abilities.
   
   There are various ways to upload performances to a video site.
   
   You must become familiar with these various media links and learn how to send links to casting directors.
   
   You must learn to capture email address of chosen performers and do a mass mailing to them describing the nature of the role and requesting updated resumes and video clips. ,,,, You may even chat with other collaborators as you work on documents together. ,,,
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   Step 2: Fill in the profile from information on the resume including phone numbers and email addresses plus height

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   Step 3: weight

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   Step 4: hair and eye color and ethnicity.

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   Step 5: Organize projects.

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   Step 6: Search for audition calls.

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   Step 7: Learn how to crop headshot images and also to use screen capture programs to capture a head shot directly from a webpage and annotate it if necessary.

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   Step 8: Learn the methodical techniques and habits necessary to keep email contact profiles up to day with headshots

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   Step 9: contact info

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    Step 10: and notes on resumes and background.

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    Step 11: Regularly search for new casting directors and maintain a group of contacts to do periodic mailings to solicit their submission requests.

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    Step 12: Learn to use the many computer and internet skills necessary to do social networking and collaboration with groups of interns by sharing calendars and updating spreadsheets which are visible real time as several people update them.

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    Step 13: Document your daily activities and progress so you may build your own resume and maintain a record of networking contacts.

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    Step 14: Learn to create and feed microblogs.

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    Step 15: Find news sources for the entertainment industry and update blogs and microblogs daily to build an internet following.

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