I first moved to Los Angeles Aug 2014, fresh from another country, (although American) so the majority of my work and reps had been overseas with people no one had heard of.
Because I had been a union actor there, I went directly to the SAG website & printed up list of SAG Franchised agencies based in Los Angeles, crossing out each as I sent submissions.
At that time, the majority were still only excepting mail outs, so I first sent to all that took emails, then went and printed up a ton of headshots with my one page shortened resume on the back for the theatrical ones, as well as front to back model comp cards, that I stapled to a paper version of a resume for the modeling agencies. (since both of my managers at Williams Management and Gilchrist Management had divisions for both, I was used to having two different resumes and sets of pics, one for acting, one for modeling)
I got called in to meet with three in person, Wilhelmina wanted me for their plus size division (but I would have to put on 20 lbs) Mavrick Artists wanted me for the Sports and Specialty Stunt Division (but I would have to keep up with training although I had just been certified for a bunch of safety and stunts in Oz ) and Peak Models wanted me as I was, didn't matter if I gained or lost weight or kept up with certs or not so I went with them and oddly enough, the agent I would have had/& had met with at Wilhelmina ended up coming over to Peak so I got the representative I wanted in the end anyway!
Moral of the story is, you never know what could happen! Did you have any no's that lead to yes's? Have you recently done any rep hunts? What seemed to work for you? And not work for you? I'd love to hear!
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Congratulations on all the work you've had, getting reps, and getting the rep you wanted, Brittany Christine! You're right. You never know what could happen. That's what I think about when I pitch a project or apply for a job.
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Brittany Christine always inspired reading your professional experience and success. Especially as someone who has not that recently go into acting. Coincidentally I have been thinking about approaching agents. Being based in Portugal i'll be looking at approaching European agents. Would love to hear from other European actors to hear about their experiences getting agents. Thanks for getting the conversation going!
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I think what we can learn from your story Brittany Christine is "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity."