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REAL not- scam modeling schools?

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i really want to go to a modeling agency or school whatever..anything thats actually REAL and can help me with modeling....and that is not a scam or a rip-off........is there any of them you know of?

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  1. Person above me: Casablanca is no good! No one should be charging you before get a job! I'm sorry, you're gonna have to ask around, some actors at theaters, childrens theaters if you're young, may know what they're talking about.

    Good luck!


  2. As a general rule of thumb: Stay away from Cassablanca's, John Robert Powers (JRP) Barbizon and any of the mall or hotel "open calls" you might hear on the radio.  All these companies are interested in one thing: your money.  They'll charge you huge fees for training and photo shoots that you can get from a good professional photographer for free or at least alot less than these schools will charge you.  The other thing to remember is these guys spend their entire week selling classes to model hopefuls - that doesn't leave alot of time to find work for all these people taking their classes - these are schools, they're not booking agents.  There's a big difference between the two.

    If you want to get started in modeling look for a local professional or semi-professional photographer who has experience with model composities and portfolios and work with them.  Some photographers will help you build your portfolio for free (called Time for Prints or TFP.  You may also see TFCD which is Time for CD instead of prints).  

    Another great resource for beginning models is www.onemodelplace.com.  This is a huge online community for the industry.  Models can create profiles, you can find photographers, make-up artistis, network and get casting call information for jobs.  It's a great resource to get started for little or no out of pocket.  As with anything on the internet DO YOUR RESEARCH before booking shoots with photographers.  Check references and always take an escort with you to your shoots.

    If you have any more specific questions feel free to email me.

  3. I bet you could find any type, that you could get some traning from ,all the training you get is only helpful.

  4. casablanca is the only one i can think of thats real. cindy crawford and drew barrymore started there.

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