As my child asked to be ""an actor"" almost 2 years ago, I didn't know where to go or what to do. Then a friend recommended Wings Model Management (as her dtr had done some singing engagements for Jake Lang, the owner). We followed the protocol on the website and emailed pictures. After a few days we went in for a visit and Jake was interested in my son. He never lead us on or asked for money. He let us know about the CIncinnati market and that if our son was interested in more ""acting"" jobs he needed to get into a bigger market. We went to the Oct. 2007 EXPO in Dallas, TX. With NO expectations! You are never guaranteed anything in this business. We were floored with the amount of information that we gained through the EXPO and meeting all the other families going through the same thing. My son walked away with over 4 interested agencies in both NY and LA. We decided to go with LA and went on some interviews/go sees in Nov. 2007. We signed with an agent and manager in LA . We moved to LA for 3 months Jan-March and not only did my child get some work he also gained valuable experience seeing if he really liked being in this business. It was during the writers strike and many people said it was a slow time. I was glad that it was, being my first time out there. He was in 4 commercials (one National) and on a prime time TV show. Seeing our son up on the big screen (the National commercial was run in theaters) and seeing him on TV made everything worth it. Nothing in life is FREE, you have to work for it, and this is something that my sons thrives in. The money we had to spend was the same as for any business, nothing out of the ordinary. We have made some great friends through Wings and Jake makes it seem like one great extended family without all the competition. Some times you may not get what you want out of something, but if you dare to dream you can make it come true. Thank you Jake and the team at WIngs Model Management! Mom of 2 beautiful boys
Pros: Very informative and Knowledgeable
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