Information for new Artists

Exclusivity

Only with us! The artiste cannot be a member of any other agency. Any work on speciality, a priori is considered to be received from me.

If you are approached directly by Directors, Casting Directors (CDs), Producers - that's fine, discuss any issues with them other than your Rate and Employment. For those questions or suggestions from them, firmly but politely refer them to me.

If you want to participate in projects "minus 20 per cent" - no problem, first our percentage, then your relationship with the mass crew foremen. Either way - show me all the information, I will find the FC directly. Maybe pay minus 20 per cent will not have to pay.

Features

We are a youth agency. If you are over 30, and at the same time you have no serious roles in the cinema - do not write. Sorry.

We are focused on Cinema. With a capital letter. That doesn't mean we'll turn down an offer for you to shoot in "NOT Cinema". It's up to you, we only advise. We are looking for work in full film, series for platforms and channels, advertising (but selectively, only those goods and services that carry positive emotions, such as mobile phones, banks, etc., but not medical drugs, microloans, etc.).

Participating or not in our agency does not give you any guarantee that your career will take off. We don't promise auditions every day, introductions to directors and lots of work. No. Practically the only thing I can promise firmly in terms of your promotion is that the Casting Director of the project will see your photo. And that most Russian projects will not pass by me and therefore by you. Further - depends only on you. How will the auditions go? How do you get into the image of the Hero, which has already formed at the CD? Your continuous acquaintances in the world of cinema, participation in all sorts of parties, "breakfasts", "hats", trips to festivals, active social networking, constant search for images, dozens of photosets a year, discipline and (what a god banality!) constant WORK ON YOURSELF - will certainly give results. If you are yesterday's student, the first auditions will come in 2-6 months, full-time in 6 months or a year, you will start shooting in a year - two. I promise you that. Provided you work hard. Be frogs.

I'm sorry, but we only want professional artists. I mean those who have graduated from a state-approved institution. If not, your very special achievements will also open your way to us.

We are waiting from you five fresh photos in a clip to the letter, a link to video for the actor (youtube),recorded just for us and profile in Insta. We will definitely consider everything very carefully. It may take a week, so take your time. If we like you (sorry, but there are a lot of subjective things here, as in the whole profession) - we will send you a creative assignment, for which you will have one or two more weeks. Think of it as a second round. After we receive your completed assignment, we will review it again and after another week/two weeks, we will invite you to our office.

How we work

We are looking for work for you. We monitor all open sources, maintain the most complete in the Russian Federation base of Casting Directors (CD), maintain a database of Russian Cinema projects. When we receive information about a new project, we find out what roles there are and who of our Artists is suitable. We find the KD of the project, send information about you, ask to consider you for a particular role. Sometimes we only have information about the project, so we just ask the FC to consider everyone. We make sure (either by message or feedback from the VC) that the VC's information is received. We do NOT follow up further, and we do not advise you to do so. In other words, we do not write or (God forbid) call KD with questions: "well, how is mine?", "well, what is it like?". If you like you, I assure you, the FC will not lose you.

We get a request for a self-test. We send you all the information we can gather. Maybe it's a script, maybe it's just a character description. You record the self-test, send us the video, we place it on our channel in your playlist and send it to KD. In this case we already have some moral right to ask for feedback from KD. Not immediately.

You are invited to an in-person audition. We organise a meeting, you impress the whole film crew with your openness, honesty, accurate falling into the role, ability to offer your vision.

They send me the Contract, possibly the CAT, we bargain about the rate and terms. I analyse the Contract and terms, "highlight" problematic, "bad" clauses, try to improve. Further - I send the Contract to you, with recommendations - "you can sign".

The shooting period starts. At this moment we are disconnected from the work on the project, but we are always "standing next to each other". You have signed a contract directly with "Production", you communicate on operational issues with the assistant on actors. We are needed at this time only to solve disputable situations. In all cases, our Artist remains in the memory of the film crew the best person, but his agent - harmful.

You receive money from Production under the Contract. You pay all necessary tax deductions to the state (we will help if you have no experience in this), and then send us the agreed percentage. Until then, there are no hidden, open, other payments to us and will not be.

Participation in non-commercial projects can not even be discussed with us. Film and have a negative experience :) I recommend you to pay attention to non-commercial cinema only in two cases - the director is your friend and you can't refuse, or if you are offered the main role.

Artist Employment 

It is very important for us to know your employment. While you are not yet a media, not recognisable on the street, we have to react lightning fast to KD's offers.

When I call me at night KD and asks: and here Petya (Vasya) tomorrow can come to 18-00 for auditions at Mosfilm? I want at that moment to think for 20 seconds (opening the calendar on the phone, where I keep your employment) and without hanging up the phone, firmly answer that no, Petya tomorrow at 18-00 can not, he has a play tomorrow, by the way, we invite you to it, but Petya can in the morning and Petya can the day after tomorrow.

For this purpose you should send us your Employment with constant, comfortable for you periodicity. As soon as you know that you have an important engagement on such and such a day - write to us immediately.

Your theatre projects are important. It is hard to think of a better tool for your promotion. I want to know about all your productions in advance. We will invite the best CDs to the performance in advance.

Photo/video materials, film bases

Of course, you have a lot of photos and videos, as any Artist. But not all materials are suitable for promotion. The most important thing is "freshness", relevance.

In our office we have a small photo-video studio, equipped with everything you need. We are ready to photograph you and record video with almost any frequency. This is free of charge. Book your time, come and shoot.

But! It's not enough. Experience shows that photos in one studio and one photographer get similar, boring. Therefore - we demand from you not less than twice a year, to carry out own shooting, with the photographer, which you like, in the studio, which you will find yourself, at your own expense.

The first such shoot must be "on entry" to our agency. We make you your own, free shooting in our studio (including writing business cards), you do, about the same days, your own photo shoot, at your own expense. The photo session, which you have made "recently" - is NOT GOOD. Only a fresh photo shoot, especially for us.

In addition, we will need either a ready-made showreel or materials for it. It doesn't matter if you have little or no experience. Let's record monologues, take tiny pieces. Just one or two or three. We'll make a file, which we'll call the showreel. Then it will be replenished.

Our photo shoot (including two business cards), your photo shoot, Showreel - this is enough, to begin with, the number of materials for your promotion.

Further, it is necessary to update business cards as often as possible, write monologues, make photos. A prerequisite is also - conducting by you (perhaps in the minimum volume, 1 post per week) social networks. Insta no one cancels.

In all internet activities - indicate me as your agent. Just a mobile phone.

You must necessarily stand in at least two film bases: Cinema, Cinema Lift. This you do (pay if necessary) yourself. In other bases, such as Castingkraft, Filmtools and others - we will enter you ourselves.

Discipline

You are obliged to honour all deadline commitments you have made. The whole agency will be judged on the commitment and accuracy of one of our Artists. 

You cannot cancel a project if your participation has already been confirmed.

You can not be late for the audition, or record a self-audition not on time.

For repeated breaches of discipline, we will, in tears, part with you despite your undoubted talent.

Thank you, if you have read to the end, write to the post, we see everyone!