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Accept your Model Management offer by phone today -

No doubt you are extremely excited if you have just received your offer of Model Management from Models Direct.

As always, we are very busy with assignments and we would like to include your details in the selections we are currently putting together for our clients. We understand how quickly you want to get started in modelling and now it couldn't be easier because you can 'accept your offer by phone' using a credit or debit card. Simply contact Models Direct quoting your model reference number and have all your personal details/statistics ready. By accepting your offer by phone it will mean that we can have your file available for clients to see immediately as and when your 'look' is called for. You may even be called later that day with your first modelling assignment.

Accept your Model Management offer by phone today EMU --- Email model update Casting & Assignment Tips

Within 14 days you will receive your complete registration pack including your own ID card, certificate of registration and details of the photographs we are using to represent you. Read through all the literature carefully as there are lots of useful tips on self promotion, information on assignments, auditions and castings.
Tel: 08705 010101 Ext. 231 or 234

EMU - Email model update
With so much activity going on here at Models Direct, we would like to let you know about it as soon as it happens!! Call us today with your email address and you could be the first to know about our latest expansion plans and what is happening in the fast moving and dynamic world of modelling. Tel: 08705 010101

Casting & Assignment Tips

1. Arrive on set early. If there's a traffic snarl, you'll be glad you had slack. NEVER be late. No excuses. Total the collective rates of all the freelancers on the job and realise if you delay it by 15 minutes, you could seriously raise the clients costs.

2. Schmoozing agents: Keep it to a minimum. Be personable obviously, but time you spend gabbing with them is time they're not spending booking you jobs.

3. Use www.multimap.com to get directions to a location rather than wasting valuable time.

4. Make sure to return your Assignment Completion slip after a job.

5. It's far better to own one £1,000 suit, than four £250 suits. - buy something classic that won't date.

6. Many shoots require khakis and knit shirts. Have khakis and polo's in a variety of colours: tan, olive, and navy.

7. When choosing shirts, avoid bold primary colours (unless you're doing a Tommy Hilfiger ad) in favour of more interesting hues. Instead of blue, go with periwinkle. Salmon, not red. Teal, instead of green.

8. Men: Shave the back of your neck!

9. Make sure we know if you have tattoos or body piercing.

10. There are lots of tough jobs in the world and modelling ain't one of them. Try hauling furniture up and down stairs if you want to appreciate how fortunate you are to get paid to smile for a living. Never complain about your job. You are ridiculously lucky.

11. At a typical shoot you will meet six people: the photographer, his assistant, the stylist, the makeup artist, the ad agency account exec, and the client.

12. Bring a fake wedding ring (for couple shots) and a pair of glasses to your jobs.

13. Ask to see the Polaroid before the photographer goes to film. Look for ways to improve your expression or movement. Know your own personal problem areas.

14. A genuine smile shows in the eyes, not the mouth. Make your eyes smile for the camera.

15. Men: find a liquid foundation and translucent powder that matches your complexion and learn how to apply them.

16. Ensure you take plenty of clothes, shoes, accessories and make-up from your own wardrobe. Iron any clothing "brings" for jobs.
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