First Come, First Served Part 2
March 21st, 2008 Posted in General Info, Talent AgencyLast week I wrote a blog called, “First Come, First Served.” It generated 9 comments. Clearly this is an issue that has a lot of opinions. And when I got a comment from Talent Agent, Elynne Dale at The Big Fish Voice Company, I had to blog about the blog. Here’s part of what she said:
“Regarding getting the auditions in first to the client, there will be occasion where this is indeed a benefit. For the most part though, the client has posted the job so broadly because they want something they believe they cannot find locally or by casting with one or two agencies. In this case, they tell us they will listen to every last audition that comes in.
The next time they cast though, they invite the agencies that provided them more bang for their listening buck.
Armed with this information, our strategy and focus is not to be first, instead we focus on providing value as if these clients are ours exclusively and we treat them as such.”
I have to say this has opened my eyes to what the agents go through. We voice actors spend so much time scrambling to get those precious auditions that could lead to even more precious jobs, we may forget the “behind the scenes” strategies of the agent.
-Tracy Pattin
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4 Responses to “First Come, First Served Part 2”
By SomeAudioGuy on Mar 22, 2008
Yeah the raw numbers can be pretty obscene. As a booth director, it wasn’t unusual to hit record 200+ times day.
To be present, direct, edit, upload, and send that much audio, well one actor could ruin your whole day.
We would make every effort to keep auditions uploading on a regular basis throughout the day, but sometimes one project will take precedence.
Ya just try to get the best out of your actors, and to keep your buyers happy…
By Bob Souer on Mar 24, 2008
Tracy,
I thought Elynne’s comment on your previous post was very interesting…exactly what I would hope to see from someone with whom I have a professional relationship.
My aim is to be a highly valuable member of the talent pool for each of my agents. I do this by, among other things, following submission directions, meeting deadlines, and being as available as possible when I book work. In other words, when my agent thinks of my name my goal is that she or he says “I’m really glad we have Bob Souer on our roster.”
Be well,
Bob
By Tracy Pattin on Mar 26, 2008
Hey Bob-
Spoken by a true pro! Thanks for commenting.
Tracy
By Tracy Pattin on Mar 26, 2008
Some Audio Guy-
Sounds like a real balancing act and important to keeping everyone happy!
Tracy