John Casablancas Talant agency scam Oak Brook Illinois

there are several points you are missing:
a) each school is individually owned and throwing them all into the same basket seems very ignorant. people like you most likely refer to each race as "they". as each person is an individual so are schools
b) some schools are licensed by the State Board of Education, which means their curriculums and teachers are licensed. therefore, if someone decides to enroll their child into acting classes should pay attention if the school is at least licensed. if you chose to get individual coaching or enroll in a school that is not licensed you have no control or idea who is teaching those classes
c) agents that come have signed kids from schools and those kids are working.
d) pay attention to what is being promised. schooling and auditions! that's it!
e) even if you manage to get an agent on your own, the agent can't guarantee that you will work one day in your life.
f) this is still a very affordable way of finding out whether you are cut out for this or not. no matter what, if you chose to be an actor you have to be professionally trained. calculate that cost with flying with a parent to L.A. and back (probably around $600 depending on where you are from and a two day stay at a decent hotel $100/night -cheap estimate for L.A.; so that is already $800) try this several times a month and you are paying definitely more than what the schools charge. most top agencies in l.a. have pad locks on their doors and will not meet random people. so if you had the opportunity to meet with an agent, whether they were paid or not, and they liked you they will see you in L.A.
g)L.A. has to many "wanna be" actors that agencies don't have the time and patience to meet with the average joe. that is a fact.

Agents don't PLACE children in jobs. It is an incorrect term which leads to an incorrect perspective.

I realize the overpriced schools need to paint this picture, or perhaps they are IGNORANT of the industry and don't realize how it really works, but those comments are a great example of how misinformed customers really are by these businesses.

Besides, the agents who go to the schools are paid to be there and don't care one way or the other if they ever work with anyone they meet at a school again. There's no shortage of child actors.

Consumers are wising up......

- Shameful

The ad said "Pre-Screening" audition, meaning screening through the general public, before agents and casting directors come, who have placed kids and teens on shows like "ICarly".

To simplify this for the ignorant person writing the comment, and who most likely was there to make a quick buck of their child and live their dreams through their child: Agents from Hollywood who come here have placed kids on those shows. THE AD NEVER SAID ANYTHING DIFFERENT. NEXT TIME YOU HEAR IT ON THE RADIO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION!!!!

JC specializes in the discover, development and marketing. you will never meet these decision makers on your own. good luck flying to L.A. and try to knock on some doors and see who will let you in. OH, I FORGOT!!!! YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO GO...LOOK AT A YEAR FROM NOW AND SEE HOW MUCH YOUR CHILD HAS DONE AND IF YOU EVEN HAVE MET A HOLLYWOOD AGENT.