[NEohioPAL] Casting agency can of worms I opened...

[Phillia Thomas]

Hi anyone/everyone,

I would like to attest the statements made by Tina Hobbs on behalf of
Cleveland Style Casting(CSC).  I personally have received a lead role
in a local film here in the Cleveland area called "Swing Lowe Sweet
Chariote" and I am completely satisfied with everyone who was apart of
this wonderful production.  I did not have to pay a fee to
audition/casting. To my understanding they are a casting company not
an agency, and honestly I thought this was a great service to offer
here in the Cleveland area. A casting company is in a way like the
middle man connecting actors with producers/productions.

Also everyone please remember it is a business so they must make money
some way or another.  In reference to the North Coast acting they also
charge fees for their acting classes, indie gatherings, and etc.
Therefore Cleveland Style Casting charges an annual fee which in my
opinion seems resonable.

So like Tina said let's support the people in our Cleveland film
industry and put cleveland on the map.  If you don't agree with the
way someone runs their business explore your options because if you
ever plan to make it in the big time, trust me you'll want a company
like Cleveland Style Casting around:)

See you on the Big Screen:)
Peace Love and Hair grease:)
Spread love not hate:)
Make peace not war:)
Live free/be free:)
Be yourself/Noone else:))))))
On 1/4/13, Tina Hobbs <tinamk2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Wow Alan,
>
> My intention was to leave this post alone and allow people to come to their
> own conclusions.  But I think I am missing something because your posts seem
> quite personal.  Did we date or something lol?
>
> First it was, this company charges for auditions then it was they charge for
> services.  So what you are saying is that it is okay for Fred and other
> businesses to receive compensation for additional services they may provide
> but we should not because it seemingly is not up-to-par in your opinion.
>
> You are not aware of the classes, newsletters and benefits we offer because
> you are not a part of our database and don't receive that information.  It
> seems that someone of your status and talent would have more to do than lead
> a witch hunt regarding a company that you admittedly have NEVER had
> involvement with (unless of course you were that one blind date dude with
> the fro at that one restaurant?....nevermind).
>
> Although we are a small and new company, we have personally cast 13 projects
> in 2012 and filled over 100 roles not including extras and other productions
> where we have provided courtesy casting assistance.  Some of the roles were
> paid and some were not.  If you haven't noticed there aren't a ton of large
> budget productions in Cleveland and the vast majority are non-union, so you
> throwing around your SAG wording constantly is a moot point.
>
> I challenge you in 2013 to put your time and talent in a positive
> direction.  Teach a class, do some pro bono on a small production, mentor a
> youth.  Cleveland needs encouragement to grow not negativity.  In fact, we'd
> love to work with you in the future.  We have quite a few young people on
> our roster that are just looking for the opportunity to be involved in a
> project.
>
> For everyone else, please continue to perform your own research.  If you
> would like to work with a company whose mission is to assist talent and
> producers no matter what level of experience or budget, please check
> us out!  We are all growing together.
>
> Catch ya in the spotlight!


-- 
Phillia Thomas
E: lfph2009 at gmail.com
Thomas Management
Professional Actress and Model



-- 
Phillia Thomas
E: lfph2009 at gmail.com
Thomas Management
Professional Actress and Model