Casting

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Agencies, and how a booking works

Lesson 4 of 11 in Casting.

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The mechanics are standard and nobody explains them. You request an option on a date. First option means you have first refusal: if another client asks for the day, the agency comes to you to confirm or release before it goes to them. Second option means you are behind somebody. Agencies chase for a decision and you confirm or release.

An ink drawing of a booker on the phone taking one pinned model card off a board and returning it to a wall of model cards.
A booker releasing a held model so she is free for other work.
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  1. Question 1, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Turning an option into a booking. The point money becomes real.”

    • Confirm
    • Behind the camera
    • Consent
    • Digitals
  2. Question 2, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Letting an option go. Do it promptly; agencies remember.”

    • Requirement
    • Release
    • Confirm
    • Shortlist
  3. Question 3, locked

    Which of these words means this? “A percentage on top of the rate. Budget for it or be surprised.”

    • Behind the camera
    • Consent
    • Digitals
    • Agency fee

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