Getting Repped

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IslandFilmmaker

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Hey I have a question about getting repped that I'm hoping someone with experience with this may be able to break down.

Long story short: a trusted industry friend referred me to a major agency, think CAA and the likes. We had a meeting and things went great. By great I mean a lot of the projects we discussed they not only said they were interested in but straight up said they could sell them. Now, they said they would get my contact info from that source and get back to me. I know my contact was forwarded. I didn't really ask about when a follow up email would happen as I wanted to play it cool and not too pushy. But now, I'm just wondering, from experience with anyone else who's ever been repped by a major agency, how long was it between your initial meeting and signing?

Yes, I know each case varies and there's a ton of different situations and times, but just want to hear your experience. Thanks.
 
IslandFilmmaker said:
Hey I have a question about getting repped that I'm hoping someone with experience with this may be able to break down.

Long story short: a trusted industry friend referred me to a major agency, think CAA and the likes. We had a meeting and things went great. By great I mean a lot of the projects we discussed they not only said they were interested in but straight up said they could sell them. Now, they said they would get my contact info from that source and get back to me. I know my contact was forwarded. I didn't really ask about when a follow up email would happen as I wanted to play it cool and not too pushy. But now, I'm just wondering, from experience with anyone else who's ever been repped by a major agency, how long was it between your initial meeting and signing?

Yes, I know each case varies and there's a ton of different situations and times, but just want to hear your experience. Thanks.
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Without going heavily into the specifics or deeply into my personal and my friends/colleagues industry war stories, my experience after working in many different capacities (I'm in five different unions), after being repped, dropped, making a lot of money for, making no money for a number of different agents and managers both big and not big - the single best thing I've found to do is to keep making work.

A person who consistently produces quality work is a powerful magnet in this industry, perhaps because it is very difficult and relatively uncommon. Make work that other people want to watch, talk about, buy, sell, and the representation thing will take care of itself. They will chase you because they want what you have. Chasing them is a not so awesome, unsustainable way to live in my opinion that ultimately cultivates self-loathing. Just my two cents. Hope it proves useful. If not, discard it and find information that is useful.

Here's some inspiration I've found useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZeWOAliA6Y
 
LOL, IslandFilmmaker, sounds like you're getting a lot of the same advice... a sure sign it's legit! As you know, I would agree 100% with Kohl. Do the work and never stop, because the cavalry is not coming. Don't sit around waiting. When you do good work, they come to you, not the other way around. It's the only way.
 
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