wow its been a month since I last blogged. This is a followup to my july blogs . We are back in CA doing follow up on our results from the acting competition that we went to.
ok for clarification since my last fb post sounded complicated. We went to an acting competition in July which resulted in 7 callbacks for Drakeston & 2 for Alex. a callback means a manager or agency is interested in you & wants to see more of you. It is not a guarantee that you will be accepeted.. The 2 callbacks that Alex got offered Drakeston a callback as well. So the Crawford agency liked both alex & Drakeston. we received a email stating we were being offered a contract but it did not specify if it was for both boys or just Alex. We came to CA this week to followup on some of our callbacks. The one we came to meet gave us a no, so then we spoke with a different agency that was not a part of the IPOP competition, they also gave us a no. In the meantime we had contact with a different agency one of the 7 callbacks & it also had a contract attached. So Drakeston may be able to choose from 2 different agencies to sign with.
Drakeston's callbacks:
1.The Crawford Agency( possible contract offer)
2.The Chateau(waiting to hear from)
3.323 management(waiting to hear from)
4.Carol Stevens ( a scout who booked us a meeting with a manager who gave us a no)
5.MMG (may have a contract offer but must visit in New York 1st then work in CA, not sure if its an offer to be considered for a contract or is a contract)
6.agencys models & talent (we have posted pics on their website this is how bookings & auditions are given)
7.April Mills( no)
Alex's callbacks:
1.The Crawford Agency (possible contract offer not sure if it is for Alex, Drakeston or Both)
2. The Chateau(waiting to hear from)
In 2010 Drakeston participated in a different competition that didnt give much results. He received 1 callback. We visited with the Avalon artist agency last July. It served as a good experience. They told us we were to late in the summer to work us, & they did not want to offer a contract at that time. After we found out that the manager that we spoke with on this trip was a no, I took initiative to contact The Avalon Artist agency & let them know that we were in Los Angeles. They squeezed us in & gave us another meeting. They still did not offer a contract but told us we could get more experience & come back & try again at a later date.
It was not the results we were looking for but they still went in a positive direction. We are proud of them & will continue to support them. We will work on what was told us & continue to pray & pursue as long as we get that the boys still want to do this. This weekend we received 3 no's & 1 yes. on average you hear NO 10 times before you hear a yes.
