Has anyone used bizzykids for child modelling?

Armchair23

I come from the other end of things and often book child models. This is a business pure and simple and if you turn up with your Mum and two other siblings I will bounce you from my studio this is not an afternoon out. Most of us think our kids are really cute, actually they aren't they're just kids. And If I'm trying to organise a shoot I don't give a hoot that you've got judo at 4 another kid or whatever your particular problem is.
You will need to get a license for every job your child does. This will include things like health checks and permissions from schools. I'm not suggesting that you shouldn't do it just that you should understand what the requirements are.

mirrorimage0

armchair lol our kids are cute, just not to you. x

the agency usually sorts out the licensing with your local council. and no you shouldnt turn up with other children its not professional, it is a distraction. they sometimes allow you to take another adult but check for each audition or job as it varies. always allow plenty of time and dont arrange other things for the dayas shoots can and generally do over run. x

neverdespairgirl

My son, when he was a baby, was offered work as a child model, no fees payable by us. The agency made its money out of their cut of fees, later.

OH and I decided it wasn't something we wanted him to do.

thegirlintheattic

Don't know about child modeling but child acting agencies should never ask for money upfront and I assume it would be the same.

I've heard about bizzykids from people, mainly negative concerning not getting work, although they are by no means the worst out there.

Armchair23

The well established agencies like Norrie Carr, Elizabeth Smith and MOT Junior will probably have some advice on their sites. The agencies should make their money by taking a percentage of the fee for the job from you and from the client.
They may well ask you to have additional shots taken, as a previous poster said they do need to be up to date and you'll probably pay for those.
I think the minimum booking is two hours, so if you live more than an hour away from the centre of London (Manchester, Glasgow or other big city) you won't be earning much per hour for your time once you factor in getting ready and travelling.

ebaybaby

Armchair is right, I run a acting agency in the North West, for children and adults. We charge no fee for joining, we offer drama classes at a small charge and if the parent wants the child to join Spotlight then that is a completely separate fee and nothing to do with us. Our money comes from the % we take from when a child gets a job.
It does pay to have good photos though, but that doesnt mean mega bucks. We have a photgrapher in every couple of months who charges our children £10 for a fab headshot, so much so one of our little boys has just starred in a popular bands christmas music video cast from his photo alone!! He had a fab day!

Mirrorimage0, you are right to an extent about the licence, but theer is part of it that has to be filled in by the parent, its not all down to the agency.
And turning up with other children in tow is a definate no no!
Good luck OP whatever you choose, it can be a great little hobby for kids (if they are resillient enough to take it) and it should really only ever be that..........a hobby x

Mocap

just to balance the argument here with bizzykidz as a parent with them and chillikids, I paid £120 some 3 yrs ago to be with them and my daughter has had alot of success. She has had more filming and TV work and 2 voiceover jobs and less photographic than I'd have liked but I am more than happy with them. I did alot of research before applying which I'd suggest for any child agency and found they all charge some kind of fee and all offer different things. We've earned the fee back many times over and what has not been mentioned is that other child agencies charge sometimes much higher than they do but its every year whereas bizzykidz i only paid the once and dont have to pay anything again. Having said that theres alot to choose from, do your research and what is good for one is not always good for another. Chillikids on the other hand only secured one audition for us and nothing since yet others appear to be happy with them and they ask for yearly charges.
I hope my input helps

kidzcarer

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

my son, when he was a baby, was offered work as a child model, no fees payable by us. The agency made its money out of their cut of fees, later.

Oh and i decided it wasn't something we wanted him to do.

can you tell me who these were as i am interested in my 5 year old doing some.thanks

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