My 13yo ds answered the phone the other day and it was someone from a talent agency making random phone calls to recruit people. He got excited about it so I said I would take him. However, I told him that if it was a scam where they get you in there and then tell you that you need to get a portfolio and take classes for this much money and they'd be happy to do it all for you, we probably wouldn't do it. I've been through that before. I asked the girl on the phone if that's what she was doing and she assured me she wasn't. So, we went, had an interview and ds did a little camera screening thing where he had to read from a commercial script. They gave me a pamphlet to read and told me to call back on Tuesday to see if we made the call back list. I looked through the pamphlet when I got home and, after you get through all the hype in the first 7 or 8 pages, you get to the page about taking their workshops, which will cost at least $2000. And, of course, there is no gaurantee that anyone will get a job modeling or in a commercial or anything like that.
My ds is really excited about it. He's always been interested in performing. He won't, however, get involved in any of the local teen theatre groups here. He says he doesn't want to do theatre, only TV. So, I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to pay for my ds to take some of these workshops because he's interested and for his own personal growth regardless of whether he actually gets any work. $2000 is much cheaper than private school, but it is still a lot of money. What do you all think? I've been waiting and wishing for him to find something that he wants to do. Is it worth it even if it is a scam?
My ds is really excited about it. He's always been interested in performing. He won't, however, get involved in any of the local teen theatre groups here. He says he doesn't want to do theatre, only TV. So, I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to pay for my ds to take some of these workshops because he's interested and for his own personal growth regardless of whether he actually gets any work. $2000 is much cheaper than private school, but it is still a lot of money. What do you all think? I've been waiting and wishing for him to find something that he wants to do. Is it worth it even if it is a scam?