There are a lot of fly-by-night agencies and production companies popping up, and everyone is trying to make a few extra rands wherever they can. Please be smart and protect yourself & CT’s industry by following a few basic rules:
1.Don’t give your cell phone number out at castings (rather say REFER TO AGENT)
2.If an sms DOESN’T say COLT, call us immediately.
3.If a client calls you directly, tell them to go to Colt agencies.
4.If someone approaches you for a casting or booking you haven’t been informed about, call Colt first. There may be a good reason we have ignored this casting or client (rates? Photo usage? Payments?)
5.Do not sign any contracts without speaking to your booker first
6.Don’t assume, rather call or sms your booker & double check anything you have questions about
It is very easy to trust a con man, and very difficult to get payment out of them. So make sure you are covered & keep in contact with your booker. A further new trend is to get artistes to waiver their usage or royalties in perpetuity. This means for a small sum they can use your image forever.
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