Urban models
are generally ethnic and curvy.
Urban models advertise products geared toward urban audiences and are of diverse ethnic backgrounds. If you've ever watched a hip-hop video or thumbed through an urban magazine, you may have noticed that urban models are of various body types also. This is because urban modeling standards are generally more flexible than those in traditional modeling. There are no height or weight requirements. In fact, many female urban models tend to be more curvy, with hourglass figures. Urban agencies are unique in this way, giving models who may have been previously rejected by mainstream agencies a chance at a modeling career.
Instructions
1. Choose a name for your agency, and register it on the National Business Register after making sure it is not already being used. Unless your agency's name contains your last name, file it as a fictitious business name, also called a DBA (doing business as).
2. Register your agency as a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an LLC or a corporation, depending on which best suits your situation.
3. Hire a lawyer to help you draw up the two contracts your agency will need: a contract outlining the agreement between you and each model and another that will be between you and your clients, for each job you book.
4. Have a logo, business cards and a website designed.
5. Hold an open casting call to find models for your agency, which any interested party may attend. Promote your open call via fliers, word of mouth and the Internet.
6. Ensure that your models each have a professional portfolio and comp (composite) cards to take to client casting calls.
7. Begin booking jobs for your models. When a client calls you, she will give you the details of the job and specific information about the model she is seeking. This will help you determine which models to send to the client's casting call.
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