The mission of Applause Talent Agency is to develop, showcase, and promote top-quality talent for film, television, and new media in local and national markets.
Applause Talent Agency (ATA) is an SAG-certified actors’ agency, and requires prospective clients to have acting experience, proper motivation, and ongoing training to pursue a productive acting career.
- To stay current with acting opportunities for all active clients.
- Consideration for all experienced actors that have the motivation and the necessary means to advance their acting careers.
- Access to Breakdown Services, and Now Casting the leading nationwide talent casting services.
- Keep in touch. If availability or contact information changes, call or email us immediately
- We're not an employment agency. We make opportunities available to you, but it is your responsibility to show up on time and perform at an audition; to present yourself well, and get hired by the production company. We'll provide you with as much "inside information" as we have, but, in the end, it is all on you.
- Keep learning! There are several low-cost acting classes available in our area, and we do our best to let you know about them on our news blog. Besides adding the experience to your resumé, you'll get to meet many great people who will help you along.
- Because the Agency asks for no initial fee, it is your responsibility to provide Applause Talent Agency with acceptable professional headshots and resumes. We cannot represent you properly unless we have these upon signing a contract. ATA receives a standard 10% commission for theatrical work and 20% for any print work.
Upon Acceptance into Applause Talent Agency
You must submit your final retouched headshot images and resume for use by the Agency to market you and submit you for casting calls.
Headshots need to be taken by a professional photographer that can properly light and pose you to get your best likeness. They should also be able to color balance and retouch your images. You need to be in sharp focus in your headshots. You can have multiple headshots that highlight different facets of your personality. No snapshots, candids, cellphone photos, school portraits, or mugshots will be accepted.
Image requirements:
* 8x10 inches
* Well lit
* Full Color
* Full bleed / No border(s), no fancy deckle edges, 'photo-frames', etc
* No text or labels on the image
* 300 pixels per inch
* 8-Bit, RGB, uncompressed tiff files preferred, 16 bits per pixel PSD files are also acceptable.
* You should make the name of the image file your Professional Name_PhotoStyle_UStatus.ext
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You should have at least three looks submitted and approved by the Agency:
* Professional Dress, Suit & Tie ( dress shirt & tie )
* Gritty / Street / Casual
* An image that showcases your personality
For Applause Talent Agency clients between 6 months and 21 years of age, you should have new headshots taken and submitted to the agency approximately every six months so that Casting Directors can properly judge your suitability for a part based on your most recent appearance.
For all other Applause Talent Agency clients, headshots must be no older than 18 months. If ( when ) you change your look ( hair color, length, a little Botox, etc ) you must update your headshots within one month.
After your headshots are approved, they will be placed in the official Applause Talent Agency template which you can see below. The template has room for your name and your Union Status (if you are SAG, AFTRA or SAG Eligible) on the lower left corner. The Lower right corner of the headshot will have the Applause logo and Agency contact information. You will be provided PDF files of your headshots on the company standard that you can have printed yourself.
Here is a sample headshot on the Applause Talent Agency standard.
A list of suggested locations to get your headshots printed will be posted at some point in the future.
Snapshots, candids, cellphone pics, school portraits, family photos, are not acceptable and Applause Talent Agency reserves the right to refuse images that do not meet the agency standard and request that new images be obtained and submitted.
Resume Formatting
A sample resume template will be available on the Applause Talent Agency site. You will be able to fill in the requested data and once checked your resume will be placed into the Applause Talent Agency standard format on 8x10 paper that can be properly attached to the back of your headshots when you are sent to auditions.