Ten
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 We
are not a talent agency. We are not a personal management firm.
We
take no commissions from talent. We run no school. We charge no
fees to talent. There are no contracts to sign, no exclusives, no
conflicts with a talent's current representation; (we're happy to work
with any agent or manager designated by the talent. . . or work with the
talent directly; we're flexible!).
We ARE "casting directors;" i.e., recruiters, searchers, finders, scouts, human resources officers, personnel managers, negotiators and travel arrangers for the buyers of talent services. Because of our unique specialization, we accumulate images and data on numbers of "select," lean, fit, athletic and attractive men, which we share with regular clients in our highly acclaimed Online Portfolio of Male Actors, Dancers, Models & Athletes. Some clients retain us on a traditional "breakdown from script or specifications" contract, literally assigning us to "find" the very best talent who fit their requirements. Other clients prefer to review The Portfolio and ask for talent whose pictures and skills interest them. And, of course, there are breakdown clients who review The Portfolio and use particular names of talent included in it to better specify their needs: "I want one like that!" |
| About you. . .
You are male, probably between twenty-two and
thirty-four (although there is definitely call for both older and younger
men who fit the rest of our specs. . . KEEP READING!); you've got
both a great body (maybe buffed, maybe slender) and good, clear skin; you're
lean, fit, healthy, energetic, muscular, defined, symmetrical, proportional,
attractive, have some skill and experience in a number of sports, martial
arts or dance disciplines. . . and you've got a big, toothy smile that
makes people think of Crest or Pepsodent. (And if you can act, too. . .
well, so much the better!) Uh, ideally you're "non-conflicted," meaning it's best that your real resume shows few if any commercials, whether principal or extra. . . cuz the big guys are very jealous of each other. And, hopefully, you've not gone overboard in desecrating the temple of your body with various tattoos and piercings; the mainstream clients gear most of their stuff for Peoria! Incidentally, it doesn't really matter where you live; clients willingly spring for travel expenses for the best people. And, of course, in order to cast you in anything, we'll need great pictures (smiling headshot and spectacular bodyshot) and a whole bunch of data. As to pictures, if you've already got first rate stuff, terrific! If not, and we see serious potential, we can help. When we accept a talent for The Portfolio, we take care of all costs for any images we require. |
About our clients. . .
Art,
fashion and commercial photographers we've worked with include Bruce Weber,
Kenn Duncan, Greg Weiner and Ken Haak in New York; Herb Ritts, Greg Gorman,
Lisa Karadjian, Doug Cloutier, Dean Keefer, Keith Munyan, Paula Crane and
Davy Kirkpatrick in Los Angeles; Jeff Palmer and Dennis Dal Covey in San
Diego; Norman Sinanian, Louis LaSalle, Frank Celaya and Mark Jenkins in
the San Francisco Bay Area; Wills Drayton Bannister, Mitch Snow and
Joe Moon in Washington; Eric Jacobson in Kansas City; and Ed Cox and Mike
Kilgore in Florida. (Apologies to the many left out; just offering a sampling!)
And it really must be said, among those left out are several really gifted
"comers" (whose names you just haven't heard of "yet") and a significant
number of talented amateurs - just doing it for the love of it.
Publications for which we've supplied models include Men's Exercise, Men's Fitness, Men's Workout, Exercise & Health, Exercise for Men Only, Gym, Burn, Power, Playgirl, For Women, Provocateur, After Dark, Per Lui, GQ, L'Uomo, Masculine, California Muscle Catalog, International Male & Undergear.
Some of the producers for whom we've cast actors and dancers include Mike Davis Productions, Alluvial Entertainment/Greenwood Cooper Home Video, Sharpshooter Studio and "the one and only" Desilu.
Major brand names for whom we've cast television commercials include Hallmark Cards, Bud Lite, Wal-Mart, Sports Illustrated Magazine, Nabanco (National Bankcard Corporation), Western Auto, Yellow Freight, McDonald's, Eastern Airlines, Ibex Athletic Shoes, Spam (Hormel Meat Company), Snackers (Sunshine Biscuit Company), Intek, Yellow Pages (USWest & Continental Telecom) and Amdeckt (a German maker of sun & after sun products).
Ten Casting Management is the exclusive casting and event management organization responsible for the prestigious Manscapes Human Figure Photography Workshops.
And finally, you may have seen some of our Portfolio talent (with speaking parts, of course) on television shows like Saved by the Bell, Hercules, Xena, Baywatch, Sunset Beach, Days of Our Lives, The Young & The Restless, Rollerjam, Battledome, V. I. P., Party of Five or Step by Step. . . and in all sorts of movies from Mission Impossible to Independence Day; and, yupp, even soaking wet in Titanic!.
If you'd like to be considered for inclusion in
Ten Casting's
Portfolio of Male Sports, Fitness, Physique & Figure Talent,
you may submit images for our consideration
via email
or, better yet, via browser uplink
(see below)
OR, send pictures (with your name. email address and phone number) via "snail mail" to
Ten Casting Management
5666 La Jolla Blvd, Suite 111
La Jolla CA 92037
(Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope of sufficient size if you wish pictures to be returned to you.)
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