Discoveries Talent Agency
Discoveries is a Model and Talent Agency started in 2008 by someone who has personally been in the entertainment industry for over 40 years in Florida, New York and North Carolina. Janine was first involved in this industry as a child star, being the little girl who sat on Jackie Gleason’s lap at the end of his show back in the 60’s. She then worked through her teens working on numerous commercial projects and feature films in both Florida and New York. Then, she continued in the business in the 80’s and 90’s as a mother who watched various agents promote and manage her three childrens’ careers for nearly 15 years, and most recently, getting back into the business as a “mom over 40” herself. Since deciding to open up her own agency, she is hoping to educate the public on legitimate agencies versus non-legitimate ones, properly train those looking to further their careers in acting and modeling and help aspiring models, actors and actresses to achieve their dreams of getting into show business WITHOUT having to spend a lot of money to do it. She firmly believes that persistence, dedication, passion and drive are the keys to making it in this business, NOT money !
At Discoveries, this is done with hard work, a strong and moral work ethic, a persistent, energetic and devoted staff and by giving over 100% to seeing that our talent is represented professionally and honestly at all times. We also have monthly acting workshops at no charge for the talent listed with us, and at a nominal fee to the general public. If you are interested in attending one of these monthly classes, please email us for more information. We constantly have guest speakers teach our talent on every subject imaginable in this industry. The key to a SUCCESSFUL actor is training and persistence ! You can NEVER have enough training in this business !
Discoveries was named this because often when we see someone we feel has talent, looks and personality who has never pursued a career (but deep down inside, always wanted to!) and that person is willing to put forth the time and effort to pursue a lifelong dream, then we are willing to put forth the same amount of time (or more) to help make the talent’s dream a reality !
We have talent that has been in the industry for years and who possess an impressive Resume, head shots and portfolio. Then, we also have talent who are just getting started, but who want to pursue a career in modeling and/or acting. This is what Discoveries is all about: To train, help and promote…and Janine takes the challenge of helping people pursue their dreams VERY seriously ! This is one of the reasons this agency is so different from others.
Another reason Discoveries is so unique is because:
1) We do not charge a registration or “administrative” fee to sign up with us.
2) We do not have any exclusive contracts, so you are free to work for other agencies without having to pay a commission to us.
3) For our talent, we work on a sliding scale so that if you do a job that doesn’t pay you a lot you don’t have to pay us the standard 20% commission.
4) We don’t just represent children and adults. We represent pets, seniors over 55 and even homes and businesses for on-location shoots!
Discoveries is also a member of 800Casting.com which is the newest and most effective way to track and promote an agency’s talent by allowing Directors, Producers and Casting Directors across the country to have access to the talent and their Resumes and photos, seven days a week and 24 hours a day. We are also linked into NOWCasting.com as well.
We work very closely with Eno River Media Productions and often provide talent to them for their filming needs. They too are all about helping train, promote and inspire new and seasoned talent within North Carolina.
All we require for our talent to be listed with us are:
* Professional head shots that show their best features
* A current Resume
* Regular Computer access to check our daily castings
* A great attitude and an open mind !
If you are a client looking for talent that can help you enhance and promote your business, then call Discoveries today and let us help take the stress off of you to find good talent, and at a moment’s notice too! We can provide you with an extensive list of all the happy customers we have serviced over the past two years.
Although at the present time, we are not taking in new talent, we don’t want you to leave this site feeling lost and without a referral ! We know you are excited to get started in this business and are glad you are doing your homework to find the RIGHT agent !
If you are new OR seasoned talent looking for honest and aggressive representation, please feel free to contact Discoveries and we will be glad to refer you to agencies that are legitimate, don’t ask for any “up front” fees and who ARE taking in new talent at this time.
* We also have an office in Los Angeles, California should you be interested in representation out there. *
We are sorry to have closed our open registration for now, but we feel it’s best to keep our roster smaller than most agencies so that we can give you 100% of our time and efforts, rather than spreading ourselves too thin and having you feel like a number. We want all of our talent to feel like the most important talent in the world to us and always to feel like they can call us whenever they want to with questions, comments or just to tell us how an audition went for them. Keeping our database small, we can do that effectively and to the benefit of all of our talent.