http://discoveriestalentagency.net/index.php/site/index/ en TalentDiscovery@aol.com Copyright 2009 2009-09-13T18:14:08+00:00 http://discoveriestalentagency.net/index.php/site/discoveries_talent_agency/ http://discoveriestalentagency.net/index.php/site/discoveries_talent_agency/#When:18:14:08Z Discoveries is a Model and Talent Agency located in Raleigh, N.C.  It was started in 2008 by Janine Jannicelli, 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, and then as a mother who vigorously promoted her three childrens’ careers for over 15 years, and afterwards, getting back into the business as a “mom over 40”.  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 the 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 a lot of money having to be spent ! At Discoveries, Janine does this with hard work, a persistent, energetic and devoted staff and by giving over 100% to seeing that the talent is represented professionally and honestly at all times. Discoveries was named this because often we they see someone they feel has talent, looks and personality who has never pursued a career (but deep down inside, always wanted to!)  and if that person is willing to put forth the time and effort to pursue a lifelong dream, then they are willing to put forth the same amount of time (or more) to help make their dream a reality !  Janine has talent that has been in the industry for years and possesses an impressive Resume, head shots and portfolio.  Then, she also has talent who has never had professional photos taken, has no Resume but who want to start a career in modeling 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 unique. Another reason Discoveries is so unique is because: 1) They do not charge a registration or “administrative” fee to sign up with them. 2) They do not have any exclusive contracts, so you are free to work for other agencies without having to pay a commission to them. 3) For their talent, they 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 them the standard 20% commission. 4) They don’t just represent children and adults.  They represent pets, seniors over 55 and even homes and businesses for on-location shoots! If you are new or seasoned talent looking for honest and aggressive representation,  Discoveries is the agency to contact.  Don’t worry if you don’t have professional photos to get started.  Email us the best color photographs you have of yourself and let the staff go from there. If you are a client looking for talent that can help you enhance and promote your business, then call Discoveries today and let them help take the stress off of you to find good talent, and at a moment’s notice too! 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. Discoveries is a Talent Agency started in January of 2008 with a goal and plan 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 actors achieve their dreams of getting into show business WITHOUT having to spend a lot of money to do it.  At Discoveries, we believe that persistence, dedication, passion and drive are the keys to making it in this business, NOT money ! We believe 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, morally and honestly at all times.  We also conduct monthly acting workshops at no charge for the talent we represent, 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, passion and persistence !  You can NEVER have enough of these in this business ! Discoveries was named this because often when we saw someone we felt had talent, looks and personality who had never pursued a career (but deep down inside, always wanted to)  we decided to start a business that would cater to those individuals and if money was an issue, do whatever we could to get them started WITHOUT spending a lot of it.  If we see that the 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 their dreams a reality !  We have talent that have been in the industry for years and who possess an impressive Resume and head shots.  Then, we also have talent who are just getting started, but who want to pursue a career in acting.  This is what Discoveries is all about:  To train, help and promote…and we take 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 for our Non-Union talent, so you are free to work for other agencies without having to pay a commission to us when you’ve booked a job through yourself or another agent. 3) 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 a flat rate commission.  We work on a 10 to 15% basis. 4) We don’t just represent children and adults.  We represent pets, homes and businesses for on-location shoots as well. Discoveries is also a member of Breakdown Services, Casting Networks, Casting Frontier, NOWCasting, and 800Casting.com which are some of the most effective ways 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.  All we require for talent to be listed with us are: *  Professional head shots that show their best features *  A current Resume *  Regular Computer access / cell phone / IPhone to check our daily castings and emails *  The desire to succeed in this business *  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 four years and Letters of Reference as well.  If you are looking for Union Represented Talent, check out http://www.starlighttalentmanagement.com for SAG-AFTRA talent from Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Texas. Although at the present time, we are not taking in new talent in either of our East or West coast offices, 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 !  This is a decision you do NOT want to rush !  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.  The email address is AgencyReferrals@aol.com.    Please state if you want “East Coast” referrals or “West Coast” ones.  Due to the fact that on an average, our office receives over 100 requests per week for this list, please know that your email will be responded to within 72 hours.  NOTE:  The referral list is not a long one because we are very careful in referring you to just “anyone”.  Only the agencies we know and trust and are currently working with that ARE accepting new talent at this time are on this list. For any other questions you may have, please send us an email using our Contact Form. We are sorry to have closed our open registration, but we feel it’s best to keep our roster smaller than most of the larger agencies so that we can give our talent 100% of our time and efforts, rather than spreading ourselves too thin and having them 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 smaller than most agencies, we can do that effectively and to the benefit of all of our talent. Thank you for looking over our site and learning what Discoveries is all about.  We wish you the best of luck in all your endeavors and hope you eventually hire the “right” agent for your own personal needs.  Just keep in mind three things when looking for one: 1)  Don’t EVER pay a fee to an Agent to meet with you or sign you up.  (This goes for public events that charge hundreds and thousands of dollars to attend!) 2)  Don’t hire the first agent you meet.  Interview with at least 3 before making your decision.  3)  Make sure you “click” with them and they with you.  Nothing in this business is worse than having an agent represent you that you don’t feel good about, don’t feel important to and don’t feel like “Number 1” with. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS OF MAKING IT IN THIS BUSINESS.  REMEMBER…..YOU HOLD THE KEY TO MAKING THAT A REALITY !!!! 2009-09-13T18:14:08+00:00