Monetizing Your Creativity - Pursuing A Career In Film, Television, Writing, Theatre, Music & Design With Your Talents

031 Harrison McTavish (LLA Talent) What an agent does for you

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Get connected to people who might want to hire you! Know an agent? Need an agent? Why or why not? What are the best contract arrangements for you? Ask an agent. Ask Harrison McTavish, a young agent connected to the film and television performer’s market in Vancouver, Canada. We'll let him tell you how and why he got his current job with LLA Talent, one of the busiest agencies in Vancouver. It’s an intriguing backstory. Agents like Harrison represent talent in many different categories: fashion design, writing, musicians, visual artists, dancers, editors, casting directors, directors, wardrobe design, sporting activities. But they cannot do the interview for you! You are the one who needs to audition for the job and then the agent negotiates the business deal. Many people in creative arts activities have poorly developed marketing skills when it comes to promoting their own talent. There is a tendency to undersell or oversell your own capabilities in the enthusiasm (or desperation) to land a gig. The com