Is Proscout real or proscam?

Question:Please help me I heard a lot of people say it is great and a lot say it is bad they claim that Ashely Tisdale got discovered that way but there was no fine print my aduition is on friday should My friend and I go? Do they care about me or do they just want my money?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Please help me I heard a lot of people say it is great and a lot say it is bad they claim that Ashely Tisdale got discovered that way but there was no fine print my aduition is on friday should My friend and I go? Do they care about me or do they just want my money?

You sould go but dont ever ever pay them money for anything. They get money once they get you a job. They normally take 20%. Sometimes they will hook you up with a great photographer if you do not have a portfolio. If they really like you and arent trying to scam you then they will do what ever it takes to get you. You have nothing to lose but I know they will take anyone so... i don't know if they are scams

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I've actually been to Proscout. If you haven't already signed up and paid for it, please save your money.

The initial interview for Proscout is free. They tell you what Proscout is and make you believe that a lot of people get discovered and get big contracts from attending the Proscout invitational. After they tell you about Proscout, they quickly meet all of the people who attended and decide whether or not to invite you to the big Proscout event (which costs $800 to attend.)

I went to Proscout when I was younger. Definitely one of those mistakes I learned from. It was expensive to attend, and like all of the aspiring actors and models out there, I thought that if someone in the right place could just see me, my career would take off. It doesn't happen that way.

It was huge and chaotic.You don't really get any personal critique or one on one time with anyone who can actually teach you something. There were some seminars, but nothing you couldn't find somewhere else for A LOT less money. The whole thing was actually rather long and boring. I found someone else there who was also more interested in acting than in modeling - and Proscout really didn't have much there for actors at all. So we both commiserated on that point. It was entirely worthless, actually, going there with an interest in acting.

What happens is that you're given a number, which you wear on your clothes. You come with two pictures of yourself (or they will take them there for a price) and then you stand in line and eventually walk down the runway with everyone else while agents from various places watch and if they're interested in you they will write down your number. Later the various agencies will read a list of numbers they would like to see - and the people who are called go into this big room and stand in line to see someone behind the table from that agency. They had several schools attend, too - and so you get called and go in, only to find out that they want you to go attend their schools and take their classes (and pay their tuition).

All of this, of course, is after a huge seminar where they brainwash you into thinking that tons of people have gotten huge contracts from being "discovered" at Proscout. Very few have in fact gotten any jobs in this way.

I don't think anything really came of it for the people I met there who were aspiring models. It is such a long shot to even be noticed in such a massive cattle call. It's not worth the money at all - and you feel a bit duped at the end of it when you come away with nothing - not even a new piece of knowledge except not to waste your money on something like that again.

So, I would strongly advise you to save your money and if you are seriously interested in acting and modeling, follow the advice of the people who know what they're talking about in this forum. Get into acting through classes and going to actual auditions - not falling for these over-blown cattle calls that make you pay money to attend.

It should never cost anything to audition or be seen by a modeling agency.

The agents who go to Proscout are paid to come - and they are not necessarily looking seriously for any new talent.

Did you know, that you can submit yourself to all of the agencies that go to ProScout - and more - for the price of a stamp each? All of the big modeling agencies including Elite, Ford, Wilhelmina accept submissions from aspiring models. You don't even have to have professional pictures - you can just send them a good picture of yourself - a close up of your face and then a full body picture - along with your stats. That's it.

For talent agents that represent actors, you can also submit yourself by sending your headshot and resume along with a cover letter.

That might equal out to 90 cents per submission (assuming you're using a nice big envelope.) That's $2.70 (for 3 submissions) compared to $800 for Proscout (which doesn't actually necessarily have those three big modeling agencies attend.) Any real information on the modeling business you can find out on-line or from people in the know here at Yahoo!Answers.

With the $797.30 you save from NOT attending Proscout, you could get Professional pictures taken. AND buy some outfits. AND probably have enough left over to actually take a trip to NYC to visit the agencies personally.

It is up to you what you want to do with your money. But if you are serious about a career in acting or modeling, your $800 could be better spent for your career than going to Proscout which will do virtually nothing for your career - except perhaps make you a bit wiser about those over-promoted cattle calls where they make YOU pay to attend. It doesn't really make sense, does it, when you really sit down and think about it.

Does Ashley Tisdale say she got discovered through ProScout? If so, then it's true. If not, well, a lot of people say a lot of things. Lucille Ball's estate had to threaten to sue one infamous "acting school" for continuing to say she'd been one of their students. It wasn't true.

Anyway, about ProScout. They really do bring in agents. But those agents will see literally hundreds of kids for a few seconds apiece. Some few people will get work out of the event, most will not. The majority who don't are the ones who will have paid for the entire event, plus the salaries of the ProScout employees, with the fees they paid to get in the door.

"Do they care about you?" I don't mean to sound harsh, but you've got to get over that. It's not their job to care about you. It's their job to make sure that the scouting event is absolutely PACKED with people who want a shot at instant startdom, whether they have a chance or not. Otherwise they don't make any money. They're going to act in their own best interest, not yours.

Just as you should act in YOUR best interest, not theirs. They will be asking for a very hefty fee at some point. You need to really ask yourself whether that money wouldn't be better off in your bank account than in theirs.