Expert: Kitty Kavey - 1/16/2009

Question
Hi, I have an "audition" with somebody from NCK Talent Management, and I was wondering if they are a legitimate agency, or if they're just another one of those scams. I can't seem to find just a whole lot about them on the internet, but all the other "agencies" I've been to that have schools, were just scams that make you pay $1200 to get with their "agency" because you HAVE to attend the school first! ...is NCK in fayetteville, Ar. the same way? Please help!

Answer
I believe the answer to your question is in their name - N.c.K appears to be a talent management company, not an agency.  As such, they can offer marketing and development services to models and talent and that is legal for them to do so.

If you're looking for a talent or modeling agency in that area, you may have better luck looking in the surrounding states where there is more work (and more agencies# available.

You can use one of the modeling agency directories - there are quite a few published monthly and yearly, as well as the online lists such as the Screen Actor's Guild list of franchised agents #many of which also include commercial print modeling divisions) on http://www.sag.org/content/find-agent

Good luck to you,
~Kitty