Don't Do This At a Go-See Part 2

Hi, my name is Aaron Marcus, America's premier acting and commercial modeling career coach, the founder of HowToModel.com, the author of How to Become a Successful Commercial Model, now in its 5th edition, and I've been making my living as an actor and a commercial model for over 26 years. I wanted to share with you an experience I just recently had at a go-see in New York, and this is something you never want to do at a go-see. Just so you know exactly what that means, a go-see is the audition for models. And it's kind of silly, but basically it means you go to a photographer's studio or a casting facility and you're seen. So it's a go-see. When you arrive at a go-see, one of the first things you're going to be doing is signing in. You will put your name down on a piece of paper, and that's how they know who to call in next. Sometimes you will be given a number, especially if it's a large casting. So what I always do is when I first walk in— and typically I'm not Quite ready yet, I will wait a few minutes. I will make sure that I look right. I'll check my hair and all that kind of stuff. And then once I feel like I'm ready, then I sign in. Because once you sign in, they could call you and you've got to be ready to be photographed. And so I was at this go-see and it was a long day. They were seeing people from 10 till 5. And there was a woman who had come in. Apparently she signed in and she was just working on her hair and putting on lipstick and doing some makeup. And they called her number. And she said, well, I'm still putting on my lipstick. And I looked at the casting person, who looked very annoyed because they were seeing a lot of people that day. And she said, ma'am, we need you right now. And she said, well, just a minute. I've got to finish with my hair. And this is going on, you know, for like a minute, or a little bit longer than a minute. And I'm looking at this casting director, and she was very angry. And it just became very clear to me, there's probably no chance this woman's ever going to get cast for this thing. So a little trick: don't sign in until you're ready to be photographed, and that way when they call you, you'll be ready. So once again, my name is Aaron Marcus. If you have any questions at all, always feel free to email me at aaron@howtomodel.com, or please join my Facebook page. It's just filled with great information. Lots of actors and models come there, and people ask questions, people answer questions. It's Facebook.com/aaronmarcus. Facebook.com/howtomodel. So anyhow, I look forward to talking with you soon. Once again, I'm Aaron Marcus.