Actor Aaron Marcus turned down a $2,000 insurance commercial because the client wanted perpetual usage rights, which would have locked him out of future insurance and pharmaceutical work. He explains how he communicated the rejection to his agent and why checking usage terms before accepting any job matters.
Here's another acting and modeling quick tip with me, Aaron Marcus. As a full-time actor and a commercial model, I don't like to turn down jobs. I certainly don't like to turn down $2,000, but that's something that I did recently. And let me share with you why I did it. I'm not saying it's something you should do, but I'll give you my rationale for, for turning it down, and then you can decide for yourself whether it's something you would do if you were in that same situation. So I got information about Agosy. They were paying $2,000 for the job, which is great. However, I also read that they want to be able to use this ad in perpetuity. They want to be able to use it forever. And so the other thing I had to find out was what kind of company was it. So upon further reading, I noticed it was for insurance. It was an insurance ad. And I was really concerned. That if I book the job, I could potentially lose out on work for insurance companies for the rest of my life. And there are other companies that would also concern me. If it's a pharmaceutical ad, that would make me really nervous unless it was a very, very specific and unique kind of drug or disease that I don't think I would run into problems with in the future. So I thanked my agent very much. I told her why I was turning it down, and she completely understood. And in some ways, In some ways, it's good for the agent to turn it down as well, because if this agent's thinking, I'm going to get more work for insurance companies in the future, she'll be able to make more money. So, you know, whenever you are sent information about an audition, a go-see, or a direct booking, always find out about the usage. How long do they want to use it for? And if it's something forever in perpetuity, you know, you might want to consider not accepting it. If you are watching this on YouTube, please give it a thumbs up. If you're watching this on Facebook, please like it, share this information with other people. If you've run into these kinds of situations, please share it below. You can always reach me for additional comments at facebook.com/howtomodel or just go directly to my website, howtomodel.com. I'm Aaron Marcus. I hope this was helpful to you.
