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Rock of Ages

Be sure to see Rock of Ages when it comes out! You will see Diamond’s own, Jack Mountford, as “Joey-Z” of the “Z-Guyeez” along with many more of Diamond’s talent. This is Jack’s first Major Budget Motion Picture and we are thrilled to watch him chase his dreams! Way to go Jack!

We had numerous talent as extras throughout the picture and OUR HATS GO OFF to them too!

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The Diamond Agency
has over 15 years of experience in maintaining a sterling reputation for upholding the largest roster of talent, understanding the needs of our clients, delivering excellent service, and competitively pricing each project. The Diamond Agency is SAG and AFTRA franchised. Additionally, we specialize in models for print, catalogs, promo models, and runway. Actors, spokes models, voice-over talent, as well as hosts for trade shows and conventions. With over 2,000 talent from all ethnicity’s and genders, The Diamond Agency is your One-stop talent resource. We recognize the value of our client’s time and budgets, and facilitate your needs as well as exceeding your expectations. The Diamond Agency is your full-service talent agency. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business!

TSA Industrial

Here is just a sample of some of our talent that booked the TSA Industrial.

All of you look GREAT!

TSA Photo

Thanks to the team at TSA who booked a huge group of Diamond’s fantastic talent for a great industrial shoot. Here’s a shot of some of the talent between takes.

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The Diamond Agency
has over 15 years of experience in maintaining a sterling reputation for upholding the largest roster of talent, understanding the needs of our clients, delivering excellent service, and competitively pricing each project. The Diamond Agency is SAG and AFTRA franchised. Additionally, we specialize in models for print, catalogs, promo models, and runway. Actors, spokes models, voice-over talent, as well as hosts for trade shows and conventions. With over 2,000 talent from all ethnicity’s and genders, The Diamond Agency is your One-stop talent resource. We recognize the value of our client’s time and budgets, and facilitate your needs as well as exceeding your expectations. The Diamond Agency is your full-service talent agency. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business!

Congrats to Richard P

CONGRATULATIONS . . . to Richard P. who is listed with us.   Out of hundreds of talent looked at throughout the Southeast Region, Richard P. was the only talent selected from Florida to be booked in this SAG NATIONAL commercial for MasterCard.   This commercial features PGA legend Tom Watson, as well as PGA touring professionals Graeme McDowell and Ian Poulter.

The second SAG NATIONAL   commercial for MasterCard features Richard P. along with PGA touring Pro   Camilo Villegas, the legendary Tom Watson, as well as PGA touring pros Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell. Both of these SAG NATIONAL commercials are now available on

Just in case here are the links to the videos:


SPEECHLESS-MasterCard-PRICELESS


Entitled: Slow foursome-PRICELESS

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The Diamond Agency has over 15 years of experience in maintaining a sterling reputation for upholding the largest roster of talent, understanding the needs of our clients, delivering excellent service, and competitively pricing each project. The Diamond Agency is SAG and AFTRA franchised. Additionally, we specialize in models for print, catalogs, promo models, and runway. Actors, spokes models, voice-over talent, as well as hosts for trade shows and conventions. With over 2,000 talent from all ethnicity’s and genders, The Diamond Agency is your One-stop talent resource. We recognize the value of our client’s time and budgets, and facilitate your needs as well as exceeding your expectations. The Diamond Agency is your full-service talent agency. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business!

“It’s better in the Bahamas”

It’s always fun to watch one of our young talent do such a great job in a “fun loving” commercial.   Emily S. did a great job in this commercial for the Atlantis Resort.   She validates the saying, “It’s better in the Bahamas” .   Congratulations Emily! Keep up the good work.

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The Diamond Agency has over 15 years of experience in maintaining a sterling reputation for upholding the largest roster of talent, understanding the needs of our clients, delivering excellent service, and competitively pricing each project. With over 2,000 talent from all ethnicity’s and genders the Diamond Agency is your One-stop talent resource. We specialize in models for print, catalogs, promo models, and runway. Actors, spokes models, as well as hosts for trade shows and conventions. Select from a wide variety of Voice -over talent for any size project. We recognize the value of our client’s time and budgets, and facilitate your needs as well as exceeding your expectations. The Diamond Agency is your full-service talent agency. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business!

Modeling Posing Tips

Here is a great article we found about Modeling Poses.

It’s a common misconception that naturally beautiful models take naturally beautiful photographs. The truth is—without modeling poses and modeling tips, perfect photographs are harder than you think.

If you are a professional model, a photographer will most likely guide you through a variety of model poses throughout the photo shoot. But if you are an inspiring model and are still working your way up to the top—you may have to control your poses to ensure great headshots and sample modeling photographs.

Live show models, promo models, photographic models, and runway models all rely on professional model poses to succeed. Whether you aspire to appear in print magazines or fashion shows and Hollywood movies; if you want to be a model, pay special attention to this insider guide to modeling poses. READ MORE…

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The Diamond Agency has over 15 years of experience in maintaining a sterling reputation for upholding the largest roster of talent, understanding the needs of our clients, delivering excellent service, and competitively pricing each project. With over 2,000 talent from all ethnicity’s and genders the Diamond Agency is your One-stop talent resource. We specialize in models for print, catalogs, promo models, and runway. Actors, spokes models, as well as hosts for trade shows and conventions. Select from a wide variety of Voice -over talent for any size project. We recognize the value of our client’s time and budgets, and facilitate your needs as well as exceeding your expectations. The Diamond Agency is your full-service talent agency. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business!

Swagger for Xerox to Autonation

It’s hard to copy an Original, however David M. does a great job employing some swagger for the original copy company. . . we all know as Xerox.

The Autonation video shows a different side to David M.

Throughout the years of representing David, we have seen him develop and grow into a talent with real star quality. The two videos below showcase his diverse talent.

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The Diamond Agency has over 15 years of experience in maintaining a sterling reputation for upholding the largest roster of talent, understanding the needs of our clients, delivering excellent service, and competitively pricing each project. With over 2,000 talent from all ethnicity’s and genders the Diamond Agency is your One-stop talent resource. We specialize in models for print, catalogs, promo models, and runway. Actors, spokes models, as well as hosts for trade shows and conventions. Select from a wide variety of Voice -over talent for any size project. We recognize the value of our client’s time and budgets, and facilitate your needs as well as exceeding your expectations. The Diamond Agency is your full-service talent agency. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business!

We are Proud of Our “Drop Dead Diva”

The Diamond Agency is proud to represent Amy L. She is the consummate professional who is compassionate and dedicated to her craft.   When Amy is not working or going to castings, she continues to focus on improvement via acting classes covering all the facets of her profession.  In addition to Drop Dead Diva, Amy has appeared in principal/lead roles for One Minute People, Verizon Wireless, Samsung HDTV, Spinners, Are You Up for the Challenge, and Sydney White to name a few.   Amy’s other credits in Film and Theatre and numerous, as well as a sizeable list of host/voice over projects.

We expect you will see even more of Amy very soon, as she continues to grow exponentially as an actor.

This video is the actual scene Amy was in for “Drop Dead Diva” entitled: Senti-Mental Journey.

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The Diamond Agency maintains a sterling reputation for upholding the largest roster of talent, understanding the needs of our clients, delivering excellent service, and competitively pricing each project. With over 2,000 talent from all ethnicity’s and genders the Diamond Agency is your One-stop talent resource. We specialize in models for print, catalogs, promo models, and runway. Actors, spokes models, as well as hosts for trade shows and conventions. Select from a wide variety of Voice -over talent for any size project. We recognize the value of our client’s time and budgets, and facilitate your needs as well as exceeding your expectations. The Diamond Agency is your full-service talent agency. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business!

A New Era in Print

A New Era is launching a hard copy issue of F.L.Y. (Fashion, Lifestyle, and You).   We are pleased to represent Tatiana J, and many kudos to Tatiana J. for being featured in the 1st issue.

Tatiana J pictured with JERRY FERRARA, Turtle from ENTOURAGE

Tatiana J. pictured with JERRY FERRARA, Turtle from ENTOURAGE

The new magazine will be in the Top skate and streetwear stores around the world.   There is a huge variety of sports products, great stories, and a feature article with the creator and executive producer of the mega HBO hit series ENTOURAGE.   Pick it up at your favorite Skate and streetwear store.

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The Diamond Agency maintains a sterling reputation for upholding the largest roster of talent, understanding the needs of our clients, delivering excellent service, and competitively pricing each project. With over 2,000 talent from all ethnicity’s and genders the Diamond Agency is your One-stop talent resource.   We specialize in models for print, catalogs, promo models, and runway.   Actors, spokes models, as well as hosts for trade shows and conventions. Select from a wide variety of Voice -over talent for any size project.   We recognize the value of our client’s time and budgets, and facilitate your needs as well as exceeding your expectations. The Diamond Agency is your full-service talent agency. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business!

When On a Casting Call…..

We recently discovered this great article written by Khara Hanlon about the 10 Things Casting Directors Want You to Know. We thought that our  talent as well as prospective  talent would find this information very useful so we figured we would share.

  1. Don\’t worry about the words. The script is not the most important part of a role. It’s the personality of the character and if you can nail that, then you will be one step closer the role.
  2. Ask questions – but only if you really need to. Before your reading begins, most casting directors ask if you have any questions. Unless you are very lost on a certain aspect of the character, it is best you say `no\’ and jump right in – wowing them with your audition. It is your responsibility to be as prepared as possible for your audition.
  3. Listen and react. When in an audition, don\’t make it about you, make it about the other person you are interacting with. This way you will best ‘listen` and ‘react` properly.
  4. Get it right the first time. Blow them away in the very first audition. If you are great on take one, then the casting director will have no reason to question whether or not to hire you.
  5. Be flexible. If the casting director wants you to try again with some direction from them, be sure to take what they say and run with it. Being about to take direction well is a very important attribute for an actor.
  6. Know what you look like on the monitor. A lot of the time, your normal movements are magnified by the camera. Borrow a camcorder from someone and video tape yourself doing a monolog. This way you will be able to pick out the nuances everyone else sees and can fix them.
  7. Know where to look. When finding what to act towards, do not look into the camera or the reader. The best thing to do is to let your eyes wander slightly, but find a focal point to always come back to. Think of it like a conversation. When you are talking to someone, you are not making complete eye contact the entire time. You retreat, and then come back.
  8. They ARE paying attention to you. Generally, the person who makes the final decision on casting is not the person who is in the actual audition with you. There is usually someone who watches the video at their best convenience, which means even if you think you are out of the game, there is great possibility that your chance is not over yet. The final say could be by someone who is not even present.
  9. Keep the moment going. Be sure to not stop the action before it is done. After the last line, keep the emotion going all the way through until the casting director says cut. A lot of times, they like to make you wait to see how you are when you aren\’t talking and just reacting.
  10. You\’re a person first, an actor second. We really think this point by Khara is very important. A lot of times, it is a close call of who to hire between two actors. Who wins? The one with the better personality. People want to work with people who are easy to get along with, you want to be that person.

These ten ideas from Khara Hanlon are very useful and should be taken into account with every audition. Hanlon also mentioned Tiny Tidbits of Truth from the Pros in her article. We will be tweeting those periodically on our Twitter account here over the next week. Feel free to take a look!

For more information from The Diamond Agency, call 407-830-4040.

The Promotional World

By : Melanie Novy

 

The Promotional World

As many of you may already know, Diamond has started a Promotional Division. We have top notch actors, models, and voice-over experts, so why not expand, and show the nation how well our promotional models can change the face of businesses nationwide?

If you are looking to get in to the Promotional World, then this entry will help you understand what you need to do, and what you can expect.

There are a few types of models in the Promotional World:

1. Promotional Model – is a person hired to drive  consumer demand  for a product, service, brand, or concept by directly interacting with potential consumers. A promotional model can be female or male, and typically is intended to be attractive in physical appearance. They serve to provide information about the product or service and make it appealing to consumers. While the length of interaction may be short, the promotional model delivers a live experience that reflects on the product or service he or she is representing.

2. Spokes model – A spokes model is a  spokesperson  whose physical appearance contributes to brand equity. They are oftentimes the “face” of a company.

3. Tradeshow Model – Trade show models work a trade show floor space or booth, and represent a company to attendees. They are hired for several reasons. Trade show models make a company’s booth more visibly distinguishable from the hundreds of other booths with which it competes for attendee attention. Also, trade show models are articulate and quickly learn and explain the information about the company and its product and service, and can assist a company in handling a large number of attendees which the company might otherwise not have enough employees to accommodate, therefore increasing the number of sales or leads resulting from participation in the show. Trade show models can be skilled at drawing attendees into the booth, engaging them in conversation, and at spurring interest in the product, service, or company. Trade show models may be highly skilled at screening the mass of show attendees for target consumers or at obtaining attendee information so that they may be solicited after the show.

4. Convention Model – A convention model is an assistant that works with a company’s sales representatives at a trade show exhibit. They are used to draw in attendees and provide them with basic information about product or services. Convention models may be used to distribute marketing materials or gather customer information for future promotions.

Why Companies attend Promotional Events:

Companies can attend a Promotional Event at a cheaper rate that traditional marketing media (such as print ads, radio, and television). It also allows the consumer to see their product and often experience it first hand. Typically, the Consumer’s perception of a brand, product, service, or company is profoundly affected by a live person-to-person experience. Promotional Models interact with numerous people at once. They maximize the influence of consumer demand. Promotional Models obtain the following for companies that utilize them:

  • increase product awareness
  • provide extensive product information
  • create an association in the consumer’s mind between the product or brand and a particular idea (natural beauty, classic heritage, edgy sex appeal, reliability)
  • hand items to consumers, such as a sample of the product itself, a small gift, or printed information

Attract consumers that may not ever try or be interested in a product, to try it and oftentimes, this leads to many more consumers.

Marketing campaigns  that make use of promotional models may take place in stores  or  shopping malls, at  tradeshows, conventions, special promotional events, clubs, concerts, sporting events, or even at outdoor public spaces. They are often planned at high traffic locations to reach as many consumers as possible, or at venues at which a particular type of target consumer is expected to be present.

How to become a Promotional Model

First and foremost, to be a promotional model, you must have an extremely outgoing personality. If you are a shy person and crowds make you nervous, this is definitely not something for you.

Send your resume and at least 6 photos (3 professional and 3 candid) to melanie@thediamondagency.com. DO NOT send photos that are: Blurry, a picture of a picture, you in your Halloween costume, you making a “kissy face”, taking a picture of yourself in a mirror, etc. I need QUALITY photos that show what you look like. Have your hair and make-up done, smile. Please if you don’t have a quality photo have someone you know take a few snapshots. DO NOT take the picture yourself. Oftentimes, they turn out fuzzy.