TAMPA BAY MODELING
Born
Beautiful
A
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Episode
1: Independence
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The
Interrogation Of Cameron Passi
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A
few more models were seen. The rude model ignored Cameron on her way out.
Cameron was finally called and was admitted past the door. She was escorted
down a long hall by the woman to a small room with several people in suits
behind a table. They had stacks of composite cards and paperwork. A stocky
man came up to her and extended his hand.
"Hello Miss Passi. I am Neil Crowly, and I am the art director for
this project."
Cameron matched his firm handshake. She looked him in the eye. "It's
a pleasure to be here, Mr. Crowly."
Cameron remained standing as the art director returned to his seat. She
was asked to present her portfolio. The people passed around one of her
composite cards and looked through her portfolio. It seemed to take forever.
"We asked you here today because we were impressed with the letter
that you sent us and your work history." Mr. Crowly finally broke
the silence, "We don't normally see models who are not sent to us
by an agency, but we do like your look and Matt over at Alexa seems to
think highly of you."
Cammy tried not to smile. Mental note: Send booker Matt at Alexa a
thank you card ASAP.
"Thank you" Cameron replied, "Mr. Crowly, before we begin,
I would like you to read over something and sign it".
She gave him several sheets of paper. He read through it and scratched
his head.
"May I ask what this is?"
"It is a document clarifying that this is a go-see. I use them at
every go-see that I go to."
"I see. May I ask why?"
"It's self explanatory, sir. Most people sign it because that's all
that the go-see's are. They are for the consideration of a job. Nothing
more, and nothing less."
The art director paused. He smiled.
"It makes sense. We've just never been asked to sign anything like
this. Very well. I will sign it."
He signed it and returned it to Cameron.
"Ok, Cameron, now we have a few questions to ask you. Off the top,
is your mother here with you?"
"No sir."
"Our files says that you are seventeen. Will she be able to sign
any documents for you?"
"I turned eighteen last week."
"That's fine. So, tell us about yourself, Cameron."
"What would you like to know?"
She looked at one of the art director's assistants, who evaded her eye.
"Well, your last name is Passi. It sounds familiar. Have you done
any work that we may be familiar with?"
"It's the name of my father, who has an entertainment career in Los
Angeles. That probably explains why the name is familiar. My mother remarried,
but I didn't change my name when she did."
"Why aren't you modeling in New York or Los Angeles? You have some
incredible pictures here."
"I have a modeling career here in Tampa. I will probably work in
those markets soon, and I intend to test the waters in New York in a few
months. I will wait a while before I do anything on the west coast, as
I am going to make a name for myself instead of using my fathers name."
"Your portfolio is very impressive. How long have you been modeling,
Cameron?"
"Ten years. I began as a child model."
"Your measurements are 35-24-36, and you are 5' 8''.... dress size
5."
"That's right."
"Why do you try to book work on your own instead of going through
agencies?"
"Certain economic realities, Mr. Crowly. I save twenty percent, and
so does the company that books me this way. Tampa Bay is a weaker market
than in other areas, with fewer genuine jobs and more competition on the
agency level. A booker is going to go through their favorite models and
try to match them with the look that their clients want. Unless you play
a lot of politics, it's hard to be one of their top picks. When I play
politics, I play them on my terms."
An assistant spoke up.
"If we book you into this catalog, do you have a voucher to use?"
"Yes, of course I do."
Cameron presented them with one of her pay vouchers.
The art director looked at it and smiled. "I guess we see something
new every day. This is impressive. Did you design this yourself?"
"I printed it off of Independent
Modeling." She replied.
"Independent Modeling is not your site?"
"No, it's a free resource web site that models use to promote themselves
and book work without an agency. I have a profile on there, though."
Another assistant spoke to the art director. "It's a well-known site,
and it's very well-done. Some of the agencies do not like it, but it is
showing models how to book work without going through them. They cut out
the middleman. I know of art directors who are starting to book these
independent models, and it's working fine for them."
"Thank you for enlightening me about this, Miss Passi. We all had
a few questions that you have answered quite well. I have to admit that
I'm very impressed by you. It's not often that we meet models like you."
"The industry is changing, sir."
"So we are finding out."
The art director got up and shook her hand again, showing her out. "We
will be in touch with you."
The woman with the clipboard walked with Cameron down the hall and she
re-emerged into the waiting room, which seemed to have even more models
packed into it. Some models were leaning against walls. One was chewing
a wad of gum like a cow would chew its cud. Agency models. They took things
for granted. She left the building. It was now dark out. She walked through
the parking lot to find her car, and wondered about the questions that
she had been asked. Why was it so unusual for models to work independently?
This was the first time that she had ever been questioned like this. Then
again, this was also the first time that she had gone to a go-see without
her mother. Maybe the perception of her working independently was different
without a parent in the mix. She realized that she had come through the
go-see with a 50/50 chance of booking-through. There were lots of models
there who could do the job as good as she could, if not better, and they
weren't as much of a hassle to work with since they were referred there
by an agency. Some of those people probably thought that she was out of
her mind. Still, she did land the go-see herself like she had so many
others, and she had been booking through a
lot lately. She had no shortage of money that she made from modeling,
but it took a lot of long hours and hard work. Sure, she didn't get some
jobs, but it was part of the business no matter what you did. This worked
for her, and if she was going to be damned, she would be damned for who
she was. No matter what, she was going to stay true to her roots as a
professional independent model. What was next? She began to think of her
next go-see, which was tomorrow night.
She finally found her car and disarmed the alarm. She got in and tried
to relax for the first time in hours. Who knew what came next, anyway?
Each hour seemed to bring with it a new set of uncertainties and some
sort of adventure, like the rude model back there who she didn't have
a clue about. Modeling was a tough business. She wouldn't have it any
other way.
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PUBLISHED 05/13/11
UPDATED 05/13/11
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