We Are A Full Service Talent & Modeling Agency

The first thing I would like to state is that we are a full service talent and modeling agency. Yes, we do offer all the tools necessary to help our talent to be able to go through our booking department and get out there to land jobs when they’re sent on auditions. Most people who come in here did not possess such natural talent that we would feel comfortable with them using our name to go out on auditions but we feel confident with some proper training and with a professional portfolio those individuals would then be ready and better equipped to go out on auditions and perhaps even land roles!

Tru Talent Management provides all the tools one would need to be a successful actor or even a model! Utah is one of the few sates that have a ton of movies and films that are shot within the state! This allows for a lot of opportunities for those people that are interested in breaking into the industry, and Tru Talent Management is one of the top booking agencies in the state!

If someone is truly committed to making it big in the movie world I would recommend starting out with a smaller agency to build your resume and your skills. Tru Talent Management is a perfect company to start with. Unfortunately in today’s world of the internet the golden rule is now if you don’t have something bad to say, don’t say it. You cannot always believe what you read but need to rather see what success a company has and have faith in yourself before deciding not to do something just because someone has written something negative about a company on the internet.

Signing With Tru Talent

I signed up with TRU Talent Management in September of 2007 just to help out a friend who was employed there at the time. Not knowing exactly what it was all about or what kind of company TRU Talent Management was. Once I came in for my audition and met with my signing agent Cowboy, we discussed the acting and modeling talent I had and discussed all the opportunities that were available. With me doing some modeling a couple years prior to meeting with Cowboy, I was pretty excited and nervous at the same time. He then signed me up for Acting I and I began training with Rob Diamond for about 6 weeks. I have to say, with me having no experience in acting, I had a lot of fun and learned a lot more about acting than I thought I would. Doing the role playing and putting myself in the actors/actresses position was a lot of fun. I didn’t think I would but Rob made me feel very comfortable and at ease.

I continued to take acting for the next month in a half and when I was finished I had the choice of doing Acting II or Modeling I, so I chose Modeling because I had experienced it and I knew I would have a lot of fun. I began modeling about a month later, learning everything from how to take care of your skin and body, to practicing walking on the run way and turns, and just the etiquette to have when in the modeling industry.

While I was in modeling I scheduled a photo shoot with TRU’s professional photo crew. I remember how excited I was when I arrived for my shoot. All the different looks and personalities you have in your photos are amazing. Letting someone else critique you and help put together an amazing shoot and have you look great at the same time!

It is now December 2008 and I feel that I have gained a lot of knowledge and more experience than I thought possible and the staff was amazing to work with through everything. I also made a lot of friends and see myself getting booked and doing more and more auditions and have a lot of extra work. I would see the possibility of and acting/modeling career with Tru Talent Management in the future to come. I really hope others are able to experience what I have at Tru Talent Management and all the career possibilities here. With Tru Talent Management having their own booking department, it makes it very easy to get started with this company. I wish the best to anyone person(s) who chooses to pursue with TRU Talent!!

Tru Talent Tip: Quality Portfolio Photos Are Crucial For Models

High quality portfolio photographs are crucial for Models. Your portfolio is the first impression for clients. It will determine the quality, type, and amount of work you get modeling professionally. Your Portfolio says a lot about you. It provides prospective clients insight to your personality, as well as how photogenic you are. Your portfolio should not only reflect who you are, but should also prove you are easy to work with and are willing to take on many different looks. Your photographs must enhance your best features, plus show your body and face clearly. Editors, agencies, advertisers, and producers often want a specific look in order to stand out and get their attention. It is very important to have a variety of your looks in your portfolio.

Tru Talent Management’s on location fashion photography is the best. It is so exciting to shoot outside the typical studio look. Creative and fun locations can enhance any model. Great backgrounds make everything work and add an edge to your portfolio.

Why Professional Photography Services Are So Important.

Advances in digital technology have changed the way businesses market, sell, and compete. In the commercial photography industry these advances have reduced the cost of production and distribution of images, increased the supply and demand, and created dynamic techniques. For effective professional commercial quality photographs, photographers need technical expertise, imagination, and creativity. At Tru Talent Management, our photographers have been trained in an assortment of the latest photography techniques, equipment, and software programs. With over 30 years of experience within the photography industry our chief photographer has developed a true eye for photography that effectively markets to the right people. For clients of all industries, nationally and worldwide, Tru Talent Management’s photography team is the right choice for professional modeling portfolios with a widespread appeal that enhances every model.

Are you ready to take your shot?

We understand that deciding what steps to take and where to take them can be unclear and often overwhelming. Tru Talent Management helps to overcome that by preparing aspiring or professional models and actors to handle the many challenges and rewards of the industry.

Photo Shoot Tips & Tricks

If there is anything I would tell someone who is preparing for a photo shoot, especially their first, it would be RELAX and HAVE FUN!

There will be plenty of people to help you out and give you guidance and direction. The main thing you need to do is have fun and enjoy the experience. If you are letting loose and enjoying yourself, your pictures will look amazing. So many people come in nervous and their pictures end up looking stiff. Forget the camera is even there and remember what it was like to be a kid and play with nothing more than your imagination.

All pictures tell a story. Some may be extremely simple while others can be much more complex. Whatever photo shoot you may be doing it will almost always be for the final product to convey some sort of message. Once you’ve relaxed try to get a feel for the story you are suppose to be telling as the model. Then when you have that idea in your mind take your imagination and tell that story in as many different ways as you can come up with.

How do you tell the story? Tell the story simply by using your expressions and body language. Still need help, or maybe having a little artistic block? Look at as many different magazines and ads as you can. Pay attention to their facial expressions and their body language. What are they trying to sell? Why does the ad work or not work? Can you see or create a story line for the picture? Make it a game for yourself.

Remember the biggest key is to have fun. Don’t worry about the pictures that may come out with you looking goofy. We all have those and they are easily deleted. And as always if you have any questions just ask.

Modeling: Developing Talent & Managing Your Talent

1. This industry is all about fashion trends, and keeping up with the fashion world. Keeping up with the fashion world is more than just clothes. You have read and understand the concept of styling and why there are trends. Keeping up with make up and hair design trends are an everyday life style. Make up and hair styles can make or break any look. Stylists have a very important job. They have the power to turn an ordinary look into something that is very marketable. Make up artists can make every day looking people stand out and look glamorous. Your hair and make up say a lot about you and your personality as a whole. With out the proper training and knowledge, you can not work as a model. You need be consistent and have the passion, drive, and desire to accomplish your goals.

2. It takes a lot to be a successful model. You have to be very self confident, driven, trusting, a happy person in general and aware of fashion and trends. You have to be self confident because if you aren’t it will show in your pictures. If you aren’t driven you will have a hard time making it in this industry. Trust is also important in that you need to trust the photographer and make-up artist. If you are uneasy, unhappy, or self conscious it will shoe in your pictures. This industry is very competitive and you need to be able to compete. Fashion and being aware of trends as they come and go, so you can be at the top of your game, always looking good is important and being healthy is a big part of. Nutrition and diet is important to being healthy and fit for not just modeling, but also for your own health.

Modeling: Can You Handle It?

Lights, Camera, Action. The bulbs are beating on your face as you pose in different stances and directions. The beating of your heart begins to quicken and you begin to ponder “Did that look right?” 5 minutes goes by, ten, an hour and its over. 8 looks, 8 outfits and you have quality pictures to use in your portfolio.

So many people ask the question today “Could I be a model really?” and the answer is Yes! The modeling industry is so diverse and so large that pretty much any person with a true interest and desire can succeed.

There are models for hands, feet, hair, make up, fashion, runway, the list goes on and on. This industry is rapidly growing and is large enough even for me and you!

Now you might ask “Do I have to pay?” well let’s put it this way, have you ever heard the saying “You get what you pay for?” well that is exactly true with modeling. But it is a small fee compared to your dreams.

Take me for instance, my soul dream in life was to play music, tour the world, and be a rock star above all else. Now some people would say “That’s every boys dream” but on the contrary I was determined to succeed.

Just for starters I had to purchase musical equipment to have a quality sound on stage, next pay for a record to be recorded, mixed and mastered and packaged, following that had to pay for a tour van, merchandise to sell on the road and pay gas for any stops.

Here is a rough price sheet of what my band and I spent in the last year:

2 guitars: $1500

1 bass: $500

Custom Drum kit: $5000

Key board: $200

Mics: $150

Amplifiers: $4000

T shirts: $600

Recording: $5200

Tour van: $2500

Total-$19,650 roughly

Now you may think were crazy, but that was just to get started! Without proper planning, management representation and drive we would be no more than a basement band with expensive equipment.

My point is, modeling is simple, modeling is affordable, and modeling will change your life. You’ll never know what you’re good at until you take that first step!

Continuing Talent Education

Well to start off acting is like any other profession/career that you may want to be involved in. It is going to take time, education, training, and a few other elements I will explain later on.

Let’s say for example you would like to be a doctor that is going to take a quite a bit of schooling, training, and education. A lawyer, this is pretty much the same it is going to take a lot of schooling, training, and education. Basically any professional career you go into you are going to have to have the proper education and training to be successful at it.

Now let’s say you get the proper training, education, and schooling to do any of these careers does that mean you are going to be successful? NO not at ALL does it. There are two elements missing in this equation for becoming successful. 1. Commitment; there HAS to be a level of commitment in becoming successful at any of these careers including acting. Without it you may as well NEVER start. 2. Passion; if there isn’t a passion to become a Doctor, Lawyer, or Actor how do you expect to be successful at it and continue through the hard work that it takes to become successful.

Regardless of how many films, commercials etc that you film an actor are ALWAYS a work in progress. There is not an actor/actress that doesn’t constantly work on themselves either through coaching or training. If that is the case how can they grow and develop in the industry. They can’t! You have to constantly work on your skills and talent. It is the ONLY way to progress with ANYTHING!!!

Training/education helps anyone fine tune the talents that they already posses as well as it helps extract and teach the actor/actress talents that they either didn’t know were there or didn’t know how to tap into.

It also helps them develop new talents and skills which is obviously what these casting directors/producers are looking for when they cast for a film.

So in essence what I am trying to say if you want to constantly to grow and develop into an amazing actor/actress you have to constantly learn by continued education.

Manage Your Stress From Acting And Modeling

As most actors and models already know, the acting and modeling industry can bring on boat loads of unneeded stress and anxiety.  To avoid these feelings of stress and anxiety, a person mush know exactly how to take things step by step.  It is also crucial to give yourself some much need relax time every day or every few days to feel more at ease.  There are five simple steps that you can do, by yourself, on a daily basis to help a person fight stress and anxiety and live a happier life.

The first thing you can do to deal with these feelings is the good old method of counting to ten if you are in a situation that is appalling.  This will give you a chance to take a step back and think about what is happening and find a way to react in a way that is less mean or inappropriate.

The second thing you can do, if you enjoy the outdoors, like the beach or mountains, you can visit one of these places to help calm your mood and change it into something much more enjoyable.

Third, write things down.  You see, writing things down can be a great outlet when you have a crowded mind with thoughts and ideas.  This will help you organize your thoughts and have a better vision of what needs to be done.  In the end, this should help you become more relaxed.

The fourth thing you can do may make you look a little crazy, but it works.  You can talk to yourself, you know, have a little pep talk.  Doing this, will help you vent out your thoughts and frustrations and allow you to listen to yourself.  This will help you stay calm and think straight.

The fifth and last thing I want to talk about is taking a break from what you are doing.  Most people’s lives are made up of too many demanding things.  Take small break and close your eyes, get a drink (not alcohol), get something to drink, or do whatever might calm you down.

Applying these things on a daily basis will help you reduce the amount of stress and anxiety that you might be feeling from your daily activities.

Want To Become A Model?

The greatest aspiration of many females today are to become a model or an actor and be famous.  The sad thing about these dreams is, most of those individuals who aspire to become actors and models either don’t have what it takes to make it in the industry, or they do have what it takes and don’t have the proper training and resources to make it happen for them.

Here are a few things that will help you accomplish you goal of becoming a model and show everyone your true talent.

Find An Agent To Represent You

The number one thing you can do to launch your career in the modeling industry is find a good talent agent or talent agency to represent you.  They have contacts and get you into doors that you might not have been able to get into by yourself.

Use The Internet To Your Advantage

The internet is a powerful tool that can be leveraged to your advantage, if you use it correctly.  You should set up a portfolio online for directors to be able to find and view at their leisure.  You must be very careful to make sure that it is as professional as your portfolio that you would send out to casting directors, or even more professional.

Be Photogenic

If you don’t know how to take stunning photographs, you will never become a model.  Taking good photos is an art and a skill that needs to be learned.

Learn To Walk The Walk

Walking the runway is something that is required by a pretty good amount of models.  If you don’t know how to walk appropriately for the runway, you can be assured that you will be put aside for a model who can.

Know Where To Be Discovered

You cannot be discovered by just sitting around your house or the photo studio taking pictures of yourself all day long.  You need to learn the places where you can be discovered by the right people in the industry.  Talent managers can help you in this aspect since they have thousands of contacts and connections to leverage.

Be In Shape

This is mostly true in the modeling industry.  However, today, there are high demands for all kinds of models regardless of shape and size.  The basic model needs to be in shape and look extremely good in all types of clothes and lingerie.

Understand Nutrition

This is huge for models and actors alike!  In this industry it is very important that you look your best and a lot of times, models sacrifice their nutrition and health to drop as much weight that they can to look the part.  it is vital that you understand nutrition and how to maintain and lose weight while not sacrificing your health.

These are just a few of the things that you can do to help improve your chances of becoming a model.  There are obviously many others, I could go on and on, but this is a great start.

One of Americas Top Talent Management Agencies

Tru Talent Management – Talent Agency

Tru Talent Management is one of the top talent management agencies in the United states.  They focus on training and educating new and seasoned models and actors and in helping them find work in their respective industries.

Tru Talent Management has offices located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Las Vegas, Nevada, and are opening a location very soon the the Denver, Colorado area.

Become An Actor or A Model

Tru Talent Management can help you if you have the desire to become an actor or a model.  They have helped hundreds of individuals before you.  Contact them today to see what you need to do to be the next big star!