Originally Posted by
boyfunk
Ah, Vancouver. Only place in the world where we've had the pleasure of being raided in the middle of a 4 way shoot by the Vancouver police, and I got hauled away and strip searched -- and had over $800 worth of (blank) compact flash cards confiscated, along with DV videotapes that weren't even shot in Canada. All on a bogus immigrations charge. (They couldn't find anything else we were doing wrong, so they decided we needed a work permit since we were American. But NAFTA specifically says we don't, only they weren't interested in hearing that....)
But that's another story. :=)
There are indeed some beautiful boys in Vancouver. I would say that good scouts are your best option. The ads work, but you can expect that you'll have to wade through a lot of guys that don't match your needs before you find one that does.... and our experience is that a lot of the guys who see the ad in the paper don't have Internet access. So being able to take calls is importnat. Perhaps having a recording that describes the arrangement and answers common questions and then refers them to another number to speak to a real person would be a good idea. It takes time to gain the momentum, and by treating your models well, word will eventually get around that you're a good studio to work with.
As for model exchanges, I think that most studios probably prefer to keep their models as close to exclusive as they reasonably can. We're exploring some joint projects with another studio, and have considered other options in the past, it just has to be an arrangement that makes good business sense for both parties.
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