How to Identify Acting Scams - Acting Institute Explains
Introduction The film industry is a treasure island of scammers and lots of aspiring actors and performers in their quest for landing a job get manipulated and robbed of their money. It is more likely to occur to recent graduates from drama and acting schools due to their lack of professional experience. Therefore, an acting institute in West Bengal explains how aspiring actors can identify scams and avoid them. Four common acting scams to be aware off i) Manager Scams Manager scams go something like this. A swindler, pretending to be a legit manager, approaches actors looking for a job and ask for a “submission fee”. They convince the victims that they use the funds for submitting their portfolio for acting roles and that performers should bear these costs themselves. However, in reality, these scammers rarely try to help the performers get their careers started. Actors and performers should note that honest managers never ask...