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isiahthomas · 09-29-2003, 05:45 PM

There's this ad i saw in a weekly magazine that i get mailed to me every week that said do u wanna be in tv commercials, music videos, extras in a movie or tv show. I called the number to talk to somebody & the guy told me it costs $79 to get some information mailed to me about being in a tv commercial & being a extra in a music video & tv show. He told me i had to send him 5 photos of myself also. I'm thinkin about doing this cause i wanna get into television & i read that u get paid a lot of money to do tv commercials. The ad said u can make $200-$600 a week doing commercials.

MonarC · 09-29-2003, 06:06 PM

I was in a commercial once. It was for local cable only. I was working as a cashier at a brand new car wash and the owner was a friend of the family and wanted me to be in his commercial... I got to drive a corvette up to the car wash and then go in an pay and smile at the camera... It was fun and I got $100 extra bucks...

Hollow · 09-29-2003, 06:09 PM

no but i'm gonna model for a magazine pretty soon

Liza · 09-29-2003, 06:15 PM

I was in a few commercials for my grandma's shop a long time ago (they needed a cute little girl about 4 years old and guess who got the part

) So yeah, I was a well-known face in Indiana in 1986

I've also written a couple of commercials for her shop and some local radio stations.

Lucylover22 · 09-29-2003, 08:51 PM

Nope, not yet...

musicradio77 · 09-29-2003, 10:28 PM

No way, Jose!

David · 09-29-2003, 11:13 PM

Nope, I wish though ;(

Microprosa · 09-29-2003, 11:18 PM

No.

Sitcomwriter · 09-29-2003, 11:46 PM

I have a friend who was in one for something.I forget what it was LOL.That commercial actually got a lot of air play on channels like Nick and N@N so if you watched N@N or any other basic cale channel from like 1997-2000 then you might have seen it.

PZelda · 09-30-2003, 12:38 AM

Yeah, I've been in like 3-4 local commercials for my dad's party supply store. He owns and operates a HUGE party store, along with my stepmom, where I live, so I'm pretty well-known here in town. His commercials are kickass, too.

We just actually finished doing one for Halloween, in fact, and they're airing the commercial here til Halloween.

Kay Scarpetta · 09-30-2003, 03:43 PM

Yeah... local politicians' commercials

Truth · 09-30-2003, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by isiahthomas
I called the number to talk to somebody & the guy told me it costs $79 to get some information mailed to me about being in a tv commercial & being a extra in a music video & tv show.

If they are asking for money then its probably a scam...

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 09-30-2003, 04:20 PM

No, but about 11 years ago when my cousins were like 12, they were in a comercial for a local theme park...it was just because they were taping random people on the water rides and stuff.

isiahthomas · 10-01-2003, 03:22 PM

It doesn't have to be a scam necessarily just because they're asking for money. You're not gonna be able to get into the television industry as a actor for free. If u get a agent, you're gonna have to pay a agent anyway just to see if he can get u a part in a movie or on a tv show. I think the reason why they're asking for money is because u might be guaranteed to get in a tv commercial, tv show, be a extra in a movie if they like the pictures they see of u. Plus they're sending u information on what their company is about & u know they're not gonna send u information for free to get u into the entertainment industry.

animalcrackers · 10-01-2003, 04:03 PM

Years ago, my family was Knott's Berry Farm in Calif. Me and my dad got on Montezuma's Revenge and people from CBS were filming a CBS 'Looking Good' commercial. We were all asked if we wanted to be in the commercial. We said sure. So when we came to the loop of the ride, the camera was there and we had to hold up our hands and give the okay sign. After the ride we had to sign a paper. It was only shown in Calif. So I never saw it.

09-29-2003, 05:45 PM	#1
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Anybody Ever Been In A TV Commercial? There's this ad i saw in a weekly magazine that i get mailed to me every week that said do u wanna be in tv commercials, music videos, extras in a movie or tv show. I called the number to talk to somebody & the guy told me it costs $79 to get some information mailed to me about being in a tv commercial & being a extra in a music video & tv show. He told me i had to send him 5 photos of myself also. I'm thinkin about doing this cause i wanna get into television & i read that u get paid a lot of money to do tv commercials. The ad said u can make $200-$600 a week doing commercials.

09-29-2003, 08:51 PM	#5
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09-29-2003, 10:28 PM	#6
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09-29-2003, 11:13 PM	#7
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09-30-2003, 12:38 AM	#10
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Yeah, I've been in like 3-4 local commercials for my dad's party supply store. He owns and operates a HUGE party store, along with my stepmom, where I live, so I'm pretty well-known here in town. His commercials are kickass, too. We just actually finished doing one for Halloween, in fact, and they're airing the commercial here til Halloween.
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09-29-2003, 06:06 PM	#2
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	I was in a commercial once. It was for local cable only. I was working as a cashier at a brand new car wash and the owner was a friend of the family and wanted me to be in his commercial... I got to drive a corvette up to the car wash and then go in an pay and smile at the camera... It was fun and I got $100 extra bucks...

09-29-2003, 06:09 PM	#3
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	no but i'm gonna model for a magazine pretty soon

09-29-2003, 06:15 PM	#4
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	I was in a few commercials for my grandma's shop a long time ago (they needed a cute little girl about 4 years old and guess who got the part ) So yeah, I was a well-known face in Indiana in 1986 I've also written a couple of commercials for her shop and some local radio stations.

09-29-2003, 11:18 PM	#8
Microprosa Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Posts: 1,405	No.

09-29-2003, 11:46 PM	#9
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	I have a friend who was in one for something.I forget what it was LOL.That commercial actually got a lot of air play on channels like Nick and N@N so if you watched N@N or any other basic cale channel from like 1997-2000 then you might have seen it.

09-30-2003, 03:43 PM	#11
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	Yeah... local politicians' commercials
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09-30-2003, 04:20 PM	#13
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	No, but about 11 years ago when my cousins were like 12, they were in a comercial for a local theme park...it was just because they were taping random people on the water rides and stuff.
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10-01-2003, 03:22 PM	#14
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	It doesn't have to be a scam necessarily just because they're asking for money. You're not gonna be able to get into the television industry as a actor for free. If u get a agent, you're gonna have to pay a agent anyway just to see if he can get u a part in a movie or on a tv show. I think the reason why they're asking for money is because u might be guaranteed to get in a tv commercial, tv show, be a extra in a movie if they like the pictures they see of u. Plus they're sending u information on what their company is about & u know they're not gonna send u information for free to get u into the entertainment industry.

10-01-2003, 04:03 PM	#15
animalcrackers Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 24, 2002 Location: The Backseat Of Fonzie's Bike Posts: 1,603	Years ago, my family was Knott's Berry Farm in Calif. Me and my dad got on Montezuma's Revenge and people from CBS were filming a CBS 'Looking Good' commercial. We were all asked if we wanted to be in the commercial. We said sure. So when we came to the loop of the ride, the camera was there and we had to hold up our hands and give the okay sign. After the ride we had to sign a paper. It was only shown in Calif. So I never saw it.