Hey all,
I am in the process of leaving my agency after several years. They are a big agency and it was time.
I have a manager who has been v supportive of this decision.
I am quite established in the industry and have several supporters (producers, execs etc.) who are offering to help me land a great agent.
My manager is querying a few agents at the other major agencies and we are waiting for responses.
I am wondering... what is the protocol re: the referrals coming from other people besides my manager?
Can I accept a referral that isn't coming from my manager i.e. take the producers/execs up and have them query on my behalf? Do I have to loop my manager in immediately? Should I discuss it with him? I don't mean to go off and do my own thing- but I do wonder if I have a better chance at getting a fast read from a slightly more "personal" approach. Essentially it's the age-old conundrum of making sure I don't piss the dude off, but also ensuring that I put myself in the best position.
Another question: is it best to approach agents at an agency (say, WME) one by one? at the risk of getting passes? or is it okay to put out as many feelers as possible, at the same time? I feel like dropping simultaneous submissions might work best because they wouldn't necessarily have time to cross-check with each other- and we all know what one person's opinion has on another within the agency...
if weeks go by and I get one or two passes I am afraid that it will "taint" me.
Thanks!
I am in the process of leaving my agency after several years. They are a big agency and it was time.
I have a manager who has been v supportive of this decision.
I am quite established in the industry and have several supporters (producers, execs etc.) who are offering to help me land a great agent.
My manager is querying a few agents at the other major agencies and we are waiting for responses.
I am wondering... what is the protocol re: the referrals coming from other people besides my manager?
Can I accept a referral that isn't coming from my manager i.e. take the producers/execs up and have them query on my behalf? Do I have to loop my manager in immediately? Should I discuss it with him? I don't mean to go off and do my own thing- but I do wonder if I have a better chance at getting a fast read from a slightly more "personal" approach. Essentially it's the age-old conundrum of making sure I don't piss the dude off, but also ensuring that I put myself in the best position.
Another question: is it best to approach agents at an agency (say, WME) one by one? at the risk of getting passes? or is it okay to put out as many feelers as possible, at the same time? I feel like dropping simultaneous submissions might work best because they wouldn't necessarily have time to cross-check with each other- and we all know what one person's opinion has on another within the agency...
if weeks go by and I get one or two passes I am afraid that it will "taint" me.
Thanks!
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