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    I'm curious for those of you who have had experience with both, which approach suited you better and why? Did you feel lost in the shuffle at a bigger agency, or that your boutique didn't have enough reach in terms of jobs or making contacts and/ or attachments? Were your agents as accessible at the big agencies as they were the small ones? Would love a great comparison of your experiences. Thanks in advance.

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    My experience is ICM --> Paradigm, and Circle of Confusion --> Writ Large.
    I prefer smaller in both cases, but ultimately it's the agent not the agency. Not to say that smaller agencies are more passionate about you - an agent at a big agency can be just as passionate, and that's all that really matters. But big agencies/managers tend to sell writers on their packaging ability, and that never really materialized for me. I did feel a bit lost in the shuffle at the biggie, but part of that was because my agent didn't give a sh*t about me and ultimately dropped me [or rather didn't try to keep me when I said I wasn't happy]. Smaller agency pursued aggressively with a whole team in place ready to go. They might not have the huge roster of other clients to package things with, but producers tend to be the ones to do that anyway, so it's not a criteria for me when picking an agent. So ultimately my answer is the same as what you've probably discovered in your career , it's the person, not the letterhead.

    [Note: My wife went from Verve to ICM and had the opposite experience. Much more attention to her at the latter, but that also probably has something to do with her signing with them following a significant sale].
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      Thanks Chomp, very informative. I've been with a small(er) agent when I first started but felt the opportunities were on the anemic side. But again, that 100% could have been the agent more than the agency. I also like the point you brought up about producers packaging anyway. It does seem to make the roster less of a factor.

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        I say go where the love is. Even at the biggies with the large rosters, it's not like the point agents for those directors/actors leap to attention and get material to those clients just because you're also a client. At the end of the day it's still your agent having to knock on their doors and pester them to do so, so it all comes back to your own agent's passion.
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