Talent City

What is Talent City?
Talent City is the place people go to when they want to market themselves to decision-makers in the Entertainment industry. Talent City provides a hub where Casting Directors, Filmmakers, Talent Agents and Talent of all types can mingle electronically. With a variety of services available to all, Talent City is THE place to be.

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Who founded Talent City and why?
Talent City was founded by Robert Abbott in 1999 when he saw that there was an opportunity to provide much-needed services to people working in the Entertainment industry.

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What does Talent City do for Talent Agents?
Talent City offers Talent Agents a variety of very useful services. First, it gives them the ability to manage their talent. Rather than doing everything manually, Talent City provides a workspace that allows agents to store, organize, send and receive communications with Casting Directors and their clients. Talent City provides a cost effective and environmentally sound means of sending headshots and resumes via the internet. It also allows Talent Agents to find new faces to represent without getting overwhelmed by mail. Talent City helps Talent Agents by simplifying their jobs and increasing their clients' exposure to decision-makers.

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What does Talent City do for Actors and Models?
Talent City will help you market yourself. It can give you worldwide exposure at a minimal cost. It will free you of the need to pay for reproductions all the time while giving you the power to send your portfolio to anyone on the web.

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What does Talent City do for Writers?
Talent City gives writers the ability to post brief descriptions of their screenplays, lyrics and poetry in front of film makers and musicians for the purposes of selling it.

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What does Talent City do for Pets?
Talent City provides a place for you to market your talented pet to those in the film making business seeking animal actors.

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What does Talent City do for Musicians?
Talent City allows musicians or bands to post sound files to share with the world. You can also use Talent City as a means to find new lyrics to use.

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What does Talent City do for Casting Directors?
Casting directors can use Talent City to distribute casting requirements to a group of talent agents all at one time. You can also find new talent.

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What does Talent City do for Film Makers?
Film Makers can save lists of talent they are interested in working with for specific projects and distribute sides and breakdowns to them via the internet. You can also find a source of cost effective talent willing to work.

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What is the Talent Management Platform (TMP)?
The Talent Management Platform is our proprietary tool that allows Talent Agents, Film Makers and Casting Directors to save lists of your clients or new talent and communicate with them electronically and save both time and money in the process.

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How is Talent City better than the competitors?
Talent City is vastly superior to its competitors. It offers tools that "behind the camera" people need, and cost effective services for all variety of talent. It gives you a lot more flexibility in describing yourself, can eliminate the need for costly reproductions and courier services. We offer the highest integrity and are a pending member of the BBB Online Reliability program.

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Why should I choose Talent City?
Talent City is the place to be. It offers more marketing tools and better prices. We are the only true self serve site and give you real time updating of your headshots and resumes. Other sites require you to snail mail your information and then charge you a fee to make the changes. We offer the highest integrity and are a pending member of the BBB Online Reliability program.

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Is Talent City open to Independent film makers as well as industry professionals?
Talent City is open to all people regardless of experience or guild affiliations. We foster the creative process by bringing together old and new talent, film makers and writers.

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Will Talent City allow me to save on reproductions?
Yes! No other sites allow you to eliminate the need for reproductions. Once you load your headshot and resume into our database, it can be sent anywhere on the web and hard copies may be printed off by the recipient.

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Will Talent City save me money on Courier Services?
For Talent Agents and Casting Directors, Talent City eliminates the need for costly couriers by providing an electronic means of sharing headshots and resumes.

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When should I consider using Talent City?
If you have ever considered getting into the entertainment industry as a performer of any kind, then you should have a presence at Talent City. With our 24/7 availability, there is always opportunity to get discovered as new talent.

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Where is Talent City?
Talent City has a physical presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. In reality, we are global because the Internet allows us to be everywhere.

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How much does a Talent City portfolio cost?
Talent City charges an annual fee for several different service packages. Our service packages are designed for our many different types of clients. See our pricing page for details.

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Is this a private/secure service?
Yes! Talent City does not sell your information and only registered users will be able to contact you via the email addresses you supply.

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Will I be contacted by casting agents, talent agents, film makers or producers?
We hope so! Parties interested in you or your work will be able to contact you via the email addresses you provide. That is the only means by which you can be contacted through Talent City.

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Can I make changes to my porfolio during my subscription?
You will be able to make real time updates to your headshot and resume at any time during your subscription, and at no charge.

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Are there any other costs associated with Talent City?
No. The only fee you pay is your annual membership fee. We do not take a commission on your earnings. You earned it, you keep it.

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