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Nevon Management/Red Alert is it legit? · 04-11-2007, 12:44 AM

i've heard that Red Alert is a scam but i'm confused. i've just started working w/ Nevon Management but whenever I call they answer Red Alert Agency. Confused and dont know what to do. They're about to order my Zed Cards and I dont know if i should order them or not.

http://nevonmanagement.com/

modelmecrazy · 05-12-2009, 09:07 PM

I just got back from my first go see while being managed with Nevon. It was really cool because i went to the go see and when i told them i was from Nevon they asked me to go ahead of everyone else waiting and see casting before them. It went really well and hopefully I get it, they seemed really impressed with the fact that i was with Nevon. Well we'll see how it goes

austinmodelsandtalent · 05-12-2009, 09:14 PM

This is totally inaccurate. Agencies may be EXCLUSIVE or NON-EXCLUSIVE. In either situation, you are not signing your life away unless you are signing up with a "SCAM." Agents are bound by laws in most states to be bonded and licensed and only then may procure work for the people that they represent. They also are restricted from requiring their services, such as selling comp cards and photo shoots and such. Management is a function that does NOT procure you work directly, but which works with a licensed agency to get you work (through the licensed agent). The minute that a manager starts to procure work directly for a talent, they become an agent and if in a state that regulates this, if they do not have an agency license then they are violating the law and can be prosecuted. The two definitions you have provided are generic terms and have NOTHING to do with the talent industry. Absolutely nothing at all. I would suggest education on the workings of the actual talent industry.

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Originally Posted by AuraDalton

Thats interesting, I am signed with them and LOVE them, my comp cards are beautiful and the photoshoot was great. I get great jobs from them. I also think you should learn the difference between management and an agency, sweetie.

Agency:
Fiduciary relationship between two parties in which one (the 'agent') is under the control of (is obligated to) the other (the 'principal') . The agent is authorized by the principal to perform certain acts, for and on behalf of the principal. The principal is bound by the acts of the agent, performed in carrying out entrusted duties and within the scope of agent's authority. An agency can be created by (1) express agreement, whether oral or written, (2) implication, based on the custom or practice of the trade, or (3) conduct of the principal. Under the legal doctrine of estoppel, the principal is prohibited from denying the existence of a properly constituted agency. Creation of agency is essential to commercial and financial transactions, because an organization (as a legal entity) can function only through its agents.

(you sign and you are theirs, no options)

Management:

According to the management guru Peter Drucker (1909-2005), the basic task of a management is twofold: marketing and innovation. Practice of modern management owes its origin to the 16th century enquiry into low-efficiency and failures of certain enterprises, conducted by the English statesman Sir Thomas More (1478-1535).

(and you dont sign your life away)

XOXO
Aura

austinmodelsandtalent · 05-12-2009, 09:16 PM

If you're in a state that regulates agencies by licensing, find out if they have a license. If they do not, simply file a complaint and wait for them to be prosecuted.

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Originally Posted by ImReady4MyCloseUp

hello u i' just started too with this company NEVON MANAGEMENT .
i'm confused too. they ask for the photos $480 but they divided in 3 part $160
what's next?
are they gonna ask for more money ?
is there anyway that i can get my money back?
is there any number for costumer help for fraud or sacm?
please some ine tell me.

modelmecrazy · 05-12-2009, 10:24 PM

Well I had really out dated comp cards and Zed cards. I'm not trying to toot Nevon's horn but they hooked me up with new headshots and zed cards. i mean they did tell me up front that they don't cover this expense. But i have gone to other agencies who won't have anything to do with you until you have professional photos. At least Nevon gave me the chance to get the photos done and by the way they were AWESOME. but other than the purchase of your photos, there is no money needed, Just when you get paid do they get their agency cut.

austinmodelsandtalent · 05-12-2009, 10:35 PM

They were so helpful helping you get your new photos... BECAUSE YOU WERE PAYING THEM FOR IT. In over 5 years, we have yet to have a client require a printed comp card. That is old school. 99.995% of the clients today have computers. Now actor headshots, yes those should be printed. So it is an agency then and not management. Managers do not act as agents booking work.

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Originally Posted by modelmecrazy

Well I had really out dated comp cards and Zed cards. I'm not trying to toot Nevon's horn but they hooked me up with new headshots and zed cards. i mean they did tell me up front that they don't cover this expense. But i have gone to other agencies who won't have anything to do with you until you have professional photos. At least Nevon gave me the chance to get the photos done and by the way they were AWESOME. but other than the purchase of your photos, there is no money needed, Just when you get paid do they get their agency cut.