Term of the Day: Tentpole

Tentpole -- Movie expected by a studio to be its biggest grossing blockbuster of the season, usually summer. Often the pic is the start of, or an installment in, a franchise.




"The Dark Knight is the Tentpole for Warner Brothers 2008 Summer Season."

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Term of the Day: Impresario

Impresario -- Industry term: Entertainment entrepreneur.

"W talent CEO, Evan Walker is an impresario."

Term of the Day: Q Rating

Term of the Day: Q Rating

The Q Score is a way to measure the familiarity and appeal of a brand, company, celebrity, cartoon character or television show. The higher the Q Score, the more well-known and well thought of the item or person being scored is. The Q Score is primarily used by the marketing, advertising and public relations industries.

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Term of the Day: Greenlight

Greenlight: When a film gets the "go-ahead" from a studio to move into production.

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W talent Term of the Day: Commish

Commish: -- commissioner, commission; as in Film Commission, Film Commissioner.

Film Commissions are responsible for promoting film and video production in each state they operate in. They usually help producers by scouting prospective locations for filming.

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W talent Open Casting Call - Aug 14th

Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 7PM


W talent
6121 South Highland Drive
SLC, UT 84121


We are looking for new and experienced models and actors for commercial, editorial, and high fashion work.

To sign up visit wtalent.com or call 801.456.1500

W talent is a GLOBAL TALENT COMMUNITY specializing in new media marketing, traditional advertising, film, and television, editorial, commercial, voiceover, and runway productions. W talent operates in 28 cities worldwide and has created an exclusive talent development program for aspiring models and actors that is completely unique to the industry. The agency side of W talent offers an extensive talent pool that serves local and international clients. Some of our clients include Vogue, Abercrombie & Fitch, Sony, Giorgio Armani, Diesel, Hollister, Disney, Cosmopolitan, Dolce & Gabbana, Verizon, and Reebok.

W talent Term of the Day: BioPic

Biopic: A hybrid word, coined by the folks at Variety, meaning biographical film.

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W talent Open Call - Tuesday August 12th

W talent is holding an open casting call on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7PM

W talent

6121 South Highland Drive

SLC, UT 84121

We are looking for new and experienced models and actors for commercial, editorial, and high fashion work.

To sign up visit wtalent.com or call 801.456.1500

W talent is a GLOBAL TALENT COMMUNITY specializing in new media marketing, traditional advertising, film, and television, editorial, commercial, voiceover, and runway productions. W talent operates in 28 cities worldwide and has created an exclusive talent development program for aspiring models and actors that is completely unique to the industry. The agency side of W talent offers an extensive talent pool that serves local and international clients. Some of our clients include Vogue, Abercrombie & Fitch, Sony, Giorgio Armani, Diesel, Hollister, Disney, Cosmopolitan, Dolce & Gabbana, Verizon, and Reebok.

Term of the Day: Zitcom

Zitcom*:

A television comedy aimed at teenagers.

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*variety

Open Casting Call - Utah Models & Actors August 7th:

W talent is holding an open casting call on Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 7PM

W talent

6121 South Highland Drive

SLC, UT 84121

We are looking for new and experienced models and actors for commercial, editorial, and high fashion work.

To sign up visit wtalent.com or call 801.456.1500

W talent is a GLOBAL TALENT COMMUNITY specializing in new media marketing, traditional advertising, film, and television, editorial, commercial, voiceover, and runway productions. W talent operates in 28 cities worldwide and has created an exclusive talent development program for aspiring models and actors that is completely unique to the industry. The agency side of W talent offers an extensive talent pool that serves local and international clients. Some of our clients include Vogue, Abercrombie & Fitch, Sony, Giorgio Armani, Diesel, Hollister, Disney, Cosmopolitan, Dolce & Gabbana, Verizon, and Reebok.

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Term of the Day: House Model

House Model:


A model who works for a specific designer modeling within the design studio.


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Open Casting Call - Utah Models & Actors August 5th

W talent is holding an open casting call on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 7PM

W talent
6121 South Highland Drive
SLC, UT 84121

We are looking for new and experienced models and actors for commercial, editorial, and high fashion work.

To sign up visit wtalent.com or call 801.456.1500

W talent is a GLOBAL TALENT COMMUNITY specializing in new media marketing, traditional advertising, film, and television, editorial, commercial, voiceover, and runway productions. W talent operates in 28 cities worldwide and has created an exclusive talent development program for aspiring models and actors that is completely unique to the industry. The agency side of W talent offers an extensive talent pool that serves local and international clients. Some of our clients include Vogue, Abercrombie & Fitch, Sony, Giorgio Armani, Diesel, Hollister, Disney, Cosmopolitan, Dolce & Gabbana, Verizon, and Reebok.

Term of the Day: Voucher

Voucher:

A printed form that is filled out after a model has completed a job and presented by the agent to the client for payment. The time worked is logged on this form with the rate of pay and signed by the client and model at the end of the assignment.

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