Getting Started

Getting Started

How to get signed by a modelling agency: what a submission needs and what a real agency does

Agencies reject almost everything they receive, and most rejections are decided in seconds by things you control. What to send, where to send it, and how to tell a real agency from a business that sells services to hopefuls.

Sep 23, 2026 8 min read

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Your first shoot: what actually happens on set, hour by hour

Nobody explains the day to you because everyone else has done it a hundred times. Call sheets, call times, hair and makeup, who is who, and the few things that quietly decide whether you get booked again.

Sep 23, 2026 8 min read

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How to become a brand ambassador: what a brand is actually buying when it buys a face

Being the face of a brand is one of the best-paid jobs in this industry and one of the least understood. What brands look for, how the deals are structured, and the approaches that are not real.

Sep 23, 2026 8 min read

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How to become a model with no experience: a realistic first year

No portfolio, no agency, no contacts, and a phone full of photos that were never meant to be professional. That is where nearly everyone begins. Here is what the first year actually looks like.

Sep 22, 2026 7 min read

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How to become an actor with no training: where to actually start

Drama school is one route in, not the route. What you can build without one, in what order, and what a casting director is really weighing up when they open your file.

Sep 22, 2026 7 min read

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Types of modelling explained: which category actually fits you

Fashion, commercial, runway, fitness, plus, petite, parts, fit, promotional. Nine different trades sharing one word — and picking the wrong one wastes a year.

Sep 22, 2026 7 min read

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How CastHub works: talent, companies, and the people who follow them

Three kinds of account, one shared goal: getting the right face in front of the right production — with nobody standing in the middle.

Sep 20, 2026 2 min read

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The talent showcase and support — what it is, and what it is not

The showcase is a public window for talent who opt in. Support is a ranking signal, not a vote, not a payment, and not a promise.

Sep 20, 2026 2 min read