Roma looks like she was in a battle. Who did she fight ?
I am really starting to rethink customs.
Each custom I have tried to do, mind you I say try because I have spent hours upon hours getting these things set up only to have it turn into "How about this model instead of the one you have lined up?"
I have filmed one custom and had about five fall through for all the same reason - I agreed to use models that I was unfamiliar with or I never got the money before I started recruiting.
Either I chase my tail for weeks trying to get my schedules lined up of four diffrent people, only to have a change in the models the person wants or the person never intended to do a custom it seems and never sends the money over.
I cannot tell you how frustrating it is for me to ask a model if she is up for doing something, then to have the person change their mind at the last second because that model was expecting to work, and now they are not. That gives me a bad name in this modeling community.
If you want a fantasy filmed, I can film it. Just give me the match that you want, and I will do it.
But I am going to start asking for money up front before I call one model, and I am the only person who has a say in which models are used.
Twice I have had shoots ready to go but people have "not had the money" at the last minute or keep changing their mind on models that nothing ever gets shot. Or they want to use a model who would never travel the distance asked to do the shoot for the money provided.
I have a vested interest in getting the sponsor the best looking models who will do the given work. If you cannot trust me to do that, then have another person do your custom for you.
Sorry to rant, but now I know why so many producers will not do customs.
We are filmimg some amazing things here at CCC, check my other thread, and these customs are just taking up too much of my time. I have girls that want to work. Lots of them, but I am not going to spend weeks looking for the perfect matchup for someone.
