I have a meeting with LW1 coming up - does anyone have any experience with them? How long does the meeting last, what do they expect from me, etc. etc.? This will be my first meeting with an agency. So, fingers crossed. Thanks!

Congrats!

I met with them before. They focus on commercials and have a great reputation.

You won't have to do any kind of cold read. They just want to get to know you as a person.

For me, I met with Mark Park and the assistant Rebecca Beazley. Super nice people! I really enjoyed meeting with them.

They will be looking at your personality. So you want to warm the room up with your presence. Ask questions, be outgoing, but don't over do it or force anything.

They will be looking to see if you have any commercial training on your resume. Typical things that a commercial agent would want their clients to have.

So having commercial training, improv, etc will help you.

The meeting can last as long as you make it. The longer the meeting probably means they like you.

So just relax and be yourself!

Thanks so much, CMS! Are there any general "safe" questions to ask at an agency meeting like this? I was thinking maybe business structure (or perhaps that's too technical), interaction with clients, etc.? Thanks again!

Some things you can ask

How many of my "type" do you have on your roster?

What do you see as my type/How will you be submitting me?

What do you think about my headshots?

When is the best time to contact you?

What is the best way to contact you?

You can ask them what some of their clients are working on or just booked?

You can even ask them for any recommendations in terms of your image and/or your career development.

You can ask them for brief history on the agency itself.

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make sure you bring copies of your headshot and resume.

If you have the proofs to your headshots printed out you can bring those too. They had me bring my proofs to take a look at the variety.

You should bring a notebook and pen just in case they tell you anything specific to remember.

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They will probably ask you how you found out about the agency.

If you have any other agents to meet with.

How recent your headshots are.

The type of training you have or going to take.

They may ask you what do you see your "type" as.

They will ask you to explain your credits on your resume.

And why do you want to become an actor.

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So those are some things to keep in mind. Good luck on your interview. Let us know how it goes!

Thank you so much - that was incredibly helpful! I will update (hopefully with good news!).