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Accessories
- Fashionable items that you wear to complement your
clothing,
such as jewellery, belts, pocketbooks, hats and
scarves
Advance
- A sum of money paid to you by your agent on behalf
of an advertising company that wishes to book you
for a job. This is usually paid in advance of your
working to secure your services particularly if you
are in demand as a top model.
Advertising
- The action of getting the word out or letting the
public know about a product or service.
Age Range
- The ages that a model can portray (usually a 5 to
7 year span)
Agency
- An establishment that does business on behalf of
the model, such as booking jobs and collecting
payment for the model for a specific fee (usually
15-20% of dollar amount collected).
Agent
- A person who works for an agency or who has a
privately held business to book models.
Appointment
Book - A
calendar or date book used to record bookings,
go-sees or any other business activities. You may
also use this book to keep a record of your expenses
for tax purposes.
Assignment
- This is the same thing as a booking or modelling
job whereby a model is paid for services performed -
runway, print, trade shows and other types of
employment associated with modelling.
Audition
- This is a trial performance which is given to show
the casting directors how well you are qualified for
the job.
Beauty Shots
- Pictures that are taken from the shoulders up,
featuring the hair, the skin, the eyes, the smile
and the makeup. Also known as head shots.
Black and
White Photo -
A picture that is taken specifically to produce
black, white and gray images. Usually black
and white photos are suggested for head shots.
Book
- This has two meanings: To book means to assign or
a book can mean a model’s portfolio
Booker
- A person who gets the jobs for models; the same as
an agent.
Booking
- This is an assignment.
Buy-out
- When a client arranges a one-time payment or flat
fee for a commercial instead of paying residuals for
the job. This means that you will not get paid every
time the commercial plays - the fee should be quite
substantial.
Call Back
- When you go on an audition and the casting
director likes your performance and wants to see you
again.
Career
- This is a profession which you have trained for
and intend to stay for a period of time.
Carriage
- The way a model carries herself or walks.
Casting
- The act of choosing a suitable model for a
particular assignment.
Casting
Director - The
person who works with advertising agencies to select
the talent for a particular modelling job.
Catalogue
Work -
Modelling for photographs which will be used in catalogs
produced by a manufacturer or distributor to
sell clothing or other items.
Cattle Call
- This type of audition where hundreds of
models will show up to be viewed by casting
directors or photographers. Usually new models are
sent by their agents so that they can be introduced.
Celebrity Model
- A model who has become top in the field and who
earns very high salaries. Also referred to as a “Top
Model” or “Superstar”.
Character Model
- A model who is not necessarily a beauty, but
who may have strong interesting facial features and
selling attributes for specific products.
Checklist
- A notebook which is referred to daily where you
list all of your “things to do”.
Child Model
- A young
model (usually between the ages of 2 and 12) who
promotes products such as toys, clothes and food
in ads on television.
Client
- A person or company who a model actually works for
and who pays the cost for advertising or production.
Commentary - A
dialogue or script that explains the fashions
being presented at a show.
Commentator
- The person who gives the commentary at a show.
Commercial -
Ad advertisement which is broadcast on radio or
shown on television.
Commercial Look
- A look that is appealing to the targeted
audience. Usually this is someone that they can
identify of the same age or ethnic background.
Commercial Model
- A model that sells products that are generally
purchased by their targeted audience. Fashions are
not sold by this type of model.
Commissions
- A percentage of the total amount of money paid to
an agent on behalf of a model.
Competition
- A contest between rivals or a term used to
describe models who are just like you and working in
the same market.
Composite
- A photo card which is comprised of several
different pictures of a model (usually 2-5 poses).
This card can be produced in either 6×8 or 8×10 inch
formats and should contain at least one head shot
and different poses which show your best physical
attributes.
Contact Sheet
- This is a photo which includes all of the shots
from one roll of film. (Each image is the size of a
negative and should be viewed through a loupe or
magnifying glass) It is printed so that the model
can compare the slight differences in the poses and
angles and select the best ones for the portfolio or
composites.
Contract
- A binding agreement which outlines specific terms
and performance guidelines between two or more
parties, such as an agent and model or model and
client.
Coordinator
- A person who brings together all of the aspects
associated with a specific production, such as the
hiring of models and the selection of location and
production staff. The coordinator’s tasks begin when
the production is developed and ends at the
completion of the project.
Day Rate
- This is the amount of money paid to a model for
one day regardless of how many hours that model
works. The time, however should not exceed eight
hours.
Demonstration
- This is the act of showing an audience how a
product works.
Designer
- A person who conceives and creates fashions or
other unique items.
Director
- The person who supervises or oversees the
production of a show. This person is responsible for
the flow of the show and makes decisions about
lighting, staging and overall presentation.
Dressers
- The people who work back stage at a fashion show
to help the models with quick changes by having the
garments ready for them and helping them with
buttons or zippers. They also keep the dressing room
neat by hanging garments after they are worn.
Editorial
Print - These
are pages in a magazine which tell a story or idea
and where a model might be presented in a role that
complements the storyline. There is the opportunity
for a variety of models to work in this category
from fashion to general or commercial looks.
Electronic
Media - This
is generally related to sounds or images that are
made for the purpose of selling a product or idea.
They can be presented live on radio and television
or in video, film and slide productions.
Esthetician
- A trained skin specialist who works to enhance the
skin by using certain products and special massage
techniques.
Exclusive
- This means that you can work for only one specific
agent or group because of contractual obligations.
Exposure -
This term is used in relation to a section of film,
such as the number of exposures; or it can mean the
amount of publicity a model receives from ads,
commercials, promotions or public relations.
Expenses
- The amount of money that you spend on items or
travel related to your work as a model.
Extras
- These are models that are hired to work in the
background on a movie or video production.
Facial
Features -
This could be your bone structure or cheekbones,
your lips, nose or eyes. These are viewed most often
by clients in the hair or cosmetic industry.
Fashion
Model - This
is a model who meets the specific size and height
requirements to model designs in live fashion
presentations or fashion layouts in newspapers and
magazines.
Fashion Photographer
- This is a professional photographer who
specializes in photographing fashion models.
Fashion
Shot - This is
a picture that specifically captures the details of
your outfit and features you from head to toe. This
type of picture is a must for your composite if you
are a fashion model.
Fee
- The rate of pay that an agent will charge the
client for booking you. This can be an hourly rate
or daily rate.
Fit Model
- A model with standard proportions who tries on
newly manufactured clothes before they are presented
in a show or layout.
Flat Fee
- A set amount of money that has been negotiated for
a particular job.
Formal Fashion
Show - A
formatted fashion show which takes place on a
runway, stage or other locations that can house an
audience.
Format
- A specific arrangement or plan for a presentation.
Glossy - The
type of finish on a professional photo which is most
commonly used for head shots. A glossy can be
ordered in quantities of 50 and sent out to casting
directors or agents with a resume attached for the
purpose of getting booked for commercials or films.
Hairdresser -
The person who cuts, colours and styles your hair on
a regular basis or on the set of a job.
Handbook
- A book that gives you knowledge about or guides
you through a successful career.
Hand Model
- A person who works in print or commercial jobs
that photograph just your hand. For instance, a
model with long slender hands which are well groomed
should take a few photos of the hands holding
different products.
Headsheet
- This is a poster or a book produced by an agent
which includes pictures of several of the agency’s
models. The agency mails the headsheet to
prospective clients as a form of advertising
the agency’s models.
High Fashion
- This is a term used regarding the best of the
current fashion trends.
Highlight-
To highlight is to bring out, enhance or feature
something or someone. This is also a term used in
makeup where you blend lighter shades to add balance
to your features.
House Model
- A model who works for a specific designer
modelling
within the design studio.
Illustration
Model - A
model who poses for an illustrator or artist wearing
designs that will be featured in fashion ad layouts.
Sometimes the sketch is done from a photograph.
Image - What
you present as a complete or total look or fashion
statement.
Informal Modelling
- A style of modelling that is done by walking
through a department store, a tearoom or a
restaurant. It is casual and very friendly as you
are close to your audience.
Interview
- A meeting at which information is obtained,
usually between a model and an agent or client.
Junior Model -
This is a term used for models with a young look or
who wear junior sizes. The size in demand is usually
junior size 3-7 and the weight is about 95-100
pounds.
Lads Mag
- A name given to magazines
specializing in bikini models and glamour girls.
Layout - The
way photos and words are positioned in an ad to make
it appealing.
Leg Model
- A model who has well-proportioned legs and who
models stockings and beauty lotions or products
specifically made for the legs.
Live Promotion
- A trade show or other event where a model may
demonstrate products or hand out samples or flyers
for a specific client.
Location
- A area outside of the studio where you go to take
pictures, such as a beach, a vehicle or a specific
building, street or country.
Loupe
- A magnifying glass used to enlarge the view or
composites so that you can see all details of the
shot.
Makeup Kit
- Usually a plastic cosmetic bag or tote to carry
all of the glamour essentials.
Mailing List
- A very important list of names and addresses that
a model should have to send composites to on a
regular basis. Even if you have an agent, you should
continue to promote yourself until you become a top
model by mailing to ad agencies, manufacturers,
designers, catalogues and department stores.
Major
Markets -
These are cities that, because of their large
populations, pay the most money for commercials and
advertising.
Makeup Artist
- This is a person who applies makeup professionally
to models and other people before they appear on
television, in films or any other public platform.
Male
Model - A man
who models designer fashions and who wears a size
40R with a 6′ height.
Mannequin
- Another word used for a fashion model. It also a
style of modelling in which the live model appears to
be inanimate.
Market
- An area that is frequented by models for fashion
work.
Model
- A person who works in the field of fashion to wear
clothes for viewing or who demonstrates or displays
other items for consumer interest.
Model Agency
- An agency that specifically finds work for models.
Model’s Release
- A form that a model signs granting the rights to a
photographer to publish her pictures.
Negatives
- The images necessary to produce pictures after a
film has been processed.
Original
- The first of its kind to be made as a designer’s
sample garment.
Overtime
- Any time that you may work after an eight hour
day, after hours, on Sundays or on Holidays.
Parts Model
- A person who models, hands, legs, feet or any
other part of the body specifically.
Personality
- The characteristics or traits that make a person
unique.
Petite Model
- A model who is under 5′6″ and who wears sizes
under a 6.
Plus Size Model
- A model who wears a size 12 and above.
Photo Session
- The time a model spends taking pictures.
Photographer -
A person who takes pictures professionally of
people, places and things.
Photography
Assignment - A
paying job for a model to take pictures for a
specific layout.
Platform Model
- A model who appears on stage in a demonstration
for beauty or hair techniques or on behalf of new
products that may be introduced.
Portfolio
- A presentation book with a model’s best pictures
and tearsheets used to show prospective clients how
you photograph.
Pose
- A specific way a model might stand in front of a
camera.
Poster
- An enlargement of a photo (with or without
printing) used to advertise a product or service.
This can be a great way for a model to get
visibility.
Posture
- This is noted in models by the way they stand. The
position of the shoulders and control of the
stomach, the buttocks and the pelvis are important
to a model’s good posture.
Potential
- Something that can develop of happen successfully
in your behalf.
Presentation
- The act of presenting or showing something in a
formal manner.
Print Model
- A model who is photographed regularly for
catalogues, newspapers, magazines, billboards and
other advertising announcement forms.
Product
Demonstration
- The act of showing how a product works either
live, in front of a group of people, or on film or
video.
Professional
- A person who participates in a given occupation
over a period of time and makes it a career.
Promotional
- An event or task which is used to increase
visibility or a specific fashion, style, product or
service.
Proof
- This is the same as a contact sheet.
Public
Relations - A
business whereby the public is introduced favourably
to something new or pre-existing.
Publicity
- An act or service devised to call attention to
someone or something, usually through print or
electronic media.
Quality
- A specific feature by which a person’s actions are
measured.
Rate -
The amount of money agreed on for a specific
assignment.
Reading
- The term used when you are auditioning for the
purpose of “reading” the script. Your agent may ask
“How was your reading?”
Reshoot
- You may be asked to come back and be photographed
a second time for a job because of problems that may
have occurred or changes requested by the client.
You should be paid for this at the same rate as the
original shoot unless a new rate has been
negotiated.
Residual
- This is an additional form of payment which you
will receive for a commercial which airs more than
the number of times stated in your original
contract.
Resume
- This is a background information sheet on all of
the work that a model has done.
Rounds
- This is a term used by models when they go from
place to place to introduce themselves, leave a
composite and look for work. Usually you work from a
list and see photographers, designers and
advertising agencies.
Runway
- This is the place where you walk when you’re
giving a live fashion presentation. It is also
referred to as a catwalk or ramp and is always
elevated above the crowd. A runway can be shaped
like a “T”, an “L” or a straight line.
Sample
- This is the first garment or original garment made
by a designer which is then used to fit, to show,
and to copy from.
Sample Size
- This is the size that the designer cuts his or her
garments in. There are different sizes for each type
of modelling - such as junior, petite, plus and
fashion.
Scheduling
- The act of making appointments.
Script
- The words that a model must speak for a
commercial.
Shoe Model
- A female shoe model wears size 6-7 narrow and a
male shoe model wears size 10. They model shoes in
shows and print display ads.
Showroom
- A room in the designer’s establishment which is
used to show buyers the new fashions.
Showroom Model
- A model who works in the showroom so that the
buyers can see and order new fashions.
Slides
- This is a special type of 35mm film that has been
processed into strips, cut and encased in cardboard
or plastic. A model can use slides to be reproduced
into photos or composites.
Specialty Model
- A model who specializes in body parts, such as
legs or hands.
Speech
- An individual manner or style of speaking.
Spokesperson -
A person who speaks publicly about a product or
service on behalf of a particular client or cause.
Spread - This
can be a photo layout that covers two pages of a
magazine, booklet or portfolio.
Statistics
- These are the measurements of a male or female and
include clothing size and height as well.
Stylist
- This is a person who selects accessories to
complement the fashions that are going to be worn in
a presentation or layout or put on display.
Talent
- A special aptitude or artistic ability.
Talent
Agent - An
agency that books a person as a performer or actor.
Tearsheets -
These are pages that a model would tear out of a
magazine, featuring actual work. It is essential for
a model’s growth to collect tear sheets and put them
in a portfolio or on a composite.
Test Shoot
- A shoot that is mutually agreed on by the model
and photographer which results in both parties
obtaining pictures for their portfolio. The
photographer’s fee which should be minimal will be
used to cover expenses such as film.
Tools
- As in any profession, these are things necessary
to do the job such as the portfolio, accessories,
shoes and hair pieces.
Totebag
- This is the bag that a model uses to carry the
necessary tools for the job.
Trade Show
- This is an event or convention where products and
services are promoted to the industry or public.
Translucent Powder
- A light, natural powder that blends into your skin
town and reduces the shine or oiliness on your face.
Trunk Show - A
type of fashion show that’s usually held in a store
to promote a particular designer. This show travels
from city to city and the garments are carried in a
trunk.
Type -
This can be typical of a group of people that have
similar characteristics (the same type).
Typecasting
- This is when you get a part in a film or video
because of the way you look.
Video
- A version of filming often used in music
productions or to promote someone or something.
Voiceover Talent
- Someone who has a great speaking voice and speaks
on commercials or to explain something happening in
a video.
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.
Wardrobe - The
collection of clothes that you own.
Wholesale
- Fashions or products that are sold for less money
than regular retail prices in major stores.
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