Las Vegas, February 13th, 2012: Britt Bull wins HBO role.
The Las Vegas independent arts scene continues to grow, and it provides a continuing stream of opportunities to models. There are at least two significant “Indie” fashion shows a month, offering a chance for a wide variety of models to take part.
Usually all of the participants do it, as much as anything, simply for the love of doing it. Some of the designers make their living in the fashion world, but others create and show their work simply for the joy of creating and having it seen. For the models, makeup artists, hair stylists and special effects artists it’s much the same thing: an opportunity to be part of a creative group, to show and be seen. It is both fun and fulfilling.
But there is always the chance for more. Some of the shows let the models circulate among the crowd at the venue, passing out business cards and discussing other opportunities. Although it is not a primary reason for being in the shows, that additional “carrot” helps attract models to the events.
So, are the opportunities real? Is there a pathway from “indie-show model” to larger, mainstream paying opportunities?
There is. Let’s give an example.
Britt Bull wants to be a model - to make a living as a model. She has appeared in a show for a local designer, and has had one paying job: a low-paying Paul Mitchell hair show. Britt was briefly with a manager, but that did not work out for her. She has had a little experience as an amateur photo model, but nothing of any consequence - certainly nothing to get a career started.
Then Britt found the local fashion-designer-and-modeling community. She did a show on New Year’s Eve for IndieKrush, appearing for local designer Lenka Fucikova. Four weeks later she walked again in a show for Lenka, again at the Beauty Bar for an IndieKrush “Say What!” event.
That second event, showing she was seriously interested in modeling, brought her notice. She received a referral to a local modeling agency. From the agency site she got a referral to a casting for an upcoming HBO series and submitted herself. HBO liked her, put her into their “top 150 candidates” of those who had submitted, and called her in for an interview.
The interview went well. Britt was on the short list. By this time she was cast in another indie fashion show, the Anti-Valentine’s show produced by MzMina Kahn and BAM! IntRtainment on February 11th. She did the show full of anticipation, knowing that her final call-back for HBO was on Monday. And so it came: the final call-back. As is always the case, the production company had put off selection of their cast until the last minute. Britt saw them again, full of hope.
And she booked it!
Britt Bull, from her start as a model in local indie-art fashion shows, is now booked to be a regular featured performer in a new HBO series, “Her Skeletons”. Shooting on the premiere episode starts this week. http://www.hbo.com/
The Indie arts community wishes her well.
