John Robert Powers Modeling
School
To Whom It May Concern:
I was recently a student at John Robert Powers.
The first thing I have to say about them is they are
just fake, money-hungry people.
I went to a casting call back in March, and at first
it seemed like a dream world for me (or probably for
any other 15-year-old girl, as well).
The booking agent (I'm not going to say names) kept
talking about how great the school is, and how they were
having a big graduation for some of the students the
next day.
That went on for about an hour before another girl and
I were pulled from the class to be given a tour from
one of the "Advanced" students, who was obviously
taught to butter us up.
Then I went in to meet with the owner of the school,
who, when I came in the room, told my mother to get out
of her chair and let me sit there, because it was my
day.
(My mom wasn't happy about that and neither was I.)
He told me I was very marketable and called me a "Triple-threat" for
my dancing/singing/acting/modeling/athletic abilities.
Eventually he got to telling me that he knew actor Mark-Paul
Gosselaar, and said he comes in often, and that he would
get me to meet him, also hinting that he was making a
new show as well.
He also told me that he would get me plenty of work
including a photo shoot for a well-known cheerleading
magazine.
He told us how much it would cost (about $1,200), and
said we could pay in installments.
So now I get on to all the juicy stuff that happened
during my training...
From the beginning, he called me his "Key Girl," and
told me he wanted me to help the teacher run the class.
The classes weren't all that great. We only learned
a little modeling and acting. All the rest was hair,
makeup, etiquette, and some wardrobe. Most of the stuff
I learned anyone could have learned elsewhere.
The photo shoot wasn't amazing, either. The photographer
did all the same poses on all of us, and we had to do
our own hair, makeup, and clothes. Plus the photos were
just simple black and whites that I could have gotten
anywhere.
Throughout the whole time, both the booking agent and
the owner made sure to suck up to my mom from whom they
were getting their money.
Also right from the beginning I was confused, because
they would never specify anything. I knew everyone had
to start out in the "beginning" class, but
I was never told how long I had to be in it, or that
there was even an "advanced" class I had to
go into, until almost halfway through it.
The whole time I was in that class, I was never told
anything about Mark-Paul or the cheerleading magazine
or anything.
They also almost didn't let me get my diploma because
I was late on a payment, and when that happened, they
turned very rude, and gave the award that I was supposedly
supposed to get (being the "key girl") to someone
else. Who, by the way, the owner made a comment about
to me during the photo shoot, saying, "She needs
work."
K.G.
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