Preview Models
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Crazy experience.
I got the chance to audition in Honolulu this past weekend. I’m so excited to be apart of this journey.
I got to meet Laura James and worked with Brittney Sharaun this past weekend. Not only did I get that opportunity but also Don Benjamin popped in and made an appearance. Wow. So excited to be on this journey that I would not have if it weren’t for the Preview Model team.
They are by far very honest and all hard working people. So many on this site try and discredit the company as if “they” are the professionals. It’s actually ridiculous some of the comments on here. I spoke with Josh Weinstein about this and he is the first to tell you this is not a guarantee and nothing is promised as far as entertainment is concerned but opportunities will be there and we have to put in all the work and take this as a business opportunity, because that’s what it is.
People think they have talent or a look that will do it for them. Get real ! You have to invest in your craft and your career and trust in yourself that you are ready for this. This is not just sign up and be famous.
How ignorant can people be. I seriously don’t get it. The negative responses on here remind me of watching In Living Color the “Little Magic” skit “Go on little Magic, your a star” !!! Maybe try to put in effort and work on yourself and what it’s actually going to take to make this a career.
If it was easy everyone would be doing it. Preview Models is a tool that is going to enable me to pursue my passion in entertainment and give me guidance from people currently working in the business and put me in front of decision makers. Period. That in itself is more than enough for me.
And if it’s not enough for you go be a local promo model.
Unbelievable how this amazing opportunity is totally misconstrued by “Little Magic’s”
I love you Preview Models and I’m so thankful for everything your doing for me. Koa Lupa
Felt like I was played
User's recommendation: Don't bother if you are female and you are 25+, look for better agencies elsewhere.
SCAM!
Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution
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- Personal attention and detailed scheduling
- Working with industry professionals
- Vibe and environment
Lifetime Opportunity
I went to an Open Casting for Preview Models last year in my Home town of Salt Lake City. I was very skeptical about the process and the company at first.
I went out on a limb and joined the Production. I have to say..... What an amazing journey I have been on since then. Preview Models did and gave everything and more promised I have since the production moved to Los Angeles and signed with my management company.
I’ve been going out on castings and just this last month booked my first paying “real” job. I’m so excited to see where this journey will continue to take me. I’ve been so blessed to be able to follow my dreams and actually work in Hollywood. Thank you so much to Josh, Sarah, and Greg for all the opportunities.
With out you guys none of this would of been possible. I’m glad you guys keep going And hope that you continue for years to come. I truly love all of you and of course all my Preview Model family. I can’t believe all the hate that people spew here.
Truly disgusting and ignorant. But like they say you know you’ve made it when you have a trail of haters. Keep going Preview Models. And for those thinking of joining........
“Do IT” this company and the people work hard for you.... as long as it’s your thing and you are passionate about following your dreams this is an amazing opportunity to do so.
Sarah Moore
AWFUL
Scam scam scam
No modeling runway should require YOUR payment.. Ask any REAL modeling agent.
Scam scam scam , you can get experience for free ... you dont Necessarily need to spend 6k or even 50$ to get “experience”.. less than 5% if ANY of these “models” chosen will get signed by an agent... They choose alot of “models “who arent up to industry standard ..
which is why they wont get signed .. waste of time and $$, Get experience by LOCAl fashion shows & submit digitals & submissions to a real modeling agency.. High fashion models are 5’9 and have 31-24-34 Measurements ...
most if not all (unfortunately) modeling agencies require this , Yet this company is choosing 5’4 5’3 etc models who are out of shape , and yes , petite modeling is a thing ... but not if youre out of shape ...
Heartbreaking
My son is Special Needs I have limited financial Resources everyone treated him with respect in San Diego this past weekend 7/20-7/21.
Please do not scam this mom & son. Life is already hard enough everyday struggling with Cerebral Palsy & financial stress ...
I wanted to believe Preview Models was sincere...
all these reviews claim scammers Hustle broken promises money money money...
Scholarships ...
well if true here is your chance to prove all these negative reviews wrong ...
“Preview Models does not select handicap” a review I read amongst many
Saddens me I cannot bring myself to tell him March 2020 is not a realty as promised
I will reserve my rating for now
I want to believe they are good men Josh is a father of a 13 year old son ... as a parent I would hope he would want his son to be respected not targeted by get rich scammers sad
David my son matters in this mean world
He is a pure soul diamond in the rough who can help prove these reviews should all be 5 star
Preferred solution: Full refund
Concern my son has not come home still?
This Company is a scam
RUN!!!!! SCAMMERS!!!!
Oh by the way if you can't make all the payments in time by their deadline they will "transfer you" for an ADDITIONAL $600. these people are no different from the people selling you skin products and flat irons in the middle of the mall.
I figured, hear what they have to say and what they can offer. Ladies and Fellas, these people are not genuine! they gas you up and tell you that you have the look and what it takes to anyone that walks in the door. they will tell you anything you want to hear.
You are told to walk for Laura James and you could see by the look on her face that she was not the drafter and was just sitting there for show. they say they only have 15 spots available and only 15 ppl will get a call back and if you miss the call too bad, on to the next person. LIE! EVERYONE GOT A CALL BACK!
they set up a time for one group to come back the next day at 1pm and the other group to come at 4pm so you won't run into the other people that also got the call. right there that was sketchy. I looked through the pamphlet they provided and did not initially think it was a requirement to participate in the event. this 4 day event will cost you at least $3-4 grand and that does not include your traveling cost of flight, hotel, car rental, or eating.
what they ask for is simply not equivalent to what they provide. It's sad that these people make their come ups off of individuals desperately trying to make their dreams a reality. you pay this amount and have no commitments no guarantees or even proof that when you get their that the modeling agents/agencies are who they say they are. but it is a guarantee that they get your hard earned money.
the contract asks for you to write your credit card info down from the card number, exp date and 3 digits on the back. NEVER EVER PUT YOUR BANK INFO DOWN IN WRITING!!! after I signed shortly after I reconsidered. the contract says you have 24hrs after signing to send by mail your cancellation letter!
I think we all know that the post office does not mail letters within 24 hrs. how silly does that sound. I put $550 down and they told me that I can cancel m contract but my $550 is theirs to keep. they said that it was the registration fee.
neither the sales person nor their contract said that the $550 was part of the registration fee. the guy told me that what I put down was to hold my spot after he pressured me into signing for he was considering 3 other models prior to talking to me.
i am going back and forth via email as of now but have filed a BBB complaint and have an appointment tomorrow to speak with an attorney I'm sorry a lot can be done with $550 that alone is a flight for 2. do not get blindsided by these malicious con artists!!!!!
- Required to pay
- Being lied to
- No guarantees
Preferred solution: Full refund
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Verified Reviewer | Scottsdale, ArizonaPreview Models Modeling Service Review from Scottsdale, Arizona
READ FOR YOUR OWN GOOD
Ladies and gentlemen my name is DARIEN TURNER. I was one of the casting directors for Preview Models from January, 2018 to October 1st 2018. I quit the company along with Breann Bauer, another casting director that actually went through the production process, and worked with them after. Look us up and message us on I.G. if you have any questions after reading this. On top of this we have photos, messages, recordings of conversations and a lot of models that have gone through the production that are not happy with their experience that I am in contact with. I have a lot of compelling evidence I would be happy to share with you upon request as proof. Ultimately you should make your own decision based off all the evidence
First off, in my opinion A MAJORITY OF IT IS MISLEADING AND A LIE.
I have never seen any award winning project runway designers like they are told at auditions, there haven’t been at the last three productions I’ve been working and we even scramble to find designers last minute. There are not 30 agencies in attendance, I have never seen this. For instance, July had only fourteen and to be honest, I’m not even sure they are all nationally ranked. Most people are too excited to actually pay attention and notice these things or know any better. It’s a cheap looking shaky stage at the production with definitely not as many people in attendance as they claim. As far as the 86% success rate, people do your homework.
The “company headquarters” is a P.O. box in Scottsdale, AZ and the phone you call is an iPhone they gave us to make it seem you were calling “the office”.
In short our job was about “finding talent” and getting them to pay in full for these “modeling services” and getting commission off of every contract. We tell them that they've been selected as a "finalist" but in truth we call almost everyone with a script and tell them that to increase our chances of getting as many people to pay.
I want you to know I QUIT because the company clearly was taking advantage of people and their kids that didn't know any better. AS FAR AS THESE REVIEWS you see BELOW this one before 10/21/2018. I DID THAT.
I sat with each person at the production starting in march 2018, my first production. I literally typed most of their reviews and told them what to say. As far as the random reviews you see on here, Breann, others and myself were told to leave reviews and make it look like people were leaving positive reviews and excited for them to come to their city.
Reason one not getting paid for work we did and constantly late paying us and were unreliable and unprofessional. We are waiting on Josh and the CFO Nick Cipriano, who works for Morgan Stanley to pay us for work done for the company with no resolution to date. We have had to resort to hiring an attorney and contact the Bureau of Labor Industry. At which point Josh wrote Breann threatening her and trying to intimidate her with "You pissed people off with money, and you will feel the full effect of it" (then just pay us?) and "let's part quietly". (I wonder why?) And we aren’t the only ones they owe people.
At this point I walked away and feel much better. It's crazy people will do anything to be included because it looks so glamorous and exclusive and they have never been to L.A.
Literally the last guy that worked for the company Nick Rains, warned me of all of these things. A lot of lies were told to get people excited and sell them on the idea of being a huge star. By making you sell yourself to them, to accept you. Honestly you guys and girls I feel it's not worth it at all. Breann and I are extremely disappointed in Josh for lying to all of you, promising things that aren't true. The reason I quit is because of the many red flags. Reason one, Josh dating one of the girls going through the production WHO WAS 16 YEARS OLD, Josh is almost 40.
When I met her she was 17 and literally just turned 18 in September. She lied about her age to everyone so no one would know. I dealt with racist remarks, as well as discriminating remarks toward my culture and beliefs and religion that made me extremely mad and uncomfortable on numerous occasions.
I wanted this experience to get my foot in the door like many of you and found out it’s a sham and that Josh’s character is hollow, a mask. I figured that I should let you know. It has to stop here or it will continue to happen to people that work for this company or go through the production. At the end of the day right is right and wrong is wrong.
There you have it a full review of this business what it involves, what it’s like working for the owner as well as what to expect if you go through the production.
- This company
Preferred solution: Full refund
My Preview Models Experience
I went into Preview Models not really knowing what I was getting into. It turned out to be the best surprise ever!
The staff is amazing and truly do help you every step of the way. They hold your hand and teach you everything you need to know from how to walk on the runway to how to talk to the agents, from how to take great photos to creating the best possible comp card. They take to time to help you be successful an have this be a positive experience. The runway show is not only professional but it is so much fun!
You get to walk for great designers and learn what it is like to walk in a professional show. Meeting the agents is a great experience as well. All of the agents are nice and really want to get to know you as a model and a person as well.
Everyone involved in this process wants you to be the best version of yourself and is ready and willing to do whatever it takes to help you achieve that. Definitely would recommend to anyone wanting to get into the industry.
- Production venue
- Having the acting classes
- Professional interaction with the preview models staff
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Protip for whoever working for Preview Models who is writing these: Real customers do not get this personally invested and worked up over seeing other people's negative experiences and they don't delude themselves into thinking even worse *** about the people who got scammed. If you want to at least appear to have positive reviews, you need to write them from the perspective of a theoretical satisfied customer.
Right now all of your fake reviews read transparently as the owner, an employee, or an employee/owner standing over a model pressuring and telling them what to write.
It's okay honey, running a tried and true scam like a modelling hustle is a different skillset than writing believable fake reviews. Maybe you could hire a company with expertise in this area instead of trying to do it yourselves?
Looks as if you now have some sort of purpose in your seemingly meaningless life posting on every comment on here with negativity. Um.
Seriously you discredit this site the most. Lol. Get a Life already. Poor sad individual.
Lol.
I should copy and paste this on all 10 of your relpys and posts. Do something with your life weirdo.
Chee hoo we were there as well. My daughter made new friends met stars, remodels too Congrats can’t wait to see y’all in L.A. in October