ezgirl

Of course we only have your version, but if you went for a look-see, were booked, and showed up and no one called you ahead of time to cancel, you waited around, you should get a kill fee. But why on earth would you hang around for four hours?

I have only paid kill fees a couple times; once when I booked a shoot, knowing I was sick but thinking I could pull it off, and half way through the shoot I had to send everyone home. We negotiated a kill fee based on how much work they had done. Another time I inadvertently booked two male models for the same shoot, I kept one and paid the other full rate. When it is my fault I pay. If something happens, shoot gets canceled for unforeseen circumstances, girl doesn't show, jackhammers show up outside, electric blackout, girl calls in sick at the last minute, etc., I do not pay a kill fee - we all take the loss.

Your remark: "Apparently you don't deal with agency girls to often, we sort of get used to having a kill fee when our time is completely wasted." is interesting. Producers rarely dump shoots. I have the most difficulty with no-shows, drunks, late, no wardrobe, bad attitude, etc. from agency girls. I seldom use agencies. No talent or agency ever paid me a kill fee for their screw-ups. As in any other business personal referrals get the best talent. Most of my girls come from referrals from talent who have already worked with me. But even girls off craigslist are more enthusiastic, on time, reliable and prepared than most agency girls. The two agencies I do use are really on top of things, and I never have those problems from those agencies, both they and their girls are class-acts. With the exception of those two agencies the others are as flaky as their girls. I never re-book a girl who flakes, you should never book again with these people.

About the spelling. There is a built-in spell checker, when a little red line appears under the mis-spelled word that means it is mis-spelled. Right click and a correction appears, click on that. Makes you look professional, and people take you more seriously and don't make fun of you. That way you look as smart as you are pretty.