You've been booked, and an email lands with a document full of times, names and addresses. That's your call sheet, and reading it properly is the first thing a professional model does after saying yes.
What's on a call sheet
Call time: when you need to be on set and ready to start
Location: the full address, plus parking and where to check in
Contacts: the producer or on-set lead, and your agency
Schedule: hair and makeup, wardrobe, each scene or setup, wrap
Wardrobe notes: what to bring, what the client is supplying
Grooming notes: clean nails, natural hair, no fresh tan
Call time is your start time
Call time is when the day begins, so you should already be parked, checked in and out of your coat. Aim to arrive 15 minutes early.
A shoot day is booked around a crew, a location and sometimes a whole client team. When one person is late, every one of them waits, and the client pays for that time. Models who are late once get remembered for it.
Running late anyway?
It happens. Call or text the on-set contact and your agency right away with a real arrival time. Don't wait until you're already late.
Taking care of wardrobe
Client wardrobe often goes back to the store or on to the next shoot. You're allowed to say no to a pose that risks the clothes, like sitting on the ground or leaning on a dirty wall, whoever is asking. If it keeps happening, tell the on-set contact named on your call sheet.
The habits that get you rebooked
Show up early, read the call sheet twice and keep your phone off once you're on set. Clients book the models who make their day easier.
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