Hidden Faces Casting

[Joe Rispoli]

There have been Articles about Hidden Faces in The Daily Mirror March 10 & 17. (previous posting)
Also a complaint against them was UPHELD by the Advertising Standards Authority (SEE BELOW)
Complaint:
Objection to an advertisement, for a talent agency, that was headed “TV EXTRAS WANTED” and claimed “Book will be sent BBC – Eastenders [sic]”. The complainant, objected that the advertisement was misleading, because it implied that the advertisers provided Eastenders with extras, whereas the advertisers were not on the BBC”s list of approved agencies.
Codes Section: 3.1, 7.1, 52.2 (Ed 11)
Adjudication:
The Authority understood that the BBC only hired extras from their approved agencies list and that Hidden Faces was not on that list. It considered that readers would interpret the claim “Book will be sent BBC – Eastenders” as meaning that they had a chance of working for the BBC on Eastenders. Because no extras from Hidden Faces could appear on Eastenders, the Authority considered that the advertisement was misleading. It told the advertisers to ensure that, in future, they did not imply they could provide their extras with work with employers, when they could not.
THIS IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT That every one make a complaint.
Employment Agency Standards 020 7215 5788
DTI AGENCY HELPLINE 0845 955 5105
OR email eas@dti.gsi.gov.uk
AND
BBC Watchdog
020 8535 1000
watchdog@bbc.co.uk

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