Before You Accept the Booking

Before accepting a booking, talent should know more than the date and the fee. The terms around the work matter: deliverables, usage, exclusivity, payment timing, cancellation, travel, wardrobe, approvals, and who has authority on set.

A serious booking is confirmed in writing. The deliverables should be clear. The client should be identified. The usage should be defined. The payment term should be knowable. Ambiguity tends to benefit the party with more leverage.

Preparation is not only creative. It is operational. Talent should arrive with the right materials, the right expectations, and the right boundaries. Professionalism is remembered because it reduces risk for everyone in the room.

Maison evaluates opportunities through the full frame: how the booking pays, what it grants, what it prevents, and how it positions the talent after the work is delivered.

The best booking is not always the nearest one. The right room, on the right terms, can do more than a calendar full of compromises.