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CGTV Training knows no borders – Norwegian Sisters Succeed!
CGTV Sisters find success! CGTV’s graduate, Kristina Karlsen is a hit in Norway after attending several CGTV Training programs. Now she is the first billing in a Norwegian feature film.! You can watch her trailer here: Click Here
CGTV Sisters find success!
CGTV Graduate Scores High School Musical 4 Audition!
CGTV Graduate Scores High School Musical 4 Audition!
Currently, one of our graduates is starring in THE POWER RANGERS as the Blue Power Ranger, RJ Cyler who also appeared in a co-starring role in Me, Earl and the Dying Girl after receiving a Hollywood agent from his CGTV Showcase. And now, we are super proud to announce that another one of our graduates has scored a major film audition after gaining a Hollywood agent at her Showcase. Natalie Ramos, you have been working so hard and you are getting to reap the rewards of those efforts. We could not be prouder! We look forward to following your continued success! Break-A-Leg with your High School Musical 4 audition!
CGTV Graduate Scores High School Musical 4 Audition!
CGTV’s Program is work, not a vacation
One of the parents makes a solid point in the below testimonial. CGTV’s acting workshops are definitely not a “Vacation”. Actors that make it to our program are first auditioned in front of the co-owner Adrian who serves as Casting Director, Production Director and Visionary for the entire program. Of course, he is assisted by other working actors that most of the teens know from Disney and Nickelodeon. Next, you are cast in a scene with a partner that he believes will help you shine and vice versa. This takes almost an entire day and an entire night once Adrian goes home to figure out. Actors are directed to be OFF BOOK as soon as possible with their 2-4 minute scene. Most of the actors take this quite seriously and a few of them need constant re-direction. When making a decision about CGTV, one needs to ask themselves, will I be able to commit to this seriously? Parents, who want this more? You, or them? It needs to be the child that is aggressively pursuing this, not the parent. Our adult actors always take this 100% seriously (They made the financial investment in their career) so we speak directly to the parents of ages 3-17. Don’t take our word for it. Listen to what a parent and participant has to say about the program.
“Adrian R’Mante is a genuine actor and has the love for all his students that attend his professional workshop in LA. The truth of the matter is, it’s hard work and you are treated like an employee coming into the industry and expectations are high, both for both parents and students. I was lucky enough to actually be there and attend the session with my daughter in Hollywood.
Karen Ali – CGTV Graduate
After 3 years of failure, CGTV Delivers me an agent!
After 3 years of failure, CGTV Delivers me an agent!
Unfortunately, there are many scams in the acting/modeling industry. It is a common story line as well. Talent agency needs X amount of $s to “represent” you and then if/when they find you work, take a portion of your earnings. Unfortunately, you may likely never be hired for anything. This is how many “Talent Agencies” work. CGTV is NOT a talent agency. We do not benefit from the career of our graduates other than the satisfaction of knowing we helped get them there. We audition all over the country to find RAW talent. Once we find that raw talent that we think is TV/Film worthy, we offer them to take it to the next level.
CGTV Delivers me an agent!
Raw talent doesn’t teach you how to “Take Your Slate” during an audition. Raw talent doesn’t put you in front of the right agents that have all the connections to casting. We train actors on the ins/outs and jargon of the industry, prepare their monologues/scenes to highlight their natural strengths. And then, we put them live, on stage in front of some of Hollywood’s biggest and best agents and managers. Typically, about 45% of our actors receive a callback from a Hollywood agent or manager. The remainder is invited to come back and audition again for FREE at a later date. Some of these kids and adults have been trying to get in front of Hollywood agents for years with no success. We bring the talent right to the source. Don’t trust us, listen to what Seda Aladzhyan had to say about her experience at CGTV.
CGTV Delivers me an agent!
“When I received an email from CGTV to come audition my first reaction was happiness and joy. Telling my dad about kind of got him to think that maybe its a scam due to the fact that we had gone through two scams before like Barbizon and One Source Talent. Honestly, CGTV was nothing like what I went through with Barbizon they lied about bringing agents and yet they had charged way more than what CGTV was charging and I got almost nothing out of Barbizon. CGTV was my favorite program.
Of course, my dad questioned them and told them “please tell me this isn’t a scam and that everything you are telling me is true because I am not wasting my money for my daughter to go through another scam.” Sure enough, after my dad and I went to the orientation and he met Adrian R’Mante and was very pleased and felt safe with me doing the program.
My experience with CGTV was beyond amazing and I wouldn’t change it one bit. On the performance day, my dad saw the agents with his own eyes and was proud of me when I got on the 1st CALL BACK list and got my agent. I was in shock that my dream is coming true after 3 years of looking for a good agent on my own. Till this day, I keep my communication with Adrian R’ Mante and still ask him for help and guidance towards the right route and even go and visit him whenever I can.
CGTV Delivers me an agent!
CGTV is not a scam and I can assure you that what they tell you is true, but you have to work hard for it and have the dedication to achieve your goal, just like I did because hard work, passion, and dedication gets you to achieve the goals you want to achieve. I love you CGTV and thank you to Adrian for all his hard work and passion he has to help kids out so their dreams come true.”
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Mother and daughter attend CGTV together!
Mother and daughter attend CGTV together!
“I am the Social Media Director for CGTV. I am also a mother of a child actor. I did my due diligence on CGTV before I worked for them and before I put my daughter through this program. What I found was that all the negative reviews came from people whom never attended the CGTV workshops or camp. We had about 80 kids presented at ACME Theatre live in Los Angeles this past January 2016. When the list of Hollywood Agents/Managers came out, I saw that about 45% of the people in the workshop were called back by top agencies. In addition, while we were at the camp, we worked with all of the Disney stars that Adrian advertises in his program materials. Actors whom had taken sometimes years to get accepted by an agency. In fact, we found out the Adrian (Esteban of The Suite Life of Zach and Cody) took three years in Hollywood before he was signed with a Hollywood agency. One of the reasons he started this program was to provide a viable way for talent to get in front of agencies that hundreds of thousands of others are also trying to get in front of. Adrian brings them the right to his talent and they come because he keeps producing talent. One thing to note, CGTV is not a talent agency. When one of the CGTV actors gets a huge role in a major motion picture (Like RJ Cyler in The Power Rangers or Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl) neither CGTV nor Adrian benefits financially from this. So the only way they can be paid for the tremendous service they are providing is to have a cost associated with their time/services. It is only a “scam” if they are pretending to be a Talent Agency. CGTV is not a talent agency. It auditions actors to make sure the natural talent is there. In Phoenix, I saw them audition 500 kids and only extend about 45 invitations for callbacks. If they have the talent, they will be offered a spot in one of the workshops. Some of them range in the low thousands and the VIP programs cost more. But the values are commensurate with the packages. And the prices are clearly listed alongside the services when we speak with these parents personally about how we can help their child and why we think they have the talent.
Mother and daughter attend CGTV together!
Example: I paid $5,000 for my daughter to attend this VIP session. She attended acting workshops with successful working actors for a week. She worked with Adrian directly over 4-5 times. She shot a professional, commercial grade reel on site at a real studio/set. She received head shots. When we were done, I wondered how he could do so much, for so long, for so little. My advice to him was to raise his price to $10,000. He smiled and said he wanted to keep it accessible to as many people as possible.
Mother and daughter attend CGTV together!
As the newly appointed social media director, one of the parts of my job is to interview the actors and report their success stories. From Criminal Minds To Disney Shows, To ARROW, to blockbuster films, our kids that had NO HOLLYWOOD experience other than this program are winning big. And I am proud to be a supporter and promoter of this organization
Mother and daughter attend CGTV together!
I read the bad reviews. They were from people that had never experienced the service. Writing negative reviews about a product you have not experience/purchased seems as disingenuous as me reviewing a $10,000 Sony Flatscreen that I never purchased. Maybe it was worth the 10k, maybe it wasn’t. But If I didn’t purchase it, I will never know. “
A Child Actor’s Point of view on CGTV
Parents Beware CGTV has success stories
Parents beware CGTV has success stories.
At CGTV, we take talent seriously. If you’ve been lucky enough to be selected at our audition process, you will be offered the opportunity to join us in Hollywood, CA to jump start your chances. Even our Co-Owner, Adrian R’Mante (Esteban in The Suite Life of Zach and Cody) took 3 years before he found an agent and he is super talented. Because of that, he created a program that would train actors for tv and film, provide a professional demo reel, resume, and headshot. Because he was a household name and face on Disney for years (as well as many of his staff members) the agents come to his productions to seek out talent. Agents from top agencies are impossible to get in front of, but not for us. Don’t take our word for it. Listen to another one of our recent success stories.
Parents Beware CGTV has success stories.
Parents Beware CGTV has success stories.
You can follow Ashlyn’s career by searching for this hashtag on Instagram and Facebook: #AshlynLundahl (Her mom closely monitors her social media as any good parent of an under aged child actor should!)
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CGTV was the first to see my potential
CGTV was the first to see my potential. CGTV takes talent, develops that talent to be TV/FILM ready and then puts them in front of Hollywood Agents and Managers with all the tools they need to ensure their success. Our success rate is amazing, but don’t take our word for it. Below is another testimonial from one of our graduates.
CGTV was the first to see my potential
CGTV Alumni Books National SAT Commercial
CGTV Alumni Books National SAT Commercial
We love all of our graduates at CGTV and this one is no exception, no one works harder at crafting his art than Oscar Ceja. During his time at CGTV, he took his training very seriously and truly shined when we presented his talents to many industry agents and managers at his live showcase at ACME theater. We can go on about the 1,000+ success stories that CGTV has helped develop, but we prefer you listen to the grads themselves.
CGTV Alumni
“My name is Oscar Ceja I am 17 years old and I am a CGTV Graduate. About 3 years ago was when I first heard about CGTV on the radio, I was a bit skeptical since I had already lost over $20,000 to the “scam” schools such as John Robert Powers, John Casablanca, One source talent and the list just goes on. I decided to audition for CGTV and I attended the program that same year. Since day one Adrian cared for all the talent and not only are you a student but you become family that creates life long friendships with people who share the same passion. I gained lots of knowledge and skills that I didn’t have before attending the program. With the knowledge and skills I was able to attain an agent that has helped me get many auditions in LA. Since the program I have also booked several jobs.
Most recently my Khan Academy/SAT commercial that just aired. CGTV gave me a huge kick-start to my career that no other program would. Without CGTV I wouldn’t be where I am today. Since the program I have relocated to Los Angeles and constantly auditioning hoping to book something. Adrian continues to mentor me and I also assist him during the other programs.
Oscar Ceja
Recent Testimonials
- Build their confidence and public speakingAugust 30, 2023 - 6:08 pm
My husband and I enrolled our 5-year old daughter and 8-year old son in the CGTV program after attending the San Diego open call. It was during the open call that both of my children received an invitation to attend the 7-day VIP program in Los Angeles. Initially, we signed our kids up for this […]
- CGTV folks that gave their all during the July 2019November 13, 2020 - 1:19 pm
Just an update to say “THANK YOU” to Adrian and all the CGTV folks that gave their all during the July 2019 LA program, and were there for us when we needed support since then. My son, Kyle Riddle signed with Coast to Coast Talent Group last October, and began getting auditions right away. Of […]
CGTV Education Guarantee
CGTV is an exclusive TV & Film Training Program that teaches the necessary skills to be successful in the industry as well as providing mentoring and networking opportunities not found elsewhere. Participants are selected based on their natural talents through an audition process including script reads. Participants then take an online course to learn the ropes of audition techniques, self-promotion and marketing within the industry. Our course curriculum can be viewed here. A week of in-person training follows and includes mentoring by industry veterans. The program concludes with a Grand Finale Showcase; where founder Adrian R’Mante’s extensive industry contacts are in attendance, allowing the graduates to network further and create career opportunities.
The program is for educational purposes only. This is not an audition or guarantee of work. The presence of a Talent Agent or industry professional is not a guarantee or implication of a job offer of any kind. We are not offering employment, a job opportunity or an audition, only training. We are bonded in the State of California. BOND# S9141930