Thanks! I try to be selective in who I want for my customs. The hardest part is the rate - some girls just aren't worth what they're asking. So far, I've only turned away one, who had to ask a high rate to cover her travel expenses. The others were more reasonable. Here's a selection of who I've used in the movies I've funded. Of the group:
Alina - one of my early favorites. She hasn't made any movies since December, so she may not be active any longer.
Anna - Alina's friend; I hired at Alex's suggestion. She turned out to be my new favorite after her performance in "A Strange Dream". Unfortunately, she no longer makes these films. In my opinion, she had the most potential to get into a serious acting career. I absolutely loved her performance in "A Strange Dream", and I'm glad I was able to hire her for the films that I did. I'd hire her again in a heartbeat.
Tay - Totally professional in her approach to the movie. I'm pretty sure she could be a very successful producer, if she isn't already. She knows the business and even gave Alex some guidance on how to set up the shoot. However, she tends to over-dramatize some of her scenes. Maybe that's a cultural thing about Russian cinema?
Ksenia - I hired her as my second choice. She did ok; just ok.
CRY - Very good performance. The only reason I haven't hired her again is that she's already in so many CW films that the novelty has sort of worn off. I may come back to her and giver her an installment of the "Preparation for Surgery" series. Maybe I'll hire Tay into the role of "Dr. Squalus" and let her work over CRY as the victim. Hmmmm.
Victoria - Very pretty face; great hair but a bit too lean in the legs. Still, she makes a good pose and won me over with her performance in "Preparation for Surgery" even though she over-acted the early scenes and didn't really hit her stride until mid-way through the movie. But when she got to that point - wow! Cinema gold! If you only buy three films, you should get this one, "Preparation for Surgery 2", and "A Strange Dream" (which really is the first in the series, but whatever).
Anastasia - Has any other performer been able to play a sweet, innocent girl like her? She knew exactly how much emotion to bring to the character without going overboard (one of my few knocks about Tay). I'm already thinking about how to do a sequel to her role in "Preparation for Surgery", if I don't do one for Victoria first.