MODEL MAKERS: a new MTV "Transformation Make-Over" Reality Show

Have you always wanted to model but don't know where to start? Maybe you don't know the right people. Maybe you are not thin enough. Maybe you are not photogenic.  MODEL MAKERS will give you the ultimate make-over and transform you into the model of your dreams.

Women come in all shapes and sizes, but models don’t.
The term model conjures an image of stick-thin, towering beauties oozing confidence, glamour, poise and sexuality from every pore.

“Skinny,” “no body fat,” and “size zero” are the words and phrases associated with models.
“Chubby,” “well-fed,” and “big- boned” are not… 

Until now!
From acclaimed Model Manager Michael Flutie, Cris Abrego Productions and MTV, introducing “MODEL MAKERS”, the show that dares to go where no modeling show has gone before.  

15 lucky women from around the country will get the opportunity of a lifetime when MTV hands them over to Michael Flutie and an expert team of trainers, nutritionists, stylists, and other industry leaders. Under the watchful "eye" of these experts, models will endure twelve weeks of intensive physical fitness training to help them get down to their ideal size. Models will also compete in various high fashion challenges to determine who has star quality. With weekly eliminations looming, models must put their best foot forward at all times while staying focused on losing weight.

Let MODEL MAKERS transform you. Get in shape, develop your modeling skills and polish your "look" to achieve your ultimate goal of becoming a high fashion model.  If your transformation is successful, you will be rewarded with not only the experience of a lifetime, but with the MTV prize package that includes:

• $100,000
• A professional modeling portfolio
• A personal trainer for one year
• The chance to jumpstart the career of your dreams

HOW TO ENTER:

So what does it take to get on the show?  “We are looking for beautiful, charismatic women who are willing to put in the effort to become a true model,” says Michael Flutie.

If you are between the ages of 17 & 24, 5'9" to 6' tall, and 130-190 pounds, please send a recent photo of yourself (head shots and body shots in a bathing suit) to mtvmodel@madwood.tv along with your

• Name
• Mailing Address
• Home and Cell Telephone numbers
• E-mail Address
• Birth Date
• Height
• Weight
• Bust-Waist-Hip Measurements
• Dress Size
• Occupation

THE PRODUCERS:

CRIS ABREGO

Cris Abrego brings creativity, insight, and technical ability to new levels as a Producer. With over 15 year’s experience in television, Abrego is most sought after for his proven blockbuster combination of creative ideas and brave production techniques in reality TV.

Cris currently holds a 6 series overall production deal with VH1 Networks-- his series hold overall ratings records for any VH1 program to-date and are among the most highly talked about reality shows on television – and recently signed a 3 series overall production deal with MTV Networks. Cris is currently in production with “From G’s To Gents” and “Model Maker (Working Title)” for MTV Networks.

For Cris the road to reality started out as cub-producer for a local news station. Cris used the newsroom as a workshop, developing his skills in the technical aspects of television production. Moving on to an extended run with Bunim-Murray Productions, he supervised production and post-production for the top rated MTV show “Road Rules” for five of it’s most successful seasons.  He oversaw on-location production in such destinations as Mexico/Central America, New Zealand, Paris, Germany, Fiji, and Australia.

Moving into the free-lance world, Abrego became Supervising Producer for MTV’s “FEAR”, Coordinating Producer on ABC’s hit reality show “Making The Band”, served as Co-Executive Producer for a major untitled reality project for CBS, and produced and directed “Young Cops”, a cutting edge, hi-definition, 22-minute reality pilot for ABC.  The first show Cris co-created and executive produced was “Cannonball Run” for USA Networks, a reality version of the popular movie.

Finally forming his own production company 51 Pictures in 2004, Abrego created and served as Executive Producer on NBC’s “Next Action Star” with producing partner Joel Silver.  He also created and executive produced “MTV’s Surf girls,” “The hitchhiker Chronicles” for FX, and “The Surreal Life” for the WB which moved to VH1 to become one of the channel’s highest rated series.  

An opportune meeting in 2004 led Cris to embark on a joint-venture with now producing partner Mark Cronin. The partnership taking on the name 51 Minds Entertainment, took Cris’ creative vision to a new level. 51 Minds has been responsible for some of the most highly rated and notorious “celebreality” programs in the history of television including “The Surreal Life,” “Flavor of Love,” “My Fair Brady,” “Gotti’s Way” and “I Love New York.”

From Celeb-reality, to docu-reality, to large formatted shows, Cris Abrego always brings a fresh twist everything he creates. In the future, Cris plans to expand his unique brand of reality to network television and to develop his own feature film projects.

MICHAEL FLUTIE

"Michael Flutie has the rare and incredible ability to discover and develop fashion models who become iconic fashion and film images," says acclaimed fashion photographer Steven Klein.

Edgy, individual, unconventional, charismatic… These are the hallmarks of MFO, Michael Flutie’s ground breaking talent brand management firm. Eschewing current trends and phenomena, Michael Flutie continues to build his career upon this philosophy. His natural aptitude for discovering, developing, promoting and marketing talent is why Michael excels at discovering artists and taking them to the next level of celebrity.

Beginning in 1982 at the renowned Elite Model Management, Michael Flutie has worked with the biggest names in the modeling business. Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Stephanie Seymour, Uma Thurman, Frederique Van Der Wal, and Tatjana Patitz are some of the world's top models that have been part of Michael’s roster of talent. This is also where he learned the importance of the branded celebrity. "I wanted clients to call and ask for a model by name, not by popular physical characteristics … I always sought to cultivate true individuality that the industry lacked," says Flutie. All of this laid the groundwork for Michael’s vision of talent brand management.  

With his mother Victoria by his side, Michael started Company Model Management in 1990. There he scouted, developed, and represented models that were beautiful but unconventional. As a result, Michael Flutie revolutionized the qualities that define a model and reconfigured what makes them successful in the process. "People thought I was crazy for scouting and signing the 'girls' that I had," Flutie explains. By not conceding to the expectations and norms of the industry, Flutie elicited a reaction, built curiosity, and created that essential spark of interest. "Today, you're not looking for perfection anymore," says Michael Flutie, who routinely travels to small markets in search of new talent. As quoted in a New York Times article, Flutie adds, "What matters more than any particular look is a model's attitude, her ability to project an inner life for the camera: the inner life of someone whose surface fascinates us."

Michael’s clients have been featured in multi-national advertising campaigns for clients such as Cover Girl, Revlon, Calvin Klein, Gucci, Prada, and Gap and have been featured on the covers of Vogue, V, W, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, among others. The careers of Milla Jovovich, Bridget Moynahan, Elle McPherson, Jaime King, Alexis Bledel, Beri Smither, Frankie Rayder, Lana Ogilvy, Amy Wesson, and Rachel Williams were launched and shaped by Michael’s unique branding approach.

In 2003, Michael Flutie founded Michael Flutie's Office, a talent and brand management firm based in New York City. MFO clients include Jaime King, Tim McGraw, Alexis Bledel, fashion expert and television commentator Mary Alice Stephenson, beauty expert and Emmy-winning television star Kyan Douglas, Green Home Expert Carter Oosterhouse, New York City dermatologist Dr. Lisa Airan, and The Fashion Scholarship Fund. Additionally, MFO brokers multi-million dollar endorsement deals for its clients including Adidas, Calvin Klein, Coty, L'Oreal Paris, Revlon, Intel, Warner Bros, Calvin Klein, Prada, and Nautica and manages the careers of a select group of fashion models who are represented by the international model agencies DNA, Elite, Ford, Next, and Wilhelmina.

In 2007, Michael Flutie launched Madwood Media, developing and producing entertainment, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content for film, television, and exclusive online channels. Currently, Madwood is in production with the digital broadband original series entitled "Under the Arch" about everyday life at New York University and "Ruby Summer" about two sisters and their dreams of becoming rock stars in sunny California.

Michael Flutie is a member of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society as well as the National Conference of Personal Managers. Michael received his B.A. from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and currently splits his time between New York City and Los Angeles. 

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