Acting - Make It Your Business How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success as a Working Actor

Name: Acting - Make It Your Business How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success as a Working Actor
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ISBN: 9780823099559

ISBN-10: 0823099555

ISBN-13: 9780823099559

Edition: 2009

Authors: Paul Russell

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He7;s blunt. He7;s honest. He7;s casting director Paul Russell, and he7;s here to tell actors everywhere how to survive and thrive in the entertainment industry. What really goes on behind the audition table? He spills it. Why do some actors make it while others, equally talented, become waiters? He lays it on the line. What does an actor have to do to push ahead? It7;s all here: marketing, auditions, agents, handling rejection, negotiating, money management, staying healthy, dealing with people, and much more. Interviews with working actors and agents add extra depth to Russell7;s analysis, along with extra tips, tricks, and truths. Want to make it in acting? Then make it your business to…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony
Publication date: 9/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction: Cows and Greasepaint-A Journey Begins



Working Actors Speak Out: Candor and the Business



Being an Actor: A Tough Love



Training for the Actor: Tend Your Dreams



The Picture and Resume: An Actor's Business Card



Cover Letters: Covering Your Assets



Actor Marketing: Set Yourself Apart from the Crowd



Auditions Actors Encounter: Are Your Auditions Safe?



Audition Preparation: Be First, First



Audition Strategies: Leaving a Lasting Impression



Negotiating the Contract: Get It On Paper



Rejection: "Thanks for Coming in..."



Agents: An Introduction



Agents: Finding One



Agents: Keeping One



Exit Lines: Parting Advice


Acknowledgments


Appendix


Index


About the Author