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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Don'ts | |
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| Don't Apologize | |
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| Who Actually Casts the Show? | |
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| The Many Ways Actors Apologize | |
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| Don't Beg | |
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| "The Speech" | |
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| Gimmicks Equal Begging | |
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| Don't Lie to Us--That's Begging! | |
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| The Beverly Theory | |
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| Would I Hire a Beggar? | |
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| Sob Stories | |
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| The Dreadful Question | |
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| Don't Be Impolite | |
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| "Crashing" an Audition | |
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| Don't Hang Around the Audition So We Can Tell You How Good or Bad You Were | |
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| Time Spent in the Audition Means Nothing | |
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| Directors Bargain Roles | |
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| Leaving the Audition Room | |
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| Don't Ask Us What We're Looking For | |
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| Other Questions You Shouldn't Ask | |
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| Questions You Should Ask | |
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| Obtaining Information About the Character | |
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| Don't Put Down Another Actor in the Audition | |
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| What to Do with an Inexperienced Partner | |
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| "Dissing" Your Agent | |
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| "Dissing" the Script | |
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| Copping an Attitude | |
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| Upstaging Your Fellow Actors | |
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| Don't Audition in Clothes That Would Embarrass the Family Doctor | |
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| What You Shouldn't Wear | |
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| What You Should Wear | |
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| Don't Come into the Audition Playing the Part | |
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| Taking Direction | |
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| Don't Play the Extremes | |
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| Getting Personal | |
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| Playing Your Personality | |
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| The "Purist" Actor | |
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| Don't Get Too Nervous | |
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| Why You Get Nervous | |
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| Is the Room Full of Experts? | |
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| Owing Favors | |
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| The Importance of Training | |
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| The "Waiting Room" Competition | |
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| Reality Check | |
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| The Do's | |
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| Do Get Professional Photos | |
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| What Is the Purpose of a Photo (to a Director)? | |
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| Finding the Right Photographer | |
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| The Types of Photos You Will Need | |
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| Printing Your Name on the Photos | |
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| Meeting the Photographer | |
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| When to Shoot Your Photos | |
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| Color or Black-and-White? | |
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| Out-of-Date Photos | |
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| Personality in Photos | |
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| Should You Use Makeup? | |
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| Should You Retouch Your Photos? | |
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| Photo Wardrobe | |
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| Revealing Your Face | |
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| What About Glasses? | |
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| Photo Backgrounds | |
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| Where to Focus Your Eyes | |
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| Hiding Weight (or Anything Else) | |
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| What About Borders? | |
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| Product Names | |
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| What Separates a Good Photo From a Bad One? | |
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| Reproducing Your Photos | |
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| Do Compose a Good Resume | |
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| The Purpose of the Resume (to a Director) | |
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| Contact Information | |
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| Listing of Unions | |
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| Your Age | |
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| Height, Weight, Eyes, Hair | |
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| Film Credits | |
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| Television Credits | |
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| Commercials | |
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| Stage Roles | |
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| Theatrical Training | |
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| Special Abilities | |
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| Writing Cute Things About Yourself | |
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| Dates | |
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| Local Awards | |
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| Order of Credits | |
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| "Extra" Credits | |
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| "Extra" Work | |
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| What to Do with Your Resume | |
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| Do Obtain the Best Agent Possible | |
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| What an Agent Can (and Can't) Do for You | |
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| Who to Contact for Representation | |
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| Determining Which Agents to Contact | |
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| Helpful Publications | |
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| Contacting the Agents | |
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| Should You "Drop by" Agents' Offices? | |
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| The SAG Conservatory | |
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| Performing in Showcase Plays/Workshops | |
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| Keep Trying! | |
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| Big vs. Small Agent | |
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| The Importance and the Role of the Acting Unions | |
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| On Union Affiliation | |
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| Taft-Hartley | |
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| Submitting Film on Yourself | |
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| Managers | |
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| Do Come Prepared for Your Meeting with the Agent | |
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| How to Dress | |
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| Be on Time | |
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| What to Bring | |
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| The Chitchat Session | |
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| Do Have the Best Possible Working Relationship with Your Agent | |
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| Agency Contracts | |
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| Escape Clauses | |
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| One Agent or More? | |
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| Actor/Agent Relationships | |
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| Is Your Agent Working for You? | |
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| Leaving an Agent | |
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| Do Understand the Entire Casting Process | |
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| TV and Film | |
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| Non-Union Productions | |
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| Union Productions | |
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| Theatre | |
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| Types of Equity Productions | |
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| Equity Principal Auditions | |
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| Food for Thought | |
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| Do Pursue Acting in Commercials | |
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| The Bucks | |
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| Getting into Commercial Auditions | |
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| During the Audition | |
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| Commercial Callbacks | |
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| Unions and Commercials | |
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| Voice-Overs | |
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| Obtaining a Voice-Over Agent | |
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| That's a Wrap | |
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| Logistics | |
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| A Good Attitude | |
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| "Character" Does Count | |
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| Final Words | |
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| Appendices | |
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| List of Websites | |
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| List of SAG Offices | |
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| List of AFTRA Offices | |
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| List Of Equity Offices | |
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| Eligibility Requirements for Joining SAG | |
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| AEA Membership Information and Procedures | |
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| Equity Membership Candidate (EMC) Program | |
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| Glossary | |
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| About the Author | |