Download or read book So You Want to Be a Film Or TV Actor written by Lisa Rondinelli Albert and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Details how to become an actor for film and television"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book So You Want to Be a Film and TV Actor written by Anthony C. Brown and published by Infinity Pub. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a straight to the point guide into the industry of acting. If you are asking the question, ¿How do I get into this business? Where do I go? What should I do first? What¿s a head shot and resume?¿ And so on, then this is the right book for you. Actually, this is more of a guide than a book. Each chapter will increase your knowledge of this industry and give you the tools to get out and claim your piece of the pie. See you in Hollywood!
Download or read book The Voice Over Startup Guide written by Chris Agos and published by Voice Over and Voice Actin. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to making money from voice acting. There are plenty of people making their living from voice over, but if you're not already in the industry, it can seem impossible to break in. The Voice Over Startup Guide: How to Land Your First VO Job is the answer. You'll discover how to get started in seven simple steps.You'll learn: The best ways to develop your skills as a voice talentThe 10 ways voice actors make money from homeThe two essential resources all voice actors should never be withoutWhat gear the pros use, and what you don't need to buyHow not to get a talent agentHow to create a voice over demo that leads to voice over jobs.If you want an organized, bird's eye view of the global voice over industry, this is the book for you.
Download or read book How to Book Acting Jobs in TV and Film written by Cathy Reinking and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ACTING INDUSTRY - CONVERSATIONS WITH A VETERAN HOLLYWOOD CASTING DIRECTOR New Second Edition of this significant book on the casting process for TV and film, told with compassion, wisdom, and brutal honesty by a veteran Hollywood casting director. Casting credits include "Frasier," "Arrested Development," and former Manager of Casting at NBC. Topics not found in any other book of it's kind include: The Different Styles of Auditioning For Each Type of TV Show, Film, Commercial, Webseries What is Sex Appeal, and How To Project It? Ten Secrets of Charisma: What We Are Drawn To and How To Enhance Your Own The Transition from Theatre to On-Camera Work. The Demystification of the Audition Process. Current Trends in Casting That Have Changed the Way We Cast. Revealing interviews with Broadway & Hollywood Actors. A Special Section for Parents of Gifted Young Actors. How to get jobs in TV and Film and Keep Them. REVIEWS FROM FIRST EDITION: Blessing to Actors!, June 12, 2012 by Great, the Alexander "This is a great education coming from a Pro, well established and fresh in the business! Why CDs think and act the way they do. Etiquette in the room, Agencies worth noting, Even hotspots in LA Night Life!! She writes so that you feel like you're actually in front of her, having a conversation. I met Cathy shortly after reading her book for the first time and can testify, there is nothing fake about her! She represents everything she teaches and thus practices what she preaches. In her book she talks about loving actors who are genuinely great people inside. She is this, in the form of a casting director and educator." "There is SO much valuable information in this book for actors with all levels of experience. I keep it with my audition materials and handy for inspiration. Read this book, re-read, and use it as a reference. It will change your life, or at least your acting career for the better!"
Download or read book The Actor s Life written by Jenna Fischer and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenna Fischer's Hollywood journey began at the age of 22 when she moved to Los Angeles from her hometown of St. Louis. With a theater degree in hand, she was determined, she was confident, she was ready to work hard. So, what could go wrong? Uh, basically everything. The path to being a professional actor was so much more vast and competitive than she'd imagined. It would be eight long years before she landed her iconic role on The Office, nearly a decade of frustration, struggle, rejection and doubt. If only she'd had a handbook for the aspiring actor. Or, better yet, someone to show her the way—an established actor who could educate her about the business, manage her expectations, and reassure her in those moments of despair. Jenna wants to be that person for you. With amusing candor and wit, Fischer spells out the nuts and bolts of getting established in the profession, based on her own memorable and hilarious experiences. She tells you how to get the right headshot, what to look for in representation, and the importance of joining forces with other like-minded artists and creating your own work—invaluable advice personally acquired from her many years of struggle. She provides helpful hints on how to be gutsy and take risks, the tricks to good auditioning and callbacks, and how not to fall for certain scams (auditions in a guy's apartment are probably not legit—or at least not for the kind of part you're looking for!). Her inspiring, helpful guidance feels like a trusted friend who's made the journey, and has now returned to walk beside you, pointing out the pitfalls as you blaze your own path towards the life of a professional actor.
Download or read book A Challenge for the Actor written by Uta Hagen and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC. This book was released on 2024-08-25 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I held onto this book for dear life throughout my twenties, and still thumb through it when I need a tune up. If I lose my car keys and I’m frantically turning my house upside down trying to find them I look up at the heavens and hope she’s having a good laugh." - Amanda Peet "I was extraordinarily privileged to work with Uta Hagen in Circle in the Square’s production of George Bernard Shaw’s play, You Never Can Tell. She was committed to revealing the truth and we are the beneficiaries of her brilliant observations." - Victor Garber "CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR, written by one of the most important actors of the 20th Century, is a remarkable source of practical principles on how to be a human being in your work and to not just “act." Uta's purpose for this book is to clarify and update the articulation of her technique as stated in RESPECT FOR ACTING. In "Chapter 8" of this book particularly, she provides a self-empowering approach to acting that is an invaluable resource for achieving the art of acting for stage, film, and television at its highest level." - Ted Brunetti "Uta Hagen changed my life. She changed the lives of thousands and thousands of other people as well. To have Uta’s books and to be able to look through them at the drop of a hat keeps me going and keeps me inspired to keep going." - Austin Pendleton "Uta Hagen’s A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR is simply the bible for any acting student serious about their craft. Even as a professional I refer to it time and again for the basics. It is a touchstone." - Laila Robins “'Cynicism leads to mental illness and insanity.' Words of warning Uta Hagen spoke often to her students. Here in lies the difference between Ms. Hagen’s classic RESPECT FOR ACTING and its companion A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR. She meets head on the soul killing demon that threatens the art and craft of all actors, cynicism. The challenge is to remain curious, caring, innocent, disciplined, educated, and life-loving amid dark times. To have the courage to fight the forces of apathy and disbelief in order to serve with all one’s heart the profession that one loves.” - Victor Slezak Uta Hagen, one of the world's most renowned stage actresses, also taught acting for more than 40 years at the HB Studio in New York. Her first book, Respect for Acting, published in 1973, remains a best seller in print. In this edition of her second classic book, A Challenge for the Actor, she greatly expands her thinking about acting in a work that brings the full flowering of her artistry, both as an actor and as a teacher. She raises the issue of the actor's goals and examines the specifics of the actor's techniques. She goes on to consider the actor's relationship to the physical and psychological senses. There is a brilliantly conceived section on the animation of the body and mind, of listening and talking, and the concept of expectation. But perhaps the most useful are the exercises that Uta Hagen has created and elaborated to help the actor learn his craft. The exercises deal with developing the actor's physical destination in a role; making changes in the self serviceable in the creation of a character; recreating physical sensations; bringing the outdoors on stage; finding occupation while waiting; talking to oneself and the audience; and employing historical imagination. The scope and range of Uta Hagen here is extraordinary. Her years of acting and teaching have made her as finely seasoned an artist as the theatre has produced.
Download or read book So You Want to be an Actor written by Prunella Scales and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for any aspiring actor.
Download or read book So You Want to Be a Film Or TV Director written by Amy Dunkleberger and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes a look at the art of directing and discusses how directors have influence over the entire creative process.
Download or read book Self management for Actors written by Bonnie Gillespie and published by Cricket Feet Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guiding actors through the process of taking control of the business side of their careers, the author maintains there is no secret method for joining the Working Actor's Club. What does exist is a simple, self-management concept that doesn't eliminate one's ability to be a creative artist.
Download or read book Acting in Film written by Michael Caine and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). A master actor who's appeared in an enormous number of films, starring with everyone from Nicholson to Kermit the Frog, Michael Caine is uniquely qualified to provide his view of making movies. This revised and expanded edition features great photos, with chapters on: Preparation, In Front of the Camera Before You Shoot, The Take, Characters, Directors, On Being a Star, and much more. "Remarkable material ... A treasure ... I'm not going to be looking at performances quite the same way ... FASCINATING!" Gene Siskel
Download or read book Acting for Movies and TV The Technique written by Hugo N. Arturi and published by Hugo N Arturi. This book was released on with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Arturi explaining to young people “The Content of the Book” Mr. Arturi: you will learn the technique that I and the great Hollywood actors mentioned on the cover and others use to create a character for a movie and how to enter to work in the world of movies without complications. This technique is used by these actors and approved by the audience. They briefly and partially describe their techniques in the program "Inside the Actors Studio" on Bravo Channel, where you can watch the videos at any time. I explain you the technique in a very easy way, with all the essential elements and many details that they don't mention. You learn to express the true feelings of your character in a movie, and not to fake them, screaming and/or with voluminous gestures as taught in many acting schools. You’ll learn the technique from A to Z; that is, A is when you start reading the book, and Z is at the end of your training when you'll be ready to act the protagonist in a professional movie. Guaranteed! THE WARRANTY While you are training, you can watch the interviews of the actors and verify if it's what they comment. You don’t need acting experience, just an inexpensive camcorder, the book and the desire to become a professional actor, that's it. My students say that the exercises are entertaining, fun and very easy to learn; you just read and shoot the practice scenes. The ideal is to make an acting / filming team; it takes 3 people, 2 in front of the camera and one shooting the scene and you go rotating positions. Also, I explain you an easy way to shoot scenes, as you see in the movies, that even a child can do it. Mr. Arturi adds: VERY IMPORTANT: my system allows you to learn the technique without a teacher, I give you the elements for self-control and correction; the "why" and "how" to do it is explained in the chapter "The John Travolta Test”. A student: What do I do after learning the technique? How do I become a professional actor? Mr. Arturi: In it I explain you the ESSENTIAL steps to enter the world of movies and be a successful actor; and MOST IMPORTANTLY, how to avoid the setbacks that inexperience could bring, and prevent you from spending years wandering and hoping for success. It takes years for new actors to gain the experience that you will gain in no time learning this technique. Mr. Arturi concludes: In my book you will not find stories, anecdotes, metaphors, unrelated issues or useless exercises to "entertain", which is what you find in most books on the same subject that authors use as "book fillers", and in acting schools as “hour fillers" for lack of a solid technique to teach. If you want or dream of being a professional actor, my book gives you all the elements to achieve it. Guaranteed! (But it’s up to you) Mr. Arturi’s challenge: find in the world an acting school or a book that offers 25% of the material contained in my book, you will not find it. Mr. Arturi: if you don't want to be a professional actor, but you would like to learn the technique, you can use it as the base of a game to play with friends, some of my students like to do, and they say it is a very funny game to play. Later your team will get in contact with other groups created in schools and universities to compete. This idea is developed in the chapter "My dream". Mr. Arturi’s conclusion: you learn the real Hollywood movie acting technique, save a lot of money, not waste years in acting schools or workshops, and you work as a professional actor in a short amount of time. Q: Why your book with such important content is so inexpensive? Mr. Arturi: I wrote it for various reasons: for my love to teaching, to young people and to movie acting, NOT TO MAKE MONEY; and also to help young people not to lose years in school and go into debt with creditors to pay courses, and for others to use the technique as a healthy fun game. Inside the book you have my email address to ask me questions
Download or read book How to Become a Successful Actor and Model written by Aaron Marcus and published by Marcus Institute. This book was released on 2016-03-11 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever dreamed about becoming an actor or commercial model but had no idea how to get started? Or, how to take your current career to the next level? Do you live in a small market and think there is no work available, can't find an agent or afraid of being scammed? Actors and commercial models of all ages and sizes, beautiful and real looking, are cast for magazine, newspaper and billboard ads and in TV commercials, films and TV shows. From getting discovered to landing your dream audition and role, How to Become a Successful Actor and Model is the ultimate step-by-step, no luck required guide to becoming a successful actor and model. For over 34 years, Aaron Marcus has worked as a full-time actor and commercial model, booking over 1,250 jobs. Some of his many bookings includes: Gotham, House of Cards, Heart of Life, Irresistible, Thespian, Philomena, Halt and Catch Fire, Project Almanac, The Wire and Do No Harm. He has taken all of the strategies, techniques and lessons he has learned over his career and boiled them down into a simple, sensible, engaging, and fun approach to how actors and models can book the job! This book explains how he did it, and how you can too. Aaron teaches you, in a practical, honest, and economical way, his secrets and strategies for getting started and succeeding no matter where you live. Aaron has written this book to not only help those wanting to break into the industry, but also to help those actors and models who want to take their career to the next level. The chapters in How to Become a Successful Actor and Model are: 1. What is Commercial Modeling? 2. Preparation for Commercial Modeling 3. Head Shots 4. Resumes 5. Composite Sheets 6. Makeup 7. Finding a Good Agent 8. How to Get Work 9. How to Work as a Professional Model 10. Auditioning (Including – How to Shoot Home Auditions) 11. The Realities of Being a Full-time Actor and Model 12. Now What Do You Do? 13. Resources **Bonus** Free list of over 500 agents (agents from every state in the U.S.) and in other countries as well
Download or read book How To Audition On Camera written by Sharon Bialy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Audition On Camera, Casting Director Sharon Bialy answers the twenty-five questions actors ask most frequently about how to nail an audition. What is the casting director looking for? If you mess up, can you start over? What is the most common mistake experienced actors make? Should you audition off book or can you look at the page? Should you dress in character? How much can you improvise? Actors—both novice and professional—are often misled by myths and outdated prescriptions. This guide replaces such misinformation with concise and accurate advice from someone who is in the room helping to make the decision on who gets the job. Bialy gets readers started immediately on the road to screen acting success.
Download or read book Acting for Film written by Cathy Haase and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aspiring film and television actors will discover exercises for relaxing the face to achieve maximum expressiveness; maintaining proper eye focus in front of the camera and conveying the "beats" of a scene, even in the shortest takes. They'll also learn tested techniques for adapting to the styles of different directors; modulating voice and breath for maximum effect; preparing for the first day on the set; enduring multiple takes and on-the-set waiting; and much, much more. For any performer who intends to make a living in front of the camera, Acting for Film is the most authoritative resource!
Download or read book The Hollywood Survival Guide for Aussie Actors written by Kym Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Hollywood Survival Guide reveals the insider information necessary to navigate each step of your acting career in L.A. Aussie actress Kym Jackson explains how each facet of the film and TV industry works and how it affects you. From visas to auditions, from getting an agent to what happens behind the casting curtain ... it's everything you need to become a successful actor in Hollywood". -- Back cover.
Download or read book Rolling the Dice written by Harlan Post and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlan Post, an experienced Hollywood actor, shares an honest, complete, three-dimensional perspective on the challenges and struggles aspiring actors face in this guide to succeeding as an actor. Recalling how naïve he was when he moved to Hollywood in July 2012, he examines how tough it is to succeed as an actor. About two million people in Los Angeles call themselves actors but only several hundred make a living at it. But he overcame the odds, appearing in major TV shows, mainstream feature films, independent films, countless pilots, national and regional commercials, short films, and other projects. Along the way, he has met some top-notch people – as well as some of the sleaziest scum. In this book, Post shares missteps made and moves that paid off. He also celebrates some of his lucky breaks and explains why it’s so important to listen to everyone’s advice, think about what you can use, and discard the rest. Whether you are a struggling actor or an aspiring actor, this book will help you be more successful in a highly competitive business.
Download or read book Surviving Production written by Deborah S. Patz and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
