Download or read book Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit written by Squire Fridell and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 1986 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular television commercial actor Squire Fridell updates his classic guide of inside tips and advice for breaking into the commercial business and for continuing to get work. This revision includes completely new lists of agents, union offices, and publications along with Squire's essential guidelines for industry entries.
Download or read book Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit 4th Edition written by Squire Fridell and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Guide to Commercial Success Acting in television commercials is a highly competitive business, but it can also be very lucrative. Whether you’re looking for your first break or want to take your acting career to the next level, Squire Fridell will give you the insider’s edge. Arguably the king of TV commercials, Fridell distills four decades of experience in this comprehensive, humorously written guide that has been indispensable to aspiring TV commercial actors since the first edition hit the shelves in 1980. This fully updated fourth edition gives the lowdown on how online and digital technologies have changed the industry and tells you everything you need to know about: • Getting a terrific headshot • Writing a winning résumé • Finding (and keeping) the perfect agent • Honing the skills that every serious commercial actor should have • Auditioning well and getting the job • Using the best online services for posting your headshot, résumé, and reel You’ll learn how to launch your commercial acting career and–more important–how to sustain it and be successful.
Download or read book Acting in Commercials written by Joan See and published by Back Stage Books. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every actor knows that working in commercials is lucrative. But many actors, trained primarily for working on the stage, have mistaken ideas about this field and lack essential on-camera experience. Now in an updated and expanded edition, Acting in Commercials is the only resource that fills all the gaps in the performer’s knowledge of this demanding medium. Invaluable for its insight into the craft as well as the business of acting, it tells you how to prepare for commercial auditions and, once you’ve landed a job, how to deliver the most expressive on-camera performance—leading to more work and success in a competitive field. Author Joan See illuminates all the secrets she has learned while appearing in hundreds of commercials over the past thirty years. She shows you how to approach five distinctly different commercial forms and explains the specific acting techniques to employ in each. In fact, Acting in Commercials will take you beyond commercial work, sharpening all your acting skills for a broader film and television career.
Download or read book Professional Acting in Television Commercials written by Pat Dougan and published by Heinemann Drama. This book was released on 1995 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the tools and techniques you need to make a successful career in television commercials? Does stage training help? How does one organize and market oneself to the people doing the hiring? How do you handle auditions? What do you do when the director wants different interpretations of the same material? And how do you handle those shoots when nothing seems to go right? Actress and writer Pat Dougan, who has worked in hundred of commercials, gives you the tools to answer these and other questions necessary for the actor who seriously wants to make the move into this fast-paced and lucrative field.
Download or read book Acting in On camera Commercials written by Ruthe Geier-Price and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performing on TV commercials is bread and butter for actors. It not only helps them pay the rent while striving for recognition, frequently it enables them to break into film, television and theater. Plus, acting in commercials can be a rewarding and lucrative career in itself. This comprehensive workbook provides step-by-step training, along with commercial copy and other materials available on the publisher's website. Acting in On-Camera Commercials covers every aspect of the field of performing inTV commercials. It is a reference book that will serve the actor throughout all the years of his or her career. PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION "The book is filled with useful information obviously mined from years of experience and success in the field by the authors. The exercises, demonstration copy and practical advice mesh easily with the assignments in my syllabus. This is an excellent resource that will help my students understand the requisite professional standards and develop the many skills necessary to compete in this complex business." Stephen Neal, Instructor, Department of Theatre, Florida International University "I have just completed teaching a very successful course on Acting in Commercials, thanks to Ruthe Geier-Price and Michael Geier's innovative course, as presented in their new book, Acting in On-Camera Commercials. The students loved the very practical presentation of the material, the clever copy provided, and the visuals, as available in the photo illustrations. The reviews presented at the ends of the chapters left no question as to the importance of the salient points. To make his or her mistakes in a non-threatening environment, he or she avoids much of the trial by fire when they enter the actual audition experience." Barbara Lowery, Professor, Performing Arts Department, Miami-Dade College
Download or read book Acting in the Million Dollar Minute the Sequel written by Tom Logan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acting in the Million Dollar Minute deals exclusively with the art of acting in commercials. Updated, revised, and expanded for today’s commercial actor, Tom Logan uses decades of experience to give the commercial actor insight into what happens on set and how a commercial is shot. He includes guidance on how to decipher the meaning behind the commercial script, begin and end each performance, immediately obtain the auditioners' attention, and beat out your competition. In addition, Logan offers direction on "taking the camera" from another actor (i.e., upstaging), working with the product, what separates the actor who got the part from the actors who didn't, and how to give the director a performance he can “cut” in the editing room. Compiled from thousands of comments from hundreds of casting directors, ad executives, producers, and more, Acting in the Million Dollar Minute provides practical advice from an award-winning director.
Download or read book Acting in On Camera Commercials written by Ruth Geier-Price and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performing on TV commercials is bread and butter for actors. It not only helps them pay the rent while striving for recognition, frequently it enables them to break into film, television and theater. Plus, acting in commercials can be a rewarding and lucrative career in itself. This comprehensive workbook provides step-by-step training, along with commercial copy and other materials available on the publisher's website. Acting in On-Camera Commercials covers every aspect of the field of performing inTV commercials. It is a reference book that will serve the actor throughout all the years of his or her career. PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION "The book is filled with useful information obviously mined from years of experience and success in the field by the authors. The exercises, demonstration copy and practical advice mesh easily with the assignments in my syllabus. This is an excellent resource that will help my students understand the requisite professional standards and develop the many skills necessary to compete in this complex business." Stephen Neal, Instructor, Department of Theatre, Florida International University "I have just completed teaching a very successful course on Acting in Commercials, thanks to Ruthe Geier-Price and Michael Geier's innovative course, as presented in their new book, Acting in On-Camera Commercials. The students loved the very practical presentation of the material, the clever copy provided, and the visuals, as available in the photo illustrations. The reviews presented at the ends of the chapters left no question as to the importance of the salient points. To make his or her mistakes in a non-threatening environment, he or she avoids much of the trial by fire when they enter the actual audition experience." Barbara Lowery, Professor, Performing Arts Department, Miami-Dade College
Download or read book Breaking Into Commercials written by Terry Berland and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to getting a job in commercials, offering advice on a variety of topics including how to get a great head shot, create a stand-out resume, sign with an agent, and ace an audition, and featuring interviews with professionals from different areas of the industry.
Download or read book How to Audition for TV Commercials written by W.L. Jenkins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do ad agencies look for when casting TV commercials? This insider's guide, written by a former actor turned ad agency exec, has the answers. It provides step—by—step instructions to help actors understand and master the entire process, from assessing one's looks and personality to the agency preproduction process, from reading scripts and understanding storyboards to preparing for the audition, doing the shoot, and more.
Download or read book You Booked It written by Ski-Ter Jones and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ski-ter Jones is one of the most successful commercial actors in Hollywood. In this honest and easy to understand book, Ski-ter reveals how he booked over 100 television commercials. He shares how actors can maintains a consistent career over the long haul: from starting out in "the business" to landing an agent to honing your acting skills to finally booking the commercial. Part I: How to lay the foundation for a career as an actor or actress in commercials. Part II: How to get, keep and fully utilize your agent. The audition process and how to maintain professional relationships with casting directors, producers, and directors. How to "sell yourself" in a professional and authentic way. Part III: How to maintain a positive mindset that will keep you getting callbacks, bookings and earning residual/passive income. In You Booked It, Ski-ter uses funny stories as a motivational approach supplying you with an industry toolbox of vital information. Gaining knowledge is the first step to hearing the magic words, "You Booked It!"
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 Acting Out written by Stuart Stone and published by Cricket Feet Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A career plan for successful commercial actors Aspirants learn the elements, techniques, approaches, insider information and choices that raise them above others in the field. Today's widely-varied commercial spots--dramatic, dialogue-driven, beauty, comedy, niche, children, sports--offer myriad opportunities. Readers learn about: auditions, valuable trade secrets, how to get the perfect headshots, and much much more
Download or read book How You Can Appear in T V Commercial written by Ron Millkie and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit written by Squire Fridell and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to Enter the Business of Commercial Modeling and Acting Without Getting Ripped Off written by Stuart J. Scesney and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are You a Beautiful Woman? Great... Are You a Handsome Man? Great... You an Everyday Looking Person? Even Better! Not only BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, 5'11" plus get work modeling and acting! REAL PEOPLE get work too! Think about it. Monitor your TV for 12 hours. What characters do you see more of on TV commercials, movies, infomercials, web commercials, etc.! It's the "real" person! "Real" people target the "real/everyday" consumer. Modeling and acting is not only fun...it's KILLER money!" Stuart Scesney Author, Talent Adviser Former C.E.O. Talent Factory & Stus Casting, Inc. "Shark repellent for the serious actor...I recommend this book to any new talent." Brian Robinson Marketing Director Morgan Creek Productions
Download or read book Acting as a Business written by Brian O'Neil and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition. Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge of the business behind their art. It’s packed with practical information–on everything from what to say in a cover letter to where to stand when performing in agent’s office–including: •How to craft a winning theatrical résumé •The most effective ways to join the performer’s unions •Tactics for getting an agent •Strategies for finding work in the theater, on daytime television, and in independent films •Navigating the different customs and cultures of New York and Los Angeles O’Neil has updated Acting as a Business to keep up with the latest show-business trends, including how best to use the Internet, making this new edition no actor should be without.
Download or read book How to Act Eat at the Same Time the Sequel written by Tom Logan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential update to the classic book from the ultimate insider, Tom Logan, contains everything you need to know about the profession of acting from both sides of the camera. Previously a highly successful working actor, Tom Logan brings that experience to this updated and expanded edition of How to Act & Eat at the Same Time, the Sequel, but through the unique lens of now being an extremely successful working TV, film, and commercial director, writer, and producer. You’ll learn that ultimately, success in an audition has absolutely nothing to do with acting. Rather, it’s having the essential audition skills—which you won’t find in a “how to” audition book. That’s what you’ll learn from a master who has spent a career in and around the universe of auditions and the casting process. All sixteen chapters have been brought up-to-date, making this book a must read for today’s aspiring and working actors. And all of the appendices containing the essential practical information an actor needs in his toolbox has been updated too – resource websites; SAG, AFTRA, and Equity locations; rules and requirements for joining SAG, AEA, and Equity; plus, an updated glossary.
